The AI race is back on
The AI race is back on

Last week, Anthropic and OpenAI looked like they had the AI race to themselves, pulling ahead with increasingly powerful models that left their rivals in the dust. Google seemed hopelessly far behind, while Meta, despite spending billions to revive its floundering AI ambitions, had yet to establish itself as a serious contender. Even the latest […]

OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple
OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple

OpenAI claims a former employee took more than 100 files related to its product plans before joining Apple. In a document filed on Wednesday, OpenAI accuses the unnamed employee of sending this information to a personal account and then presenting it to Apple leadership, including the vice president of the company’s operations in Asia. The […]

OpenAI’s CFO says firms using Chinese AI models are risking security
OpenAI’s CFO says firms using Chinese AI models are risking security

OpenAI chief financial officer Sarah Friar told the International AI Summit in Dublin that businesses using low-cost Chinese models are taking a cybersecurity risk. Hugging Face, which OpenAI’s models breached in July, used a Chinese open model to inve…

Apple, OpenAI head to court over AI trade secrets, with the case on the line
Apple, OpenAI head to court over AI trade secrets, with the case on the line

A federal judge in San Jose hears two opposed motions on the same day, Apple’s request to stop OpenAI using anything taken from it and OpenAI’s request to throw the case out. Apple won part of its expedited discovery on Tuesday, and was refused part of…

An OpenAI engineer is charged over a listening device in the boardroom
An OpenAI engineer is charged over a listening device in the boardroom

An OpenAI engineer has been arrested over a listening device found behind a television in an executive conference room, and is charged with endeavouring to intercept oral communications. OpenAI says no model weights, source code or customer data were t…

FBI arrests OpenAI employee accused of planting hidden recording device in conference room

It’s not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme was to “capture sensitive communications about the company’s super intelligence technology.” 

OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room
OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room

An OpenAI engineer was arrested after the company said it discovered a “sophisticated recording device” hidden in one of its offices. The employee was identified as Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national. Alfozan is charged with using or endeavoring to use a device to intercept oral communications, according to a press release from the Department […]

Judge orders OpenAI to turn over hiring records in Apple trade secrets case

A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI’s interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.

ChatGPT will soon start secretly watermarking its answers — here’s what that means for the text you copy and share
ChatGPT will soon start secretly watermarking its answers — here’s what that means for the text you copy and share

OpenAI is preparing to watermark ChatGPT’s text — and you might never even notice it’s there.

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers

Broadcom chief executive Hock Tan compared many AI investors to gamblers who have little idea what they are betting on. He spoke on Monday at the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, Bloomberg reported. “A lot of investors have no clue what…