Nuclear comes back into fashion as AI and data centres manage their energy challenge
Cloud providers are interested in the potential of miniature nuclear reactors but they come with risks as well as potential
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OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sister’s allegations of sexual abuse
Artificial intelligence chief says allegations are ‘utterly untrue’ in joint statement with mother and two brothers
Silicon Valley seeks an audience at the court of Trump
Tech bros from Elon Musk to Sam Altman are looking to president-elect’s second term to unshackle them from regulatory restrictions
‘It’s cool’ isn’t a good reason for scientists to develop harmful technologies
Unthinkable: Regulating generative AI is important in its own right, but it’s also a dummy run for the existential threat of artificial general intelligence. This will go beyond mimicking human intelligence to conquering it
OpenAI shifts to for-profit model, may give CEO Altman 7% stake
Move is latest shakeup at artificial intelligence firm
Is all the investment pumped into AI really worth it?
With humans outperforming the technology in a recent exploratory trial, equipping such systems with the autonomy to carry out their own actions raises questions of practicality, ethics and philosophy
Using fear to sell AI is a bad idea
Constant warnings about the technology’s power prime early users for disappointment
Scarlett Johansson is right: AI companies must be more transparent
A new index shows that they have a long way to go, including on data access and model trustworthiness
‘Commendable’, ‘meticulous’ and ‘intricate’: the giveaways that students have been using AI
But students cheating on essays is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to artificial intelligence and plagiarism
OpenAI chief scientist is leaving the company
Ilya Sutskever played a key role in the short-lived ousting of Sam Altman last year
The US Chips Act has not only been a success - it’s sparked a multibillion-dollar investment boom
More than halfway through its incentives spending, the US will have far greater scope to manage shocks
Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in Abu Dhabi AI group G42
Agreement is latest move by US tech group to extend its reach into fast-growing sector
‘The machine does it coldly’: Artificial Intelligence can already kill people
While Silicon Valley doomers worry about an existential threat to humanity posed by AI, they ignore the nightmarish and destructive uses to which it is already being put by the Israeli army
OpenAI’s app store draws investors and students seeking artificial aids
CEO Sam Altman wants customised chatbots to supercharge its business but data suggests ‘GPTs’ have limited appeal
OpenAI fires back at Musk allegations with trove of emails
Musk claims OpenAI is now beholden to Microsoft
Elon Musk sues OpenAI over ‘benefit to humanity’ concerns
Suit alleges the start-up’s original mission to build AI systems for the benefit of humanity has been compromised
Time to stop the doublespeak on artificial intelligence
Profit is and will remain the driving force; the challenge is to set and enforce credible limits
OpenAI’s Sam Altman in talks with Middle East backers over chip venture
Entrepreneur seeks to meet growing need for semiconductors while scaling back reliance on Nvidia
Not all of Davos partook in ‘worried about Trump 2.0’ vibe, head of JP Morgan appeared to be full of praise for him
Despite the cynicism, Davos remains the biggest meeting of business and politics anywhere in the world
Staff loyalty is not always a good thing
Faithful workers are inclined to invest more time and effort in their jobs, but it’s not all rosy
We are rushing to a new AI-driven world without vital regulation
Tech advances are nearing a crisis point, with big implications for how we live our day-to-day lives
Maureen Dowd: Personality clashes are shaping life-or-death decisions in the battle over AI
Whatever you say about Elon Musk’s recent unravelling, he has been passionate in working against rogue AI
Microsoft will have observer role on OpenAI’s new board
Key investor in generative AI start-up seeks to strengthen corporate governance after week of tumult
Forget Taylor Swift or Giorgia Meloni. There’s one outstanding candidate for Person of the Year
Thinking about 2023 through the lens of its towering individuals is a good practice in much-needed introspection. So, who might make the cut?
Artificial intelligence is only as awful as the humans who created it
We should focus less on the terrors of AI and more on the astonishing hubris of those who have created and unleashed it
Microsoft the big winner from chaos at OpenAI
Shares in the $2.8 trillion tech giant are up almost 60% this year, and much of that is AI-related
Planet Business: Hunt and Sunak prepare for electoral defeat with weak-tea budget
Planet Business: Kyle and Jackie O, departing top executives, and boardroom shenanigans at OpenAI
‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: How OpenAI’s dramatic weekend unfolded
Schism owed much to the very different personalities and ambitions of the core group behind the company
Sam Altman, OpenAI board open talks on his possible return
Company aiming to resolve chaos before US holiday on Thursday
OpenAI board stands firm in face of staff revolt over Sam Altman’s ousting
OpenAI in ‘intense discussions’ to unify company, memo says
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Ousted OpenAI founder Sam Altman hired by Microsoft
Move comes as Open AI board taps Emmett Shear for CEO position after weekend talks with Altman collapse
OpenAI staff and investors swing behind Sam Altman returning as CEO
Cofounder had pushed hard to change the company from a nonprofit to a commercially successful business
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