The $3.1 trillion monster that took over Wall Street

The $3.1 trillion monster that took over Wall Street

First it was the “Magnificent Seven” and now,it seems,Nvidia might be “The One”. Following last week’s extraordinary result,the future of the sharemarket may depend on it.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Is this face made by AI,or is it real? We bet you can’t tell

Is this face made by AI,or is it real? We bet you can’t tell

Since the public release of tools such as Dall-E and Midjourney,distinguishing between a real and an AI-generated face has proved difficult.

  • byStuart Thompson
Australian mayor abandons world-first ChatGPT lawsuit
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Australian mayor abandons world-first ChatGPT lawsuit

Brian Hood made global headlines last year after OpenAI allegedly smeared his reputation. He reveals why he’s no longer suing the chatbot.

  • byDavid Swan
New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement

New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement

The lawsuit contends that millions of articles published by the Times were used to train automated chatbots.

  • byMark Bergen
Controlling the arms race:Europe sets global benchmark for AI regulation
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Controlling the arms race:Europe sets global benchmark for AI regulation

The European Union has finally agreed a detailed and highly prescriptive set of rules for regulating artificial intelligence but,with dissent already within Europe,will anyone else emulate them?

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
How ego and fear fuelled the rise of artificial intelligence

How ego and fear fuelled the rise of artificial intelligence

Eight years ago,the debate surrounding the dangers or benefits of AI began a ferocious – but little publicised – competition among some of the richest men in the world for control of the technology.

  • byCade Metz,Karen Weise,Nico Grant andMike Isaac
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AI,profit and power:Is Sam Altman sugarcoating the apocalypse?
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AI,profit and power:Is Sam Altman sugarcoating the apocalypse?

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman,38,has assumed the role of the upbeat face of AI’s future. But is that what the world needs right now?

  • byMaureen Dowd
When OpenAI’s CEO was sacked I thought it was corporate trivia. Here’s why it’s not
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When OpenAI’s CEO was sacked I thought it was corporate trivia. Here’s why it’s not

Sam Altman thinks artificial intelligence will “end poverty”. First,his company must get past the in-fighting and present a united front amid growing fears of AI overreach.

  • bySean Kelly
Chaos,fighting and a party:The inside story of Sam Altman’s return to OpenAI

Chaos,fighting and a party:The inside story of Sam Altman’s return to OpenAI

The brains trust that turned OpenAI into a $US86 billion giant huddled at Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco,as one of the most dramatic corporate power struggles in Silicon Valley history continued.

  • byShirin Ghaffary,Rachel Metz andEmily Chang
Threat to humanity:The mystery letter that may have sparked the OpenAI chaos

Threat to humanity:The mystery letter that may have sparked the OpenAI chaos

Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile,sources say researchers sent the board of directors a letter warning about Q star,a powerful artificial intelligence discovery.

  • byAnna Tong,Jeffrey Dastin andKrystal Hu
Open AI’s future uncertain as nearly all staff threaten to follow ex-boss Sam Altman to Microsoft
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Open AI’s future uncertain as nearly all staff threaten to follow ex-boss Sam Altman to Microsoft

More than 700 of OpenAI’s roughly 770 employees signed a letter demanding that the current board resign after a chaotic week for the AI company.

  • byAshlee Vance,Ed Ludlow andVlad Savov