Day: March 8, 2024
Sam Altman Makes Comeback to OpenAI’s Board of Directors
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is rejoining the board of directors after being briefly pushed out of the company. This move comes before a report by a law firm investigating Altman’s removal in November. The board members reinstating Altman have expressed confidence in him, indicating that the report may alleviate concerns about his leadership. […]
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Apple Gives Green Light to Epic Games for Competing App Store Entry
Days after Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, complained publicly that Apple had blocked it from starting a competing app store in Europe, the technology companies said Apple had reversed course and would allow Epic to go ahead with its plan. The reversal highlights the way that Apple is changing its operations to comply with […]
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Top Scientists Unite Against A.I. Bioweapons Threat
Dario Amodei, chief executive of the high-profile A.I. start-up Anthropic, warned Congress that new A.I. technology could enable unskilled individuals to unleash large-scale biological attacks like viruses or toxic substances causing widespread disease and death. Both Democratic and Republican senators expressed concern while A.I. researchers discussed the seriousness of the threat. Now, a group of […]
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The Mixed Blessings of Astronomers’ Ultimate Dream
The United States should commit $1.6 billion to build an “extremely large telescope” for American astronomy, according to the National Science Board. The board gave the foundation until May to decide between two proposals for the telescope. Astronomers hope the foundation will find a way to invest in both projects. The two competing telescope projects […]
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