Nvidia is working with Roche Group’s Genentech to help the company pioneer the use of generative AI in drug discovery. The companies today announced a multi-year strategic collaboration that will see Genentech combine its own models and datasets with Nvidia’s AI computing stack to advance AI research — and expedite the discovery and delivery of novel therapies to people.
The partnership…
Anthropic seizes the moment, unveiling Claude 2.1 as OpenAI implodes
November 22, 2023
As OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) startup, faces an uncertain future following the surprise ouster of its CEO Sam Altman, competitor Anthropic is seizing the moment to release its own updated large language model (LLM), Claude 2.1.
The launch allows…
AI21, a company that competes with OpenAI to serve enterprise companies with generative AI systems, has chosen an opportune time to announce more funding.
While competitor OpenAI is reeling from internal chaos and revolt, and may fall apart after the majority of its…
This morning, Microsoft made the surprise move of hiring Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, the former CEO and President of OpenAI, respectively. This strategic decision appears to be Microsoft’s attempt to salvage what it can from the chaos that engulfed the leading AI research lab just before the weekend, when the board of directors of the non-profit overseeing OpenAI decided to fire…
‘Not consistently candid’: The cryptic phrase that ended Sam Altman’s tenure at OpenAI
November 21, 2023
It was a bombshell that rocked the tech world. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the most prestigious and visionary AI startup on the planet, was sacked by the board on Friday. And he wasn’t the only one. Greg Brockman, the organization’s president, was also ousted. It was…
Emmett Shear, the recently appointed CEO of OpenAI, is a relatively well-known figure in Silicon Valley. Former CEO and cofounder of the live-streaming platform Twitch, Shear was named as the next CEO of OpenAI after Sam Altman was fired by the board. However, a history of…
Understanding OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear’s Twitch roots
November 21, 2023
Former Twitch CEO and cofounder Emmett Shear has been named the interim CEO of OpenAI following the board ousting Sam Altman on Friday. Shear stepped down from Twitch in March 2023 after 16 years at the games livestreaming service.
Altman appears to have been outed by OpenAI’s board due to a disagreement around AI Safety. Despite objections and an attempt to reinstate Altman, Shear was named…
The leadership drama unfolding at OpenAI underscores how important it is to have security built into the company’s GPT model creation process.
The drastic action by the OpenAI board Friday to fire CEO Sam Altman led to the reported possible departure of senior architects…
While a lot of details remain unknown about the exact reasons for the OpenAI board’s firing of CEO Sam Altman Friday, new facts have emerged that show co-founder Ilya Sutskever led the firing process, with support of the board.
While the board’s statement about the…
Inside OpenAI’s chaotic weekend: The Sam Altman dismissal to Emmett Shear’s appointment
November 21, 2023
OpenAI, the buzzy AI startup behind the fastest-growing business application of all time, ChatGPT, faced a weekend of turmoil that rivaled a Shakespearean tragedy.
On Friday, the organization announced the abrupt termination of its CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of being “not consistently candid in his communications.” It also removed president Greg Brockman in a boardroom coup that shocked the…
