It will all end in flames
OpenAI announced Thursday that it had acquired the online business talk show TBPN for an undisclosed sum. The move comes as OpenAI struggles with its public image, which has taken a significant hit in recent months. Since launching in 2024, TBPN has risen in popularity among Silicon Valley circles by offering a daily livestream about the technology industry that’s seen as more tech-friendly...
Continue Reading on https://www.wired.com/OpenAI is winding down Sora, the video generation app it launched to much fanfare last year that signaled a bigger push into creative tools and social media. OpenAI is shuttering the standalone app to focus on other priorities, the company said on Tuesday. “As we focus and compute demand grows, the Sora research team continues to focus on world simulation research to advance robotics that...
Continue Reading on https://edition.cnn.com/business/techFor Stephen, who had already been tinkering with other chatbots, learning about Brockman’s donation was the final straw. “That’s really the straw that broke the camel’s back,” he says. When he canceled his ChatGPT subscription, a survey popped up asking what OpenAI could have done to keep his subscription. “Don’t support the fascist regime,” he wrote. QuitGPT is one of the latest salvos in a...
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