Big news for Poe, which is another GenAI chatbot competing with ChatGPT. Also worth noting that Adam — Quora’s cofounder and CEO — is also on the board of OpenAI and played a role in both firing @sama & bringing him back.
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OpenAI Conversation: Insights and Takeaways Shared
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It was awesome to sit down and chat all things OpenAI. I hope others find this conversation as enjoyable as I did participating in it!
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L’Oreal launches Beauty Genius AI chatbot with facial recognition
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NEWS: At @CES
, L’Oreal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus just debuted a new “Beauty Genius” AI chatbot to give personalized beauty recommendations to people based on facial recognition and other information. Hieronimus just did a live demo on stage showing how it works. #ces #CES2024 -
Amazon Leverages Generative AI for Cybersecurity Productivity Gains
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new from @knash99
: Chief Security Officer Stephen Schmidt says @amazon cyber teams use generative AI to increase productivity—with caveats https://
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n-is-going-super-aggressive-on-generative-ai-7681587f?st=wonf158ekva29ua
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Microsoft Strengthens OpenAI Partnership Position Strategic Tech Coup
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It was a coup – and Satya Nadella won big, as it meant OpenAI-Microsoft relationship remained intact. OpenAI & MSFT could continue collaborating as they'd done before – technology access, research, product. All is as it was – only Microsoft comes out even stronger.
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Microsoft’s influence in Altman’s OpenAI reappointment analyzed
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One interesting point here is, how much of an influence did Microsoft have in Altman's reappointment? Altman joined Microsoft to lead an AI research group. Then OpenAI employees revolted… and Sam came back.
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Sam Altman OpenAI Microsoft Board Leadership Changes Explained
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But then, you have to look at how this whole situation came about… Sam Altman got fired by the board. Then he joined… Microsoft? Then he came back. And the board makeup changed.
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Microsoft Board Observer Role: Influence Without Voting Rights
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Microsoft DOES have a nonvoting observer on the board (recently reported to be VP tech & research partnerships / operations Dee Templeton). But does that suggest control? Microsoft says its board observer has no voting rights, which would suggest otherwise.
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Microsoft OpenAI Partnership Control Investment Equity Stake
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That would require a definitive proof that Microsoft exerts control over OpenAI through its partnership… Microsoft has committed to invest billions in OpenAI. But it doesn't have an equity stake, according to the company.
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Microsoft OpenAI partnership scrutiny merger regulations
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Two, Microsoft and OpenAI are close buds, sure – Microsoft integrates GPT with its products; OpenAI uses Microsoft's Azure cloud tools. But are they linked to such a degree that authorities could determine a "relevant merger situation?"