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Kylie Robison

Kylie Robison

Former Senior AI Reporter

Former Senior AI Reporter

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    Kylie Robison
    Kylie Robison
    Tony Fadell calls out Sam Altman for “spouting shit.”

    iPod co-creator and Nest founder Tony Fadell spoke—how should I say this—candidly about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco yesterday.

    We are using this stuff, and we don’t even know how it works. And believe me, I understand. I’ve been doing AI for 15 years, people, I’m not just spouting shit. I’m not Sam Altman, okay?

    If we don’t have transparency on data, we don’t have have transparency on hallucinations, you are setting yourself up for a fucking disaster.

    Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definitionOpen-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition
    OpenAI plans to release its next big AI model by DecemberOpenAI plans to release its next big AI model by December
    Kylie Robison and Tom Warren
    Departing OpenAI leader says no company is ready for AGIDeparting OpenAI leader says no company is ready for AGI
    Kylie Robison
    Kylie Robison
    Microsoft and OpenAI are weighing the value of $14 billion.

    Microsoft is figuring out how its $14 billion investment in OpenAI will translate into equity when the AI startup transitions into a for-profit company (this transition must occur within two years, or recent investors in the $6.6 billion round can claw back their investment).

    To determine the equity distribution, Microsoft and OpenAI have enlisted Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, respectively.

    Exclusive | The $14 Billion Question Dividing OpenAI and Microsoft

    [WSJ]

    Anthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs a few billion dollars firstAnthropic’s CEO thinks AI will lead to a utopia — he just needs a few billion dollars first
    Kylie Robison
    Kylie Robison
    Anthropic’s CEO has many, many, many thoughts about AGI.

    In a long blog post, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei considers the upside of artificial general intelligence (AGI, or as he prefers to call it, “powerful AI”). He pushed back on the idea that he’s a “pessimist” or “doomer” by outlining some grandiose claims for the future of AI:

    I think that most people are underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be, just as I think most people are underestimating how bad the risks could be.

    I’d like to point out that the company is reportedly in talks to raise money at a $40 billion valuation.

    Machines of Loving Grace

    [Dario Amodei]

    Kylie Robison
    Kylie Robison
    Happy almost Friday, folks.

    I’m real excited for the weekend — we’re gearing up for Fleet Week here in San Francisco, so lots of rooftop shenanigans and a Blue Angels show. Until then, I cannot stop banging this song from Crowded House. I’ve probably looped it 20 times today.

    I know, I know, I’m such a zoomer for this. It’s just so good.

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