Open AI CEO <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/sam-altman" rel="dofollow">Sam Altman</a> on Tuesday (Feb 11) said that OpenAI is not for sale, particularly not to Elon Musk.&nbsp;
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a "competitor who is not able to beat", Altman told Axios on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris.
"OpenAI is not for sale. OpenAI's mission is not for sale - to say nothing of the fact that, like, a competitor who is not able to beat us in the market and you know, instead is just trying to say, like, 'I'm gonna buy this' with total disregard for the mission is a likely path there," Altman said.&nbsp;
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He further said there have been like versions of Elon trying to somehow take control of OpenAI for a long time, "so, it's like, okay, here's this week's episode."
<h2>Musk's $97.4 billion bid&nbsp;</h2>
This comes a day after Elon Musk made a USD 97.4 billion bid to acquire the assets of OpenAI. The bid is backed by Musk&rsquo;s AI company xAI along with investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital, Atreides Management, Vy Capital, and Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, according to a report.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens,&rdquo; Musk said.
The OpenAI CEO took a jibe at the offer on X, saying, "No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want."
Altman during the interview also said that he does not believe Musk is a "happy person" and Musk's "whole life is from a position of insecurity &mdash; I feel for the guy.&rdquo;
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(With inputs from agencies)

World: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a "competitor who is not able to beat", Sam Altman told Axios on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday (Feb 11) said that OpenAI is not for sale, particularly not to Elon Musk. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a "competitor who is not able to beat", Altman told Axios on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris. "OpenAI is not for sale. OpenAI's mission is not for sale - to say nothing of the fact that, like, a competitor who is not able to beat us in the market and you know, instead is just trying to say, like, 'I'm gonna buy this' with total disregard for the mission is a likely path there," Altman said. Also read: Elon Musk offers to buy OpenAI for nearly $100bn, Sam Altman says would rather buy 'Twitter' for... He further said there have been like versions of Elon trying to somehow take control of OpenAI for a long time, "so, it's like, okay, here's this week's episode." Musk's $97.4 billion bid This comes a day after Elon Musk made a USD 97.4 billion bid to acquire the assets of OpenAI. The bid is backed by Musk’s AI company xAI along with investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital, Atreides Management, Vy Capital, and Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, according to a report. Also read: OpenAI chief Sam Altman talks AI collaboration with India, says it's ‘incredibly important market’ “It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens,” Musk said. The OpenAI CEO took a jibe at the offer on X, saying, "No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want." Altman during the interview also said that he does not believe Musk is a "happy person" and Musk's "whole life is from a position of insecurity — I feel for the guy.” Also read: Musk's decade-old rivalry with Sam Altman creates hitch between Tesla CEO and Trump (With inputs from agencies)

'OpenAI not for sale': Sam Altman calls Elon Musk 'competitor who is not able to beat us'

The rift between Elon Musk and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/world/ais-impact-on-environment-and-inequality-dominates-global-summit-in-paris-8708866">Sam Altman</a> continues to grow as the Tesla CEO, leading a consortium of investors, offered $97.4 billion to buy the non-profit that controls OpenAI on Monday (Feb 10). The company has been working to restructure itself away from its original no-profit status - but now Musk's offer could interfere with the company's plan, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.&nbsp;
Marc Toberoff, the attorney who is representing the investors, said, "If Sam Altman and the present OpenAI, Inc. Board of Directors are intent on becoming a fully for-profit corporation, it is vital that the charity be fairly compensated for what its leadership is taking away from it: control over the most transformative technology of our time."&nbsp;
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<h2>'No thank you'</h2>
As the announcement came, Altman swiftly took to the social media platform X and wrote, "No thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want."
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no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want
&mdash; Sam Altman (@sama) <a href="https://twitter.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
<h2>Musk's constant allegations&nbsp;</h2>
Musk and Altman have been engaged in a rivalry for a long time. The duo co-founded the OpenAI in 2015. The X owner left the organisation before it became big in the tech market. In 2023, Musk founded xAI, a competing AI platform.&nbsp;
In August 2024, Musk sued Altman claiming unethical practices within the organisation and for violating the contract provisions.
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In November 2024, the Tesla CEO tried blocking OpenAI from becoming a for-profit organisation. Musk said that during the inception of the platform, the founders were approached for funding claiming it would be developed to use AI for humanity's benefit. But now the company is transitioning to become a profit-making organisation.&nbsp;
<h2>'They don&rsquo;t have the money'</h2>
On January 21, US President Donald Trump introduced a plan to invest $500 billion in creating new Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres across the United States. Sam Altman was among the top executives who proposed it.&nbsp;
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Soon after the announcement of the project, Trump's ally Musk had a public outburst. The billionaire, leading the newly formed DOGE department under Trump, spent days on social media claiming that neither OpenAI nor SoftBank has sufficient funds to invest. He was also seen firing jabs at Altman, who was once an ally of the X owner.&nbsp;
Replying to a post announcing the project by OpenAI on Musk-owned X, the billionaire wrote, "They don&rsquo;t have the money." He further said, &ldquo;SoftBank has well under $10bn secured. I have that on good authority.&rdquo;
(With inputs from agencies)

WORLD | TRENDING | In the latest in the rift between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, the Tesla CEO, leading a consortium of investors,  offered $97.4 billion to buy the non-profit that controls OpenAI on Monday (Feb 10). 

The rift between Elon Musk and Sam Altman continues to grow as the Tesla CEO, leading a consortium of investors, offered $97.4 billion to buy the non-profit that controls OpenAI on Monday (Feb 10). The company has been working to restructure itself away from its original no-profit status - but now Musk's offer could interfere with the company's plan, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Marc Toberoff, the attorney who is representing the investors, said, "If Sam Altman and the present OpenAI, Inc. Board of Directors are intent on becoming a fully for-profit corporation, it is vital that the charity be fairly compensated for what its leadership is taking away from it: control over the most transformative technology of our time." Also read: OpenAI to debut first Super Bowl ad, joining rivals Google and Meta in AI advertising race 'No thank you' As the announcement came, Altman swiftly took to the social media platform X and wrote, "No thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want." no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want — Sam Altman (@sama) February 10, 2025 Musk's constant allegations Musk and Altman have been engaged in a rivalry for a long time. The duo co-founded the OpenAI in 2015. The X owner left the organisation before it became big in the tech market. In 2023, Musk founded xAI, a competing AI platform. In August 2024, Musk sued Altman claiming unethical practices within the organisation and for violating the contract provisions. Also read: OpenAI chief Sam Altman talks AI collaboration with India, says it's ‘incredibly important market’ In November 2024, the Tesla CEO tried blocking OpenAI from becoming a for-profit organisation. Musk said that during the inception of the platform, the founders were approached for funding claiming it would be developed to use AI for humanity's benefit. But now the company is transitioning to become a profit-making organisation. 'They don’t have the money' On January 21, US President Donald Trump introduced a plan to invest $500 billion in creating new Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres across the United States. Sam Altman was among the top executives who proposed it. Also read: OpenAI claims Chinese rival DeepSeek trained AI chatbot using ChatGPT; Microsoft investigates Soon after the announcement of the project, Trump's ally Musk had a public outburst. The billionaire, leading the newly formed DOGE department under Trump, spent days on social media claiming that neither OpenAI nor SoftBank has sufficient funds to invest. He was also seen firing jabs at Altman, who was once an ally of the X owner. Replying to a post announcing the project by OpenAI on Musk-owned X, the billionaire wrote, "They don’t have the money." He further said, “SoftBank has well under $10bn secured. I have that on good authority.” (With inputs from agencies)

Elon Musk offers to buy OpenAI for nearly $100bn, Sam Altman says would rather buy 'Twitter' for...

Sam Altman, the chief of OpenAI, has signed an agreement with South Korean tech giant Kakao as the California-based company looks to form new partnerships following the global AI industry disruption caused by Chinese competitor DeepSeek.

Korea's AI ecosystem gains global spotlight as OpenAI expands in Asia

OpenAI is expanding its footprint in Asia with key partnerships. In South Korea, it has joined forces with Kakao, operator of KakaoTalk, which holds a dominant 97% market share in the country’s messaging space. This partnership aims to integrate OpenAI’s technology into Kakao’s ecosystem, spanning e-commerce, payments, and gaming.

OpenAI teams up with Kakao for AI push in Korea

Former OpenAI researcher Steven Adler has outlined his concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, stating that the industry's pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) poses significant risks.&nbsp;
In a series of posts made on X, Adler, who has worked in AI safety for four years, explained his decision to leave OpenAI in November.
"Honestly, I'm pretty terrified by the pace of AI development these days," Adler wrote. "When I think about where I'll raise a future family or how much to save for retirement, I can't help but wonder: Will humanity even make it to that point?"
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Honestly I'm pretty terrified by the pace of AI development these days. When I think about where I'll raise a future family, or how much to save for retirement, I can't help but wonder: Will humanity even make it to that point?
&mdash; Steven Adler (@sjgadler) <a href="https://twitter.com/sjgadler/status/1883928201891831828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
He criticised AI labs for engaging in what he called a risky race toward AGI, arguing that the lack of alignment solutions increases the likelihood of unintended consequences. According to Adler, no research lab has successfully addressed the issue of AI alignment and the accelerating pace of development reduces the chances of finding a solution.
"An AGI race is a very risky gamble, with a huge downside. No lab has a solution to AI alignment today. And the faster we race, the less likely it is that anyone finds one in time," he stated.
Adler also noted the competitive pressure among AI companies, which he believes forces labs to cut corners to stay ahead. He called for greater transparency and regulatory measures to prevent unsafe practices.
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"Even if a lab truly wants to develop AGI responsibly, others can still cut corners to catch up, maybe disastrously. And this pushes everyone to speed up," he wrote. "I hope labs can be candid about the real safety regulations needed to stop this."
For now, Adler is taking a break but remains interested in exploring AI safety topics, including control methods, scheming detection, and safety cases.
Meanwhile, OpenAI has lost its top position on Apple&rsquo;s free app store rankings, with DeepSeek overtaking it as the leading AI application.

World news: Ex-OpenAI researcher criticised AI labs for engaging in what he called a risky race toward AGI, arguing that the lack of alignment solutions increases the likelihood of unintended consequences

Former OpenAI researcher Steven Adler has outlined his concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, stating that the industry's pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) poses significant risks. In a series of posts made on X, Adler, who has worked in AI safety for four years, explained his decision to leave OpenAI in November. "Honestly, I'm pretty terrified by the pace of AI development these days," Adler wrote. "When I think about where I'll raise a future family or how much to save for retirement, I can't help but wonder: Will humanity even make it to that point?" Honestly I'm pretty terrified by the pace of AI development these days. When I think about where I'll raise a future family, or how much to save for retirement, I can't help but wonder: Will humanity even make it to that point? — Steven Adler (@sjgadler) January 27, 2025 He criticised AI labs for engaging in what he called a risky race toward AGI, arguing that the lack of alignment solutions increases the likelihood of unintended consequences. According to Adler, no research lab has successfully addressed the issue of AI alignment and the accelerating pace of development reduces the chances of finding a solution. "An AGI race is a very risky gamble, with a huge downside. No lab has a solution to AI alignment today. And the faster we race, the less likely it is that anyone finds one in time," he stated. Adler also noted the competitive pressure among AI companies, which he believes forces labs to cut corners to stay ahead. He called for greater transparency and regulatory measures to prevent unsafe practices. Also read: Another psyops? DeepSeek AI serves as an extension of Chinese state propaganda "Even if a lab truly wants to develop AGI responsibly, others can still cut corners to catch up, maybe disastrously. And this pushes everyone to speed up," he wrote. "I hope labs can be candid about the real safety regulations needed to stop this." For now, Adler is taking a break but remains interested in exploring AI safety topics, including control methods, scheming detection, and safety cases. Meanwhile, OpenAI has lost its top position on Apple’s free app store rankings, with DeepSeek overtaking it as the leading AI application.

'I'm pretty terrified': Ex-OpenAI researcher quits, issues dire warning

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that triggered a $1 trillion market downturn in the United States this week, is storing vast amounts of American user data on servers in China.
This has raised concerns about national security with the same issues that led Congress to take action against <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/white-house-opens-for-social-media-influencers-under-trump-20-8663906">TikTok</a>. As DeepSeek rapidly gains popularity among US users, officials in Washington are now assessing the potential risks associated with its rise, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
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<h2>Will US ban DeepSeek?</h2>
"I spoke with [the National Security Council] this morning, they are looking into what [the national security implications] may be," said Leavitt. She also reiterated US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s recent statement, warning that DeepSeek should serve as a wake-up call for the American tech sector.
<h2>US Navy prohibits personnel from using DeepSeek due to 'potential security and ethical concerns'</h2>
These concerns follow reports that the US Navy has prohibited its personnel from using DeepSeek&rsquo;s applications due to "potential security and ethical concerns."
According to CNBC, the US Navy issued an internal email advising staff against using the DeepSeek app, citing "potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model's origin and usage."
Meanwhile, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has said that it will collaborate closely with the US government to prevent competitors from gaining access to its technology.
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The launch of DeepSeek&rsquo;s open-source R1 model has unsettled global financial markets, as the Chinese firm appears to have achieved similar results to its competitors at a fraction of the cost and computational resources.
As a result, on Monday, chip manufacturer Nvidia saw its stock suffer the largest single-day loss in market history. Shares of Meta, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/openai-claims-chinese-rival-deepseek-trained-ai-chatbot-using-chatgpt-microsoft-investigates-8668642">Microsoft</a>, and other AI firms also saw a sharp decline.
(With inputs from agencies)

World: As DeepSeek rapidly gains popularity among US users, officials in Washington are now assessing the potential risks associated with its rise, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that triggered a $1 trillion market downturn in the United States this week, is storing vast amounts of American user data on servers in China. This has raised concerns about national security with the same issues that led Congress to take action against TikTok. As DeepSeek rapidly gains popularity among US users, officials in Washington are now assessing the potential risks associated with its rise, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Also read: OpenAI claims Chinese rival DeepSeek trained AI chatbot using ChatGPT; Microsoft investigates Will US ban DeepSeek? "I spoke with [the National Security Council] this morning, they are looking into what [the national security implications] may be," said Leavitt. She also reiterated US President Donald Trump’s recent statement, warning that DeepSeek should serve as a wake-up call for the American tech sector. US Navy prohibits personnel from using DeepSeek due to 'potential security and ethical concerns' These concerns follow reports that the US Navy has prohibited its personnel from using DeepSeek’s applications due to "potential security and ethical concerns." According to CNBC, the US Navy issued an internal email advising staff against using the DeepSeek app, citing "potential security and ethical concerns associated with the model's origin and usage." Meanwhile, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has said that it will collaborate closely with the US government to prevent competitors from gaining access to its technology. Also read: Israel confirms receiving list of three Gaza hostages to be freed on Jan 30 The launch of DeepSeek’s open-source R1 model has unsettled global financial markets, as the Chinese firm appears to have achieved similar results to its competitors at a fraction of the cost and computational resources. As a result, on Monday, chip manufacturer Nvidia saw its stock suffer the largest single-day loss in market history. Shares of Meta, Microsoft, and other AI firms also saw a sharp decline. (With inputs from agencies)

China's DeepSeek AI sparks national security fears over American user data: Will US ban it?

OpenAI has claimed it has evidence that its Chinese competitor, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science-tech/ais-sputnik-moment-chinas-cheap-ai-app-deepseek-overtakes-billion-dollar-chatgpt-8658617" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">DeepSeek</a>, has used the US technology firm's AI model ChatGPT to train its system.
According to a Bloomberg News report, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/introducing-chatgpt-gov-openai-launches-tailored-version-for-us-government-amid-rise-in-ai-competition-8662379" rel="dofollow noopener" target="_blank">Microsoft</a>, one of OpenAI&rsquo;s key investors, is investigating whether OpenAI&rsquo;s data has been accessed without authorisation.
<h2>DeepSeek unsettles global financial markets</h2>
The launch of DeepSeek&rsquo;s open-source R1 model has unsettled global financial markets, as the Chinese firm appears to have achieved similar results to its competitors at a fraction of the cost and computational resources.
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As a result, on Monday, chip manufacturer Nvidia saw its stock suffer the largest single-day loss in market history. Shares of Meta, Microsoft, and other AI firms also saw a sharp decline.
AI firms and investors are now scrambling to assess the impact of DeepSeek&rsquo;s sudden rise.
<h2>Trump-appointed 'AI and crypto czar' backs similar claims</h2>
Concerns raised by OpenAI have been echoed by the recently appointed White House "AI and crypto czar", David Sacks, an ex-venture capitalist.
Speaking to Fox News, Sacks suggested that DeepSeek may have used OpenAI&rsquo;s models to enhance its own system through a technique known as knowledge distillation.
"There's substantial evidence that what DeepSeek did here is they distilled the knowledge out of OpenAI's models," Sacks said.
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"I think one of the things you're going to see over the next few months is our leading AI companies taking steps to try and prevent distillation... That would definitely slow down some of these copycat models," he added.
In a statement, OpenAI claimed that Chinese and other firms are "constantly trying to distil the models of leading US AI companies".
"As we go forward... it is critically important that we are working closely with the US government to best protect the most capable models," the company added.
OpenAI has also faced criticism regarding intellectual property use. The firm is currently involved in early court hearings, led by The New York Times, in which media organisations accuse it of using their data without permission.
(With inputs from agencies)

World, Science & Tech: The launch of DeepSeek’s open-source R1 model has unsettled global financial markets. Shares of Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta saw a sharp decline.

OpenAI has claimed it has evidence that its Chinese competitor, DeepSeek, has used the US technology firm's AI model ChatGPT to train its system. According to a Bloomberg News report, Microsoft, one of OpenAI’s key investors, is investigating whether OpenAI’s data has been accessed without authorisation. DeepSeek unsettles global financial markets The launch of DeepSeek’s open-source R1 model has unsettled global financial markets, as the Chinese firm appears to have achieved similar results to its competitors at a fraction of the cost and computational resources. Also read: Will Deepseek-led tech rout lead to Fed rate cut? As a result, on Monday, chip manufacturer Nvidia saw its stock suffer the largest single-day loss in market history. Shares of Meta, Microsoft, and other AI firms also saw a sharp decline. AI firms and investors are now scrambling to assess the impact of DeepSeek’s sudden rise. Trump-appointed 'AI and crypto czar' backs similar claims Concerns raised by OpenAI have been echoed by the recently appointed White House "AI and crypto czar", David Sacks, an ex-venture capitalist. Speaking to Fox News, Sacks suggested that DeepSeek may have used OpenAI’s models to enhance its own system through a technique known as knowledge distillation. "There's substantial evidence that what DeepSeek did here is they distilled the knowledge out of OpenAI's models," Sacks said. Also read: 'If you could do it cheaper...': Trump calls DeepSeek a 'wake-up call' for US tech industry "I think one of the things you're going to see over the next few months is our leading AI companies taking steps to try and prevent distillation... That would definitely slow down some of these copycat models," he added. In a statement, OpenAI claimed that Chinese and other firms are "constantly trying to distil the models of leading US AI companies". "As we go forward... it is critically important that we are working closely with the US government to best protect the most capable models," the company added. OpenAI has also faced criticism regarding intellectual property use. The firm is currently involved in early court hearings, led by The New York Times, in which media organisations accuse it of using their data without permission. (With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI claims Chinese rival DeepSeek trained AI chatbot using ChatGPT; Microsoft investigates

Several major Indian news outlets have filed to join an ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of using their copyrighted content without permission to train its AI models, including ChatGPT.

India: News media outlets file case against OpenAI in Delhi High Court

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has been in the limelight, shaking the entire global tech industry as it offers comparable performance to the world's best AI chatbots.&nbsp;
Released on January 20, DeepSeek has quickly impressed AI geeks before getting the attention of the tech industry as well as the world.&nbsp;
DeepSeek has shaken the world as it claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy.&nbsp;
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<h2>DeepSeek explained&nbsp;</h2>
The Chinese-made model DeepSeek was founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the chief of AI-driven quant hedge fund High-Flyer.&nbsp;
The company has been developing AI models that are open source, which means that the developer community at large can inspect and improve the software.&nbsp;
As soon as the model got the hype, its mobile app surged to the top of the iPhone download charts in the US. The app was downloaded 1.6 million times by Jan 25 and ranked no. 1 in iPhone app stores in Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, the US, and the UK, according to data from market tracker App Figures.
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The app is, however, different from other chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT as it articulates its reasoning before delivering a response to a prompt.&nbsp;
Moreover, the company is also offering licenses for individuals interested in developing chatbots using the technology to build on it, that too, at a price lower than what OpenAI charges for similar access.&nbsp;
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<h2>Other key models in Chinese AI industry</h2>
<h3>Alibaba Cloud&rsquo;s Qwen-2.5-1M</h3>
Alibaba Cloud&rsquo;s Qwen-2.5-1M is the e-commerce giant's open-source AI series, which contains large language models that can easily handle extremely long questions and engage in longer and deeper conversations.&nbsp;
Moreover, it is improving to understand complex tasks, including reasoning, dialogue, and comprehending code.&nbsp;
<h3>Baidu's Ernie Bot 4.0</h3>
China's dominant search engine Baidu developed Ernie Bot, which was the first AI chatbot made available to the public in China. Baidu said that the model was released publicly to collect massive real-world human feedback to build its capacity.&nbsp;
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Just like OpenAI's ChatGPT, users of Ernie Bot can also ask questions and can generate images based on text prompts.&nbsp;
<h3>ByteDance's Doubao 1.5 Pro</h3>
It is an AI model released by TikTok's parent company ByteDance last week. It is currently one of the most popular AI chatbots in China, with 60 million monthly active users.&nbsp;
According to ByteDance, Doubao 1.5 Pro is better than ChatGPT-4o in retaining knowledge, coding, reasoning, and Chinese language processing.&nbsp;
(With inputs from agencies)
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World: DeepSeek claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy. 

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has been in the limelight, shaking the entire global tech industry as it offers comparable performance to the world's best AI chatbots. Released on January 20, DeepSeek has quickly impressed AI geeks before getting the attention of the tech industry as well as the world. DeepSeek has shaken the world as it claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy. Also read: 'If you could do it cheaper...': Trump calls DeepSeek a 'wake-up call' for US tech industry DeepSeek explained The Chinese-made model DeepSeek was founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the chief of AI-driven quant hedge fund High-Flyer. The company has been developing AI models that are open source, which means that the developer community at large can inspect and improve the software. As soon as the model got the hype, its mobile app surged to the top of the iPhone download charts in the US. The app was downloaded 1.6 million times by Jan 25 and ranked no. 1 in iPhone app stores in Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, the US, and the UK, according to data from market tracker App Figures. Also read: DeepSeek or Deep Secrecy? Netizens slam China's new AI chatbot for deflecting questions on dark Chinese history The app is, however, different from other chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT as it articulates its reasoning before delivering a response to a prompt. Moreover, the company is also offering licenses for individuals interested in developing chatbots using the technology to build on it, that too, at a price lower than what OpenAI charges for similar access. Also read: Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek dethrones ChatGPT but limits users amid 'malicious' cyberattacks Other key models in Chinese AI industry Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-2.5-1M Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-2.5-1M is the e-commerce giant's open-source AI series, which contains large language models that can easily handle extremely long questions and engage in longer and deeper conversations. Moreover, it is improving to understand complex tasks, including reasoning, dialogue, and comprehending code. Baidu's Ernie Bot 4.0 China's dominant search engine Baidu developed Ernie Bot, which was the first AI chatbot made available to the public in China. Baidu said that the model was released publicly to collect massive real-world human feedback to build its capacity. Also read: Introducing ChatGPT Gov: OpenAI launches tailored version for US government amid rise in AI competition Just like OpenAI's ChatGPT, users of Ernie Bot can also ask questions and can generate images based on text prompts. ByteDance's Doubao 1.5 Pro It is an AI model released by TikTok's parent company ByteDance last week. It is currently one of the most popular AI chatbots in China, with 60 million monthly active users. According to ByteDance, Doubao 1.5 Pro is better than ChatGPT-4o in retaining knowledge, coding, reasoning, and Chinese language processing. (With inputs from agencies)

What is China's DeepSeek, a startup shaking the global tech. A look at other players in Chinese AI industry

The Microsoft-backed Artificial Intelligence (AI) OpenAI on Tuesday (Jan 28) introduced ChatGPT Gov, a new version of ChatGPT, specifically designed for US government agencies.&nbsp;
Amid rising AI competition, this new tailored version of ChatGPT will boost efficiency and productivity and is crucial for maintaining and enhancing America&rsquo;s global leadership in this technology.&nbsp;
The OpenAI said that the US government agencies can deploy ChatGPT Gov in their own Microsoft Azure commercial cloud and will have access to many of the features of ChatGPT Enterprise.
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It will include many of the same features offered by ChatGPT Enterprise, including saving and sharing conversations, uploading text images and files, and interpreting and summarizing text, code, images, and mathematics.
Kevin Weil, the Chief Product Officer of OpenAI, shared a post on X, announcing the new version for the US government.&nbsp;
The launch comes hours after CEO Sam Altman shared a post on X, saying that the company will "pull up some releases", making his first public statement after the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shocked AI-linked stocks on Monday.&nbsp;
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<h2>'For national interest and public good'</h2>
"By making our products available to the U.S. government, we aim to ensure AI serves the national interest and the public good, aligned with democratic values while empowering policymakers to responsibly integrate these capabilities to deliver better services to the American people," the OpenAI website said in a statement.&nbsp;
Moreover, this will expedite internal authorisation of OpenAI&rsquo;s tools for the handling of non-public sensitive data.&nbsp;
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Recently, DeepSeek, a Chinese AI model, disrupted the tech industry by surpassing ChatGPT in downloads on Apple's App Store, further putting pressure on tech giants and their substantial investments in scaling AI operations.
The OpenAI witnessed more than 90,000 government users accessing ChatGPT across federal, state, and local agencies since last year. However, they were facing some issues due to government compliance standards.&nbsp;
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&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve heard from customers that what they want to do, they want to do more with our products but are limited by government compliance requirements,&rdquo; Felipe Millon, the leader of OpenAI&rsquo;s Government Go to Market program, said Monday.
(With inputs from agencies)

World: OpenAI said that the US government agencies can deploy ChatGPT Gov in their own Microsoft Azure commercial cloud and will have access to many of the features of ChatGPT. 

The Microsoft-backed Artificial Intelligence (AI) OpenAI on Tuesday (Jan 28) introduced ChatGPT Gov, a new version of ChatGPT, specifically designed for US government agencies. Amid rising AI competition, this new tailored version of ChatGPT will boost efficiency and productivity and is crucial for maintaining and enhancing America’s global leadership in this technology. The OpenAI said that the US government agencies can deploy ChatGPT Gov in their own Microsoft Azure commercial cloud and will have access to many of the features of ChatGPT Enterprise. Also read: Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek dethrones ChatGPT but limits users amid 'malicious' cyberattacks It will include many of the same features offered by ChatGPT Enterprise, including saving and sharing conversations, uploading text images and files, and interpreting and summarizing text, code, images, and mathematics. Kevin Weil, the Chief Product Officer of OpenAI, shared a post on X, announcing the new version for the US government. The launch comes hours after CEO Sam Altman shared a post on X, saying that the company will "pull up some releases", making his first public statement after the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shocked AI-linked stocks on Monday. Also read: 'Bruh, it's down again?': ChatGPT suffers global outage, millions of users unable to access platform 'For national interest and public good' "By making our products available to the U.S. government, we aim to ensure AI serves the national interest and the public good, aligned with democratic values while empowering policymakers to responsibly integrate these capabilities to deliver better services to the American people," the OpenAI website said in a statement. Moreover, this will expedite internal authorisation of OpenAI’s tools for the handling of non-public sensitive data. Also read: 'If you could do it cheaper...': Trump calls DeepSeek a 'wake-up call' for US tech industry Recently, DeepSeek, a Chinese AI model, disrupted the tech industry by surpassing ChatGPT in downloads on Apple's App Store, further putting pressure on tech giants and their substantial investments in scaling AI operations. The OpenAI witnessed more than 90,000 government users accessing ChatGPT across federal, state, and local agencies since last year. However, they were facing some issues due to government compliance standards. Also read: DeepSeek or Deep Secrecy? Netizens slam China's new AI chatbot for deflecting questions on dark Chinese history “We’ve heard from customers that what they want to do, they want to do more with our products but are limited by government compliance requirements,” Felipe Millon, the leader of OpenAI’s Government Go to Market program, said Monday. (With inputs from agencies)

Introducing ChatGPT Gov: OpenAI launches tailored version for US government amid rise in AI competition

Chinese AI platform DeepSeek announced on Monday (Jan 27) that it is limiting new user registrations due to large-scale cyberattacks, just hours after becoming the top free app on Apple&rsquo;s App Store in the United States.
<h2>DeepSeek faces 'large-scale malicious attacks'</h2>
DeepSeek, which recently surpassed OpenAI&rsquo;s ChatGPT in popularity, reported "large-scale malicious attacks" causing major service outages. As a result, the platform has restricted access for new users. These outages have impacted both its desktop and mobile versions.
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<h2>Tech stocks plunge following DeepSeek&rsquo;s success</h2>
Developed by a start-up in Hangzhou, eastern China, DeepSeek has quickly gained recognition for competing with industry leaders like OpenAI at a fraction of the cost. 
Its rise to the top of the US App Store on Monday sent shockwaves through the stock market, with shares in AI-related tech giants plummeting. 
Nvidia&rsquo;s market value dropped by $500 billion, while companies like Microsoft and Meta also faced significant losses. European firms were affected as well, with Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML&rsquo;s shares falling over 10% and Siemens Energy&rsquo;s shares declining by 21%.
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DeepSeek offers generative AI capabilities similar to its Western counterparts, enabling users to compose song lyrics, plan personal projects, or solve complex maths and reasoning problems. Although its functionality is subject to the strict censorship seen in other Chinese chatbots, such as Baidu&rsquo;s Ernie Bot, which limits discussions on political topics.
<h2>Who founded DeepSeek?</h2>
DeepSeek was established in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, an information and electronic engineering graduate from Hangzhou in southeastern China.
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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science-tech/bruh-its-down-again-chatgpt-suffers-global-outage-millions-of-users-unable-to-access-platform-8647550"></a>Liang, who also founded the hedge fund that financed DeepSeek, reportedly stockpiled Nvidia A100 chips&mdash;now banned from export to China&mdash;to support the development of the app. Experts estimate he acquired around 50,000 of these chips and combined them with lower-end, imported alternatives to create the technology behind DeepSeek.
(With inputs from agencies)

Science & Tech, world: DeepSeek, which recently surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT in popularity, reported "large-scale malicious attacks" causing major service outages.

Chinese AI platform DeepSeek announced on Monday (Jan 27) that it is limiting new user registrations due to large-scale cyberattacks, just hours after becoming the top free app on Apple’s App Store in the United States. DeepSeek faces 'large-scale malicious attacks' DeepSeek, which recently surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT in popularity, reported "large-scale malicious attacks" causing major service outages. As a result, the platform has restricted access for new users. These outages have impacted both its desktop and mobile versions. Also read: 'AI's Sputnik moment': China's 'cheap' AI model DeepSeek overtakes billion-dollar ChatGPT Tech stocks plunge following DeepSeek’s success Developed by a start-up in Hangzhou, eastern China, DeepSeek has quickly gained recognition for competing with industry leaders like OpenAI at a fraction of the cost. Its rise to the top of the US App Store on Monday sent shockwaves through the stock market, with shares in AI-related tech giants plummeting. Nvidia’s market value dropped by $500 billion, while companies like Microsoft and Meta also faced significant losses. European firms were affected as well, with Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML’s shares falling over 10% and Siemens Energy’s shares declining by 21%. Also read: Musk's decade-old rivalry with Sam Altman creates hitch between Tesla CEO and Trump DeepSeek offers generative AI capabilities similar to its Western counterparts, enabling users to compose song lyrics, plan personal projects, or solve complex maths and reasoning problems. Although its functionality is subject to the strict censorship seen in other Chinese chatbots, such as Baidu’s Ernie Bot, which limits discussions on political topics. Who founded DeepSeek? DeepSeek was established in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, an information and electronic engineering graduate from Hangzhou in southeastern China. Also read: Was Suchir Balaji murdered? New photos from crime scene raise questions on suicide claims Liang, who also founded the hedge fund that financed DeepSeek, reportedly stockpiled Nvidia A100 chips—now banned from export to China—to support the development of the app. Experts estimate he acquired around 50,000 of these chips and combined them with lower-end, imported alternatives to create the technology behind DeepSeek. (With inputs from agencies)

Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek dethrones ChatGPT but limits users amid 'malicious' cyberattacks

There's a new AI model on the market, which has left Silicon Valley worried. Chinese AI app DeepSeek has climbed to the top of Apple&rsquo;s App Store rankings in the US, UK, and China, surpassing <a href="https://www.wionews.com/tags/chatgpt" rel="dofollow">ChatGPT</a> and other competitors to become the highest-rated free app.
Launched in January, the app has seen a surge in popularity, challenging the assumption that the US maintains an unshakable lead in artificial intelligence. DeepSeek is powered by the open-source DeepSeek-V3 model, which its developers claim was created for under $6 million, a fraction of the billions reportedly spent by rival AI companies.
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<h2>AI&rsquo;s Sputnik moment</h2>
Earlier this month, the company introduced DeepSeek-R1, which it claims offers "performance on par with" one of OpenAI&rsquo;s most advanced models. Silicon Valley venture capitalist and advisor to Donald Trump, Marc Andreessen, described DeepSeek-R1 as "AI&rsquo;s Sputnik moment," referring to the Soviet Union&rsquo;s 1957 launch of the first artificial satellite.
AI models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek rely heavily on advanced chips for their training. However, since 2021, the US has tightened restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China. In response, Chinese AI developers have collaborated and experimented with innovative techniques to continue their work without a steady supply of high-end imported chips. This has led to the creation of AI models that require significantly less computing power and are much cheaper to produce, potentially transforming the industry.
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The rise of DeepSeek has had a noticeable impact on markets. Shares in major US AI-related firms such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/metas-former-coo-sheryl-sandberg-sanctioned-by-delaware-judge-over-alleged-email-deletions-8655488">Meta</a> fell on Monday morning, while European companies also felt the effects. ASML, a Dutch chip equipment manufacturer, saw its shares drop by over 10%, and Siemens Energy&rsquo;s shares fell by 21%.
A group of US tech firms and international investors recently announced The Stargate Project, which aims to invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure in Texas.
<h2>Who founded DeepSeek?</h2>
DeepSeek was established in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, an information and electronic engineering graduate from Hangzhou in southeastern China. Liang, who also founded the hedge fund that financed DeepSeek, reportedly stockpiled Nvidia A100 chips&mdash;now banned from export to China&mdash;to support the development of the app. Experts estimate he acquired around 50,000 of these chips and combined them with lower-end, imported alternatives to create the technology behind DeepSeek.
Liang was recently seen attending a meeting of industry experts with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. In an interview with The China Academy in July 2024, he expressed surprise at the attention his earlier AI model received.
&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t expect pricing to be such a sensitive issue. We were simply following our own pace, calculating costs, and setting prices accordingly,&rdquo; he said.
(With inputs from agencies)

Science & Tech, World: The Chinese company introduced DeepSeek-R1, which it claims offers "performance on par with" one of OpenAI’s most advanced models o1 Pro. 

There's a new AI model on the market, which has left Silicon Valley worried. Chinese AI app DeepSeek has climbed to the top of Apple’s App Store rankings in the US, UK, and China, surpassing ChatGPT and other competitors to become the highest-rated free app. Launched in January, the app has seen a surge in popularity, challenging the assumption that the US maintains an unshakable lead in artificial intelligence. DeepSeek is powered by the open-source DeepSeek-V3 model, which its developers claim was created for under $6 million, a fraction of the billions reportedly spent by rival AI companies. Also read: Was Suchir Balaji murdered? New photos from crime scene raise questions on suicide claims AI’s Sputnik moment Earlier this month, the company introduced DeepSeek-R1, which it claims offers "performance on par with" one of OpenAI’s most advanced models. Silicon Valley venture capitalist and advisor to Donald Trump, Marc Andreessen, described DeepSeek-R1 as "AI’s Sputnik moment," referring to the Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of the first artificial satellite. AI models like ChatGPT and DeepSeek rely heavily on advanced chips for their training. However, since 2021, the US has tightened restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China. In response, Chinese AI developers have collaborated and experimented with innovative techniques to continue their work without a steady supply of high-end imported chips. This has led to the creation of AI models that require significantly less computing power and are much cheaper to produce, potentially transforming the industry. Also read: Musk's decade-old rivalry with Sam Altman creates hitch between Tesla CEO and Trump The rise of DeepSeek has had a noticeable impact on markets. Shares in major US AI-related firms such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta fell on Monday morning, while European companies also felt the effects. ASML, a Dutch chip equipment manufacturer, saw its shares drop by over 10%, and Siemens Energy’s shares fell by 21%. A group of US tech firms and international investors recently announced The Stargate Project, which aims to invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure in Texas. Who founded DeepSeek? DeepSeek was established in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, an information and electronic engineering graduate from Hangzhou in southeastern China. Liang, who also founded the hedge fund that financed DeepSeek, reportedly stockpiled Nvidia A100 chips—now banned from export to China—to support the development of the app. Experts estimate he acquired around 50,000 of these chips and combined them with lower-end, imported alternatives to create the technology behind DeepSeek. Liang was recently seen attending a meeting of industry experts with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. In an interview with The China Academy in July 2024, he expressed surprise at the attention his earlier AI model received. “We didn’t expect pricing to be such a sensitive issue. We were simply following our own pace, calculating costs, and setting prices accordingly,” he said. (With inputs from agencies)

'AI's Sputnik moment': China's 'cheap' AI model DeepSeek overtakes billion-dollar ChatGPT

Disclaimer: Some readers may find the story disturbing. Discretion is advised.
New photos from the crime scene deepen the mystery behind the death of ChatGPT whistleblower Suchir Balaji. Although the authorities have declared Balaji's death a suicide, his parents have accused OpenAI and claimed he was murdered.&nbsp;
After raising questions over the ethical concerns about OpenAI's practices, Balaji died in November 2024. It was declared by the police that he committed suicide but his parents demanded an investigation by the FBI in the case. The parents have even raised $85,000 to pay the fees of the lawyers, investigators, and other experts to prove that their son was murdered.&nbsp;
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After the case grabbed attention, X owner Elon Musk, who was one of the founders of OpenAI but left the organisation after raising questions about its ethical practices, showed his support to Balaji's parents and called the case "extremely concerning".&nbsp;
The latest photos obtained by the DailyMail showed blood pooled next to the bathroom where Balaji's head lay, and some blood was seen splattered around the bathroom way far away from the dead body, which raised questions on the suicide theory.&nbsp;
The photos showed Balaji's wireless earbuds and what looked like synthetic hair on the bloodstains at his residence in San Francisco.
His home also appeared to be ransacked &ldquo;like someone was searching for something".
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NEW: Photos released of the scene where Open AI whistleblower Suchir Balaji was found deceased, family doesn&rsquo;t believe he took his own life. Balaji&rsquo;s parents say they believe their son was m*rdered. Their son had worked for OpenAI and had blown the whistle on the company&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/Gqond5ASR8">pic.twitter.com/Gqond5ASR8</a>
&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1883302955287187696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&ldquo;After seeing there is so much blood everywhere, I don&rsquo;t know how they think it&rsquo;s a suicide, it doesn&rsquo;t look close," Balaji&rsquo;s father told the Daily Mail.
Since the death of Balaji, a former employee of OpenAI, his residence has not been touched or cleaned.&nbsp;
Balaji's parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, have hired a UCLA pathology professor Dinesh Rao. He wrote a preliminary report that contained photos of the crime scene showing the condition of the room.&nbsp;
The photos showed the half-eaten meal of Balaji, his cluttered kitchen table, along with other areas of the one-room apartment. Rao said in his report that the surroundings indicated that a fight or resistance had taken place. One of the earbuds of Balaji was found near his bedroom, covered with bloodstains and hair strands.&nbsp;
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The photos of the apartment further showed a large pool of blood outside the bathroom and his other earbud, along with a red shopping bag.&nbsp;
Rao called the police investigation incomplete and inadequate, saying they missed vital clues like fake hair and earbuds. He called it a "very serious error". Rao said the condition of Balaji's apartment was &ldquo;more likely seen in homicidal death scenes and rarely observed in alleged suicidal cases".
In a more shocking revelation, Balaji's mother claimed that a private autopsy she paid for showed he was shot from above.&nbsp;
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The parents claimed Balaji was attacked from behind when he was listening to the music while brushing his teeth. They claimed his head was smashed into a wall or a cabinet.&nbsp;
(With inputs from agencies)
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World | Trending | After raising questions over the ethical concerns about OpenAI's practices, Balaji died in November 2024. It was declared by the police that he committed suicide but his parents demanded an investigation by the FBI in the case.

Disclaimer: Some readers may find the story disturbing. Discretion is advised. New photos from the crime scene deepen the mystery behind the death of ChatGPT whistleblower Suchir Balaji. Although the authorities have declared Balaji's death a suicide, his parents have accused OpenAI and claimed he was murdered. After raising questions over the ethical concerns about OpenAI's practices, Balaji died in November 2024. It was declared by the police that he committed suicide but his parents demanded an investigation by the FBI in the case. The parents have even raised $85,000 to pay the fees of the lawyers, investigators, and other experts to prove that their son was murdered. Also read: Musk's decade-old rivalry with Sam Altman creates hitch between Tesla CEO and Trump After the case grabbed attention, X owner Elon Musk, who was one of the founders of OpenAI but left the organisation after raising questions about its ethical practices, showed his support to Balaji's parents and called the case "extremely concerning". The latest photos obtained by the DailyMail showed blood pooled next to the bathroom where Balaji's head lay, and some blood was seen splattered around the bathroom way far away from the dead body, which raised questions on the suicide theory. The photos showed Balaji's wireless earbuds and what looked like synthetic hair on the bloodstains at his residence in San Francisco. His home also appeared to be ransacked “like someone was searching for something". NEW: Photos released of the scene where Open AI whistleblower Suchir Balaji was found deceased, family doesn’t believe he took his own life. Balaji’s parents say they believe their son was m*rdered. Their son had worked for OpenAI and had blown the whistle on the company… pic.twitter.com/Gqond5ASR8 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 25, 2025 Also read: This cheap Chinese AI is trying to compete with Silicon Valley giants! All about DeepSeek “After seeing there is so much blood everywhere, I don’t know how they think it’s a suicide, it doesn’t look close," Balaji’s father told the Daily Mail. Since the death of Balaji, a former employee of OpenAI, his residence has not been touched or cleaned. Balaji's parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, have hired a UCLA pathology professor Dinesh Rao. He wrote a preliminary report that contained photos of the crime scene showing the condition of the room. The photos showed the half-eaten meal of Balaji, his cluttered kitchen table, along with other areas of the one-room apartment. Rao said in his report that the surroundings indicated that a fight or resistance had taken place. One of the earbuds of Balaji was found near his bedroom, covered with bloodstains and hair strands. Also read: 'Bruh, it's down again?': ChatGPT suffers global outage, millions of users unable to access platform The photos of the apartment further showed a large pool of blood outside the bathroom and his other earbud, along with a red shopping bag. Rao called the police investigation incomplete and inadequate, saying they missed vital clues like fake hair and earbuds. He called it a "very serious error". Rao said the condition of Balaji's apartment was “more likely seen in homicidal death scenes and rarely observed in alleged suicidal cases". In a more shocking revelation, Balaji's mother claimed that a private autopsy she paid for showed he was shot from above. Also read: Musk's decade-old rivalry with Sam Altman creates hitch between Tesla CEO and Trump The parents claimed Balaji was attacked from behind when he was listening to the music while brushing his teeth. They claimed his head was smashed into a wall or a cabinet. (With inputs from agencies)

Was Suchir Balaji murdered? New photos from crime scene raise questions on suicide claims

OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT suffered a global outage on Thursday (Jan 23), leaving millions of users unable to access the feature.&nbsp;
As of Thursday evening, there were over 3,800 outages reported, Downdetector said. The cause of the outage is not yet known, according to media reports.
<h2>Users head to social media to express frustration</h2>
Amid the global outage, several ChatGPT users took to social media to express their frustration with the chatbot not working.&nbsp;
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How it feels like coding yourself without chatgpt ChatGPT is down <a href="https://t.co/KEThaV0QU9">pic.twitter.com/KEThaV0QU9</a>
&mdash; Frey (@Freyxfi) <a href="https://twitter.com/Freyxfi/status/1882396220997706149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2025</a></blockquote>

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"ChatGPT is down and I'm coding right now," X user Joash wrote in a post on the social media platform.&nbsp;
"Bruh ChatGPT is down again??? During the work day? So you&rsquo;re telling me I have to&hellip; THINK?!" X user Mustafa said in a post.&nbsp;
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Bruh ChatGPT is down again??? During the work day? So you&rsquo;re telling me I have to&hellip; THINK?! <a href="https://t.co/vXGWjGzJMq">pic.twitter.com/vXGWjGzJMq</a>
&mdash; Mustafa (@KingMusss) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingMusss/status/1882397674496053517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Several X users also said that people were heading to the social media platform to check the news and whether ChatGPT was not working.&nbsp;
<h2>A look at the recent outages</h2>
Thursday's outage came weeks after ChatGPT experienced an outage on the morning of December 26.&nbsp;
As per reports, the cause of the outage was a cloud provider data centre failure, which impacted OpenAI databases.
(With inputs from agencies)

 SCIENCE & TECH | World: Amid the global outage on Thursday, several ChatGPT users took to social media to express their frustration with the Open AI chatbot not working. 

OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT suffered a global outage on Thursday (Jan 23), leaving millions of users unable to access the feature. As of Thursday evening, there were over 3,800 outages reported, Downdetector said. The cause of the outage is not yet known, according to media reports. Users head to social media to express frustration Amid the global outage, several ChatGPT users took to social media to express their frustration with the chatbot not working. How it feels like coding yourself without chatgpt ChatGPT is down pic.twitter.com/KEThaV0QU9 — Frey (@Freyxfi) January 23, 2025 "ChatGPT is down and I'm coding right now," X user Joash wrote in a post on the social media platform. "Bruh ChatGPT is down again??? During the work day? So you’re telling me I have to… THINK?!" X user Mustafa said in a post. Bruh ChatGPT is down again??? During the work day? So you’re telling me I have to… THINK?! pic.twitter.com/vXGWjGzJMq — Mustafa (@KingMusss) January 23, 2025 Several X users also said that people were heading to the social media platform to check the news and whether ChatGPT was not working. A look at the recent outages Thursday's outage came weeks after ChatGPT experienced an outage on the morning of December 26. As per reports, the cause of the outage was a cloud provider data centre failure, which impacted OpenAI databases. (With inputs from agencies)

'Bruh, it's down again?': ChatGPT suffers global outage, millions of users unable to access platform

US AI giant OpenAI has told an Indian court that Indian judiciary does not have jurisdiction over a copyright breach case brought by a local news agency, arguing it had legal obligations in the US. Last year, India&rsquo;s ANI agency sued OpenAI in Delhi High Court, accusing the AI firm of using its content to train its AI models without authorisation. The agency sought $231,000 in damages from the firm and also assurance that it will delete all of its content from its data centres.
Now, OpenAI has told the court that any order in India to remove training data used to train ChatGPT would go against its legal obligations, news agency Reuters reported. In November, OpenAI also assured the court that it won&rsquo;t use ANI&rsquo;s content anymore.
The company questioned Indian court&rsquo;s jurisdiction over the matter, citing a lack of official presence in the country.
OpenAI is facing copyright breach lawsuits across the globe, with several news agencies dragging the AI giant to courts seeking compensation for their content &lsquo;unlawfully used&rsquo; to train AI models. On the contrary, OpenAI maintains it uses publicly available data.
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The matter is listed for hearing at the Delhi High Court on January 28.
In the US, The New York Times, The New York Daily News, and the Center for Investigative Reporting are leading the legal campaign against OpenAI and its backer Microsoft.
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The news organisations argue that ChatGPT was fed with millions of copyrighted works from their websites, including archives, for training purposes, and it was done without consent or remuneration.
Earlier, other news publishers, including the Associated Press, News Corp., and Vox Media, struck a deal with OpenAI over content sharing. But the Times and company are going full offensive, who argue that ChatGPT's dataset must be deleted and billions should be paid in damages.
(With inputs from agencies)

World | India News: Now, OpenAI has told the Delhi high court that any order in India to remove training data used to train ChatGPT would go against its legal obligations.

US AI giant OpenAI has told an Indian court that Indian judiciary does not have jurisdiction over a copyright breach case brought by a local news agency, arguing it had legal obligations in the US. Last year, India’s ANI agency sued OpenAI in Delhi High Court, accusing the AI firm of using its content to train its AI models without authorisation. The agency sought $231,000 in damages from the firm and also assurance that it will delete all of its content from its data centres. Now, OpenAI has told the court that any order in India to remove training data used to train ChatGPT would go against its legal obligations, news agency Reuters reported. In November, OpenAI also assured the court that it won’t use ANI’s content anymore. The company questioned Indian court’s jurisdiction over the matter, citing a lack of official presence in the country. OpenAI is facing copyright breach lawsuits across the globe, with several news agencies dragging the AI giant to courts seeking compensation for their content ‘unlawfully used’ to train AI models. On the contrary, OpenAI maintains it uses publicly available data. Also read: Musk ridicules funding viability of Trump's $500 billion AI project Stargate: 'Actually wasn't there' The matter is listed for hearing at the Delhi High Court on January 28. In the US, The New York Times, The New York Daily News, and the Center for Investigative Reporting are leading the legal campaign against OpenAI and its backer Microsoft. Also read: China considers selling TikTok US to Elon Musk amid ban threat, ByteDance denies rumours The news organisations argue that ChatGPT was fed with millions of copyrighted works from their websites, including archives, for training purposes, and it was done without consent or remuneration. Earlier, other news publishers, including the Associated Press, News Corp., and Vox Media, struck a deal with OpenAI over content sharing. But the Times and company are going full offensive, who argue that ChatGPT's dataset must be deleted and billions should be paid in damages. (With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI vs Indian courts: ChatGPT maker says its legal obligations are only in US

US AI giant OpenAI on Friday (Jan 17) reacted to the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji amid claims by his mother that the Indian-American techie may have been murdered. The 26-year-old was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November, and local investigators closed the case saying it was an act of suicide.
Suchir&rsquo;s mother, Poornima Rao, recently appeared for an interview with American commentator Tucker Carlson, where she blamed the ChatGPT maker for her son&rsquo;s death and demanded a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Reacting to Poornima&rsquo;s comments, OpenAI said it was willing to cooperate with San Francisco Police Department if needed.
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"Suchir was a valued member of our team and we are still heartbroken by his passing. We continue to feel his loss deeply. &nbsp;We have reached out to the San Francisco Police Department and have offered our assistance if it's needed. Law enforcement are the right authorities in this situation, and we trust them to continue sharing updates as needed," OpenAI said in a statement.
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&mdash; OpenAI Newsroom (@OpenAINewsroom) <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/1880015843297489213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
The statement added the company won&rsquo;t comment on the issue further "out of respect".
<h2>Suchir Balaji&rsquo;s relationship with OpenAI</h2>
While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI. Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August last year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant.
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In October, he said in an interview that he won&rsquo;t work for technologies that bring more harm than benefit to society. &ldquo;I no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that I believe would bring society more harm than benefit,&rdquo; Balaji told the New York Times. &ldquo;If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company,&rdquo; Balaji added.
Balaji was also reportedly named in a court filing submitted against OpenAI over alleged copyright violation. Several firms, including Microsoft, its biggest investor, and newspapers have sued OpenAI over breaking copyright laws.
<h2>Mother Poornima Rao's claims</h2>
While talking to Tucker Carlson, Suchir's mother Poornima accused OpenAI of killing her son.&nbsp;
"Everybody is suppressed, nobody is ready to come up and tell the truth. Even the attorneys have been made to say that it is a suicide," she said.
Billionaire Elon Musk also reacted to Balaji's mother's interview, calling the allegations "extremely concerning".
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Extremely concerning <a href="https://t.co/ze1mmlIMdD">pic.twitter.com/ze1mmlIMdD</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1879795436623630825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2025</a></blockquote>

World | Suchir’s mother, Poornima Rao, recently appeared for an interview with American commentator Tucker Carlson, where she blamed the ChatGPT maker for her son’s death 

US AI giant OpenAI on Friday (Jan 17) reacted to the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji amid claims by his mother that the Indian-American techie may have been murdered. The 26-year-old was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November, and local investigators closed the case saying it was an act of suicide. Suchir’s mother, Poornima Rao, recently appeared for an interview with American commentator Tucker Carlson, where she blamed the ChatGPT maker for her son’s death and demanded a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Reacting to Poornima’s comments, OpenAI said it was willing to cooperate with San Francisco Police Department if needed. Also read: Elon Musk responds to interview of OpenAI whistleblower’s mother "Suchir was a valued member of our team and we are still heartbroken by his passing. We continue to feel his loss deeply. We have reached out to the San Francisco Police Department and have offered our assistance if it's needed. Law enforcement are the right authorities in this situation, and we trust them to continue sharing updates as needed," OpenAI said in a statement. pic.twitter.com/LBThrROv3W — OpenAI Newsroom (@OpenAINewsroom) January 16, 2025 The statement added the company won’t comment on the issue further "out of respect". Suchir Balaji’s relationship with OpenAI While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI. Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August last year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant. Also read: OpenAI whistleblower death: Indian-origin victim's mother alleges foul play over 'blood' In October, he said in an interview that he won’t work for technologies that bring more harm than benefit to society. “I no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that I believe would bring society more harm than benefit,” Balaji told the New York Times. “If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company,” Balaji added. Balaji was also reportedly named in a court filing submitted against OpenAI over alleged copyright violation. Several firms, including Microsoft, its biggest investor, and newspapers have sued OpenAI over breaking copyright laws. Mother Poornima Rao's claims While talking to Tucker Carlson, Suchir's mother Poornima accused OpenAI of killing her son. "Everybody is suppressed, nobody is ready to come up and tell the truth. Even the attorneys have been made to say that it is a suicide," she said. Billionaire Elon Musk also reacted to Balaji's mother's interview, calling the allegations "extremely concerning". Extremely concerning pic.twitter.com/ze1mmlIMdD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2025

‘Heartbroken,’ OpenAI reacts to whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death amid murder claims

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes the crown jewel of success isn’t intelligence—it’s curiosity. Sam Altman says and I quote, 'figuring out what questions to ask will eclipse the importance of knowing the answers,' end of quote.

Altman's Money Mantra: Mastering questions shapes success

A group of US news organisations is taking ChapGPT&rsquo;s parent company OpenAI to federal court and the hearing on Tuesday (Jan 14) will determine the fate of the AI giant faced with a massive copyright infringement case.
The Times, The New York Daily News and the Center for Investigative Reporting are leading the legal campaign against OpenAI and its backer Microsoft. The cases against the two entities have now been merged into one.
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The hearing on Tuesday will decide whether OpenAI&rsquo;s plea to dismiss the trial will get approval or the news organisations will be allowed to pursue the case further.
<h2>Arguments of news publishers</h2>
The news organisations argue that ChatGPT was fed with millions of copyrighted works from their websites, including archives, for training purposes and it was done without consent or remuneration. According to the publishers, this data scraping amounts to copyright infringement on a massive scale.
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"[OpenAI's] unlawful use of The Times's work to create artificial intelligence products that compete with it threatens The Times's ability to provide that service," the newspaper's attorneys wrote in an amended complaint filed in August 2023.
"Using the valuable intellectual property of others in these ways without paying for it has been extremely lucrative for [OpenAI]."
<h2>Argument by OpenAI and Microsoft</h2>
On the contrary, attorneys for Microsoft argue that using journalistic text for training an AI model was not illegal.
"In this case, The New York Times uses its might and its megaphone to challenge the latest profound technological advance: the Large Language Model, or LLM," wrote the lawyers in their court filing.
Earlier, other news publishers, including the Associated Press, News Corp. and Vox Media, struck a deal with OpenAI over content-sharing. But the Times and company are going full offensive, who argue that ChatGPT's dataset must be deleted and billions should be paid in damages.
(With inputs from agencies)

World | The Times, The New York Daily News and the Center for Investigative Reporting are leading the legal campaign against OpenAI and its backer Microsoft

A group of US news organisations is taking ChapGPT’s parent company OpenAI to federal court and the hearing on Tuesday (Jan 14) will determine the fate of the AI giant faced with a massive copyright infringement case. The Times, The New York Daily News and the Center for Investigative Reporting are leading the legal campaign against OpenAI and its backer Microsoft. The cases against the two entities have now been merged into one. Also read: US probing 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over remote driving feature The hearing on Tuesday will decide whether OpenAI’s plea to dismiss the trial will get approval or the news organisations will be allowed to pursue the case further. Arguments of news publishers The news organisations argue that ChatGPT was fed with millions of copyrighted works from their websites, including archives, for training purposes and it was done without consent or remuneration. According to the publishers, this data scraping amounts to copyright infringement on a massive scale. Also read: Big Tech bets big on Trump: Google donates $1mn to US President-elect’s inauguration fund "[OpenAI's] unlawful use of The Times's work to create artificial intelligence products that compete with it threatens The Times's ability to provide that service," the newspaper's attorneys wrote in an amended complaint filed in August 2023. "Using the valuable intellectual property of others in these ways without paying for it has been extremely lucrative for [OpenAI]." Argument by OpenAI and Microsoft On the contrary, attorneys for Microsoft argue that using journalistic text for training an AI model was not illegal. "In this case, The New York Times uses its might and its megaphone to challenge the latest profound technological advance: the Large Language Model, or LLM," wrote the lawyers in their court filing. Earlier, other news publishers, including the Associated Press, News Corp. and Vox Media, struck a deal with OpenAI over content-sharing. But the Times and company are going full offensive, who argue that ChatGPT's dataset must be deleted and billions should be paid in damages. (With inputs from agencies)

Court to decide ChapGPT’s fate in copyright infringement case brought by news publishers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has denied recent allegations of sexual abuse made by his sister. The accusations have caused public attention, but Altman has refuted the claims, calling them false.

Sam Altman denies allegations of sexual abuse made by sister

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sister Annie filed a lawsuit against him where she claimed that Sam sexually abused her "several times" during their childhood.&nbsp;
She said that this occurred from the year 1997 to 2006.
Now the tech mogul has taken to his official X account and rebuffed the accusations, calling the claims "entirely untrue".
In a joint statement with his mother Connie and brothers Max and Jack, Sam stated, "Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her well-being. Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult. We know many families facing similar struggles understand this well.&rdquo;
"Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam. We&rsquo;ve chosen not to respond publicly, out of respect for her privacy and our own. However, she has now taken legal action against Sam, and we feel we have no choice but to address this," the statement added.
The family said that Annie struggles with mental health issues and declines traditional treatment.&nbsp;
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My sister has filed a lawsuit against me. Here is a statement from my mom, brothers, and me: <a href="https://t.co/Nve0yokTSX">pic.twitter.com/Nve0yokTSX</a>
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They also stated that she receives regular monthly financial assistance from the CEO and his family, yet continues to demand additional funds.
In the statement, the family called it the "worst allegation", stating that Annie has previously accused members of the family of improperly withholding their father's 401k funds, hacking her wifi and "shadowbanning" her from various websites, including ChatGPT, Twitter, and more.
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The lawsuit, as per CNBC reports, includes instances of Annie being abused by Sam &ldquo;several times a week&rdquo; when she was a toddler. It states that Annie experienced &ldquo;severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and depression, which is expected to continue into the future&rdquo; as a &ldquo;direct and proximate result of the foregoing acts of sexual assault.&rdquo;
She has filed the lawsuit seeking a jury trial against Sam, with damages exceeding $75,000.
Annie has previously levelled allegations against Sam on social media but this is the first time she has taken the matter to court.
(With inputs from agencies)

The family said that Annie struggles with mental health issues and declines traditional treatment. They also stated that she receives regular monthly financial assistance from the CEO and his family, yet continues to demand additional funds.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sister Annie filed a lawsuit against him where she claimed that Sam sexually abused her "several times" during their childhood. She said that this occurred from the year 1997 to 2006. Now the tech mogul has taken to his official X account and rebuffed the accusations, calling the claims "entirely untrue". In a joint statement with his mother Connie and brothers Max and Jack, Sam stated, "Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her well-being. Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult. We know many families facing similar struggles understand this well.” "Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam. We’ve chosen not to respond publicly, out of respect for her privacy and our own. However, she has now taken legal action against Sam, and we feel we have no choice but to address this," the statement added. The family said that Annie struggles with mental health issues and declines traditional treatment. My sister has filed a lawsuit against me. Here is a statement from my mom, brothers, and me: pic.twitter.com/Nve0yokTSX — Sam Altman (@sama) January 7, 2025 They also stated that she receives regular monthly financial assistance from the CEO and his family, yet continues to demand additional funds. In the statement, the family called it the "worst allegation", stating that Annie has previously accused members of the family of improperly withholding their father's 401k funds, hacking her wifi and "shadowbanning" her from various websites, including ChatGPT, Twitter, and more. Also read: Trump warns 'all hell will break out' if Hamas doesn't release hostages before Jan 20 The lawsuit, as per CNBC reports, includes instances of Annie being abused by Sam “several times a week” when she was a toddler. It states that Annie experienced “severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and depression, which is expected to continue into the future” as a “direct and proximate result of the foregoing acts of sexual assault.” She has filed the lawsuit seeking a jury trial against Sam, with damages exceeding $75,000. Annie has previously levelled allegations against Sam on social media but this is the first time she has taken the matter to court. (With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejects sexual abuse allegations by sister, calls claims 'utterly untrue'

In a major twist in the alleged suicide case of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, a US investigative journalist has claimed his backup drive related to the AI giant&rsquo;s testimony has gone missing. George Webb has asserted Balaji&rsquo;s death was not suicide but a murder. He also claimed to have found blood patterns and signs of a struggle at the 26-year-old techie&rsquo;s San Francisco apartment.
Balaji&rsquo;s body was recovered from his apartment on November 26 and authorities determined the death as suicide without giving any further details.
Talking to Indian broadcaster India Today, Webb said he found Suchir&rsquo;s apartment &ldquo;ransacked&rdquo;. &ldquo;Blood trails suggest he was crawling out of the bathroom, trying to seek help," said the journalist. He also criticised the San Francisco Police Department for &ldquo;premature labelling" of his death as a suicide.
<h2>Parents ask for FBI investigation</h2>
Balaji&rsquo;s parents in late December raised doubts over mysteries around their son&rsquo;s death while calling for a detailed investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They alleged that the medical examiner did not spend enough time examining Balaji and the scene.
"The reason they said is he went inside and did not come out, nobody was with him &hellip; and he shot himself," said Poornima Ramarao, Balaji&rsquo;s mother. It is reported that Balaji talked to his parents moments before he allegedly committed suicide.
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The parents said they talked about Balaji&rsquo;s birthday celebrations which included a trip to Los Angeles and that during the 15-minute call, "he was in a good mood."
<h2>Suchir Balaji&rsquo;s relationship with OpenAI</h2>
While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI. Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August last year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant.
Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/openai-whistleblower-death-indian-origin-victims-mother-alleges-foul-play-says-report-8581754">OpenAI whistleblower death: Indian-origin victim's mother alleges foul play over 'blood'</a>
In October, he said in an interview that he won&rsquo;t work for technologies that bring more harm than benefit to society. &ldquo;I no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that I believe would bring society more harm than benefit,&rdquo; Balaji told the New York Times. &ldquo;If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company,&rdquo; Balaji added.
Balaji was also reportedly named in a court filing submitted against OpenAI over alleged copyright violation. Several firms, including Microsoft, its biggest investor, and newspapers have sued OpenAI over breaking copyright laws.
(With inputs from agencies)

World | Balaji’s body was recovered from his apartment on November 26 and authorities determined the death as suicide without giving any further details.

In a major twist in the alleged suicide case of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, a US investigative journalist has claimed his backup drive related to the AI giant’s testimony has gone missing. George Webb has asserted Balaji’s death was not suicide but a murder. He also claimed to have found blood patterns and signs of a struggle at the 26-year-old techie’s San Francisco apartment. Balaji’s body was recovered from his apartment on November 26 and authorities determined the death as suicide without giving any further details. Talking to Indian broadcaster India Today, Webb said he found Suchir’s apartment “ransacked”. “Blood trails suggest he was crawling out of the bathroom, trying to seek help," said the journalist. He also criticised the San Francisco Police Department for “premature labelling" of his death as a suicide. Parents ask for FBI investigation Balaji’s parents in late December raised doubts over mysteries around their son’s death while calling for a detailed investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They alleged that the medical examiner did not spend enough time examining Balaji and the scene. "The reason they said is he went inside and did not come out, nobody was with him … and he shot himself," said Poornima Ramarao, Balaji’s mother. It is reported that Balaji talked to his parents moments before he allegedly committed suicide. Also read: OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's parents demand FBI probe into alleged suicide The parents said they talked about Balaji’s birthday celebrations which included a trip to Los Angeles and that during the 15-minute call, "he was in a good mood." Suchir Balaji’s relationship with OpenAI While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI. Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August last year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant. Also read: OpenAI whistleblower death: Indian-origin victim's mother alleges foul play over 'blood' In October, he said in an interview that he won’t work for technologies that bring more harm than benefit to society. “I no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that I believe would bring society more harm than benefit,” Balaji told the New York Times. “If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company,” Balaji added. Balaji was also reportedly named in a court filing submitted against OpenAI over alleged copyright violation. Several firms, including Microsoft, its biggest investor, and newspapers have sued OpenAI over breaking copyright laws. (With inputs from agencies)

Suchir Balaji’s death: Whistleblower’s backup drive on OpenAI testimony ‘missing’, claims journalist

Poornima Rao, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, has alleged foul play in her son's death. Suchir, a former employee of OpenAI, was found dead in his apartment on November 26.
The medical examiner ruled Balaji's death suicide. He was 26 at the time of his death. However, the victim's mother insists that her son did not die by suicide.
<h2>'Signs of fight in bathroom'</h2>
Speaking to India Today, Poornima said that she found her son's apartment ransacked and there were signs of struggle in the bathroom.&nbsp;
Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/openai-whistleblower-suchir-balajis-parents-demand-fbi-probe-into-his-death-refute-alleged-suicide-8574492" rel="dofollow">OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's parents demand FBI probe into alleged suicide</a>
"There were signs of a fight in the bathroom, and when we fed the picture to ChatGPT, we found that the splatter of blood was not like what it is supposed to be as per the cause of death. We also found separate blood spots in the bathroom that indicate he may have been hit. There was also no suicide note left," she said.
After using ChatGPT, Poornima said she decided to hire a private investigator to probe her son's death. She told India Today that the private investigator concluded that Suchir's death did not seem like a case of suicide.
<h2>Doesn't seem like suicide: Elon Musk</h2>
Tech billionaire Elon Musk supported the claims made by Poornima about her son's death.&nbsp;In a post on X, Musk reacted to Poornima's post about her son's death, where he said, "This doesn't seem like a suicide."
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This doesn&rsquo;t seem like a suicide
&mdash; Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1873367418556612894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 29, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Suchir had quit OpenAI, citing ethical concerns about contributing to a technology he believed would do more harm than good.&nbsp;
(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

India News | World: Despite authorities ruling Suchir's death suicide, his mother has alleged foul play. She said that she found her son's apartment ransacked, besides signs of struggle. 

Poornima Rao, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, has alleged foul play in her son's death. Suchir, a former employee of OpenAI, was found dead in his apartment on November 26. The medical examiner ruled Balaji's death suicide. He was 26 at the time of his death. However, the victim's mother insists that her son did not die by suicide. 'Signs of fight in bathroom' Speaking to India Today, Poornima said that she found her son's apartment ransacked and there were signs of struggle in the bathroom. Also read | OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's parents demand FBI probe into alleged suicide "There were signs of a fight in the bathroom, and when we fed the picture to ChatGPT, we found that the splatter of blood was not like what it is supposed to be as per the cause of death. We also found separate blood spots in the bathroom that indicate he may have been hit. There was also no suicide note left," she said. After using ChatGPT, Poornima said she decided to hire a private investigator to probe her son's death. She told India Today that the private investigator concluded that Suchir's death did not seem like a case of suicide. Doesn't seem like suicide: Elon Musk Tech billionaire Elon Musk supported the claims made by Poornima about her son's death. In a post on X, Musk reacted to Poornima's post about her son's death, where he said, "This doesn't seem like a suicide." This doesn’t seem like a suicide — Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) December 29, 2024 Suchir had quit OpenAI, citing ethical concerns about contributing to a technology he believed would do more harm than good. (With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI whistleblower death: Indian-origin victim's mother alleges foul play over 'blood'

Parents of Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher and whistleblower, are calling for an FBI investigation into the techie's death.&nbsp;
Balaji, who was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov 26, 2024, worked on OpenAI's project WebGPT, which as per John Schulman, one of OpenAI co-founders helped pave the way for ChatGPT.
While the investigators have labelled Suchir Balaji's death a suicide, his parents question the circumstances surrounding it. They contend that the medical examiner did not spend enough time examining Balaji and the scene.
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<h2>Suicide or something else?</h2>
Balaji was discovered dead in his San Francisco apartment during a police welfare check after his mother Poornima Ramarao filed a missing person report after failing to get in touch with him for three days. &nbsp;
Police in their report said, "Officers and medics arrived on scene and located a deceased adult male from what appeared to be a suicide."
"No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation," they added.
However, Balaji's parents contend that the medical examiner only took 40 seconds to declare the death a suicide.
"The reason they said is he went inside and did not come out, nobody was with him &hellip; and he shot himself," said Ramarao, as quoted by The Guardian.
"There was a gun near him," she added.
However, according to the parents, the young techie had no history of mental illness and no suicide note was found.&nbsp;
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Suchir's father Balaji Ramamurthy was the last person to talk to him on Nov 22, 2024. The parents said they talked about the 26-year-old's birthday celebrations which included a trip to Los Angeles and that during the 15-minute call "He was in a good mood."
Describing him as an upstanding human who never had anything bad to say about anyone, Suchir's mother lamented, "I don't know how I could have saved my son by teaching him to tell lies."
"The ethics with which I raised him took his life today," added Ramarao.
(With inputs from agencies)

Balaji, involved in OpenAI's WebGPT project, was found dead in his San Francisco flat; his parents have questioned the official suicide ruling due to lack of thorough investigation.

Parents of Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher and whistleblower, are calling for an FBI investigation into the techie's death. Balaji, who was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov 26, 2024, worked on OpenAI's project WebGPT, which as per John Schulman, one of OpenAI co-founders helped pave the way for ChatGPT. While the investigators have labelled Suchir Balaji's death a suicide, his parents question the circumstances surrounding it. They contend that the medical examiner did not spend enough time examining Balaji and the scene. Also read | Suchir Balaji’s parents reveal whistleblower's copyright concerns against OpenAI Suicide or something else? Balaji was discovered dead in his San Francisco apartment during a police welfare check after his mother Poornima Ramarao filed a missing person report after failing to get in touch with him for three days. Police in their report said, "Officers and medics arrived on scene and located a deceased adult male from what appeared to be a suicide." "No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation," they added. However, Balaji's parents contend that the medical examiner only took 40 seconds to declare the death a suicide. "The reason they said is he went inside and did not come out, nobody was with him … and he shot himself," said Ramarao, as quoted by The Guardian. "There was a gun near him," she added. However, according to the parents, the young techie had no history of mental illness and no suicide note was found. Also read | Who was Suchir Balaji, whistleblower found dead after accusing OpenAI of copyright violation? Suchir's father Balaji Ramamurthy was the last person to talk to him on Nov 22, 2024. The parents said they talked about the 26-year-old's birthday celebrations which included a trip to Los Angeles and that during the 15-minute call "He was in a good mood." Describing him as an upstanding human who never had anything bad to say about anyone, Suchir's mother lamented, "I don't know how I could have saved my son by teaching him to tell lies." "The ethics with which I raised him took his life today," added Ramarao. (With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's parents demand FBI probe into alleged suicide

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Suchir Balaji, the former OpenAI engineer and whistle-blower who was found dead recently, believed the company's practices violated copyright laws, revealed his parents. Balaji was one of the people behind OpenAI's ChatGPT and even helped train the company's artificial intelligence systems.
According to an AP report, the engineer was being considered as a witness against OpenAI.
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<h2>Suchir Balaji in court</h2>
OpenAI founder John Schulman in a social media post memorialising Balaji described the Indian-origin engineer as someone whose "contributions to this project were essential," and said that ChatGPT "wouldn't have succeeded without him". So why did he resign?
As per reports, Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years and was a well-regarded member of the team. He played an important role in the development of some of the company's products. 
Later, he shifted to organising huge datasets of online writing to train OpenAI's fourth-generation language model, the GPT-4. While engaged in this work, he began to question the technology, especially after authors, newspapers and content creators started suing the company for copyright infringement.
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The engineer first raised the concern with the New York Times and reported the publication in October. Later, he told the Associated Press that he would "try to testify" in copyright infringement cases against the company.
"It doesn't feel right to be training on people's data and then competing with them in the marketplace," Suchir Balaji told AP in late October. 
"I don't think you should be able to do that. I don't think you are able to do that legally," he stressed.
He also published a personal blog post expressing his opinions on the topic. However, he had not been deposed, and it is unclear to what extent his revelations will be admitted as evidence in any legal cases after his death. 
(With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI founder John Schulman in a social media post memorialising Balaji described the Indian-origin engineer as someone whose "contributions to this project were essential," and said that ChatGPT "wouldn't have succeeded without him"



New Delhi, India Suchir Balaji, the former OpenAI engineer and whistle-blower who was found dead recently, believed the company's practices violated copyright laws, revealed his parents. Balaji was one of the people behind OpenAI's ChatGPT and even helped train the company's artificial intelligence systems. According to an AP report, the engineer was being considered as a witness against OpenAI. Also read | Who was Suchir Balaji, whistleblower found dead after accusing OpenAI of copyright violation? Suchir Balaji in court OpenAI founder John Schulman in a social media post memorialising Balaji described the Indian-origin engineer as someone whose "contributions to this project were essential," and said that ChatGPT "wouldn't have succeeded without him". So why did he resign? As per reports, Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years and was a well-regarded member of the team. He played an important role in the development of some of the company's products. Later, he shifted to organising huge datasets of online writing to train OpenAI's fourth-generation language model, the GPT-4. While engaged in this work, he began to question the technology, especially after authors, newspapers and content creators started suing the company for copyright infringement. Also read | Trump taps 'The Apprentice' producer Mark Burnett as US special envoy to the UK The engineer first raised the concern with the New York Times and reported the publication in October. Later, he told the Associated Press that he would "try to testify" in copyright infringement cases against the company. "It doesn't feel right to be training on people's data and then competing with them in the marketplace," Suchir Balaji told AP in late October. "I don't think you should be able to do that. I don't think you are able to do that legally," he stressed. He also published a personal blog post expressing his opinions on the topic. However, he had not been deposed, and it is unclear to what extent his revelations will be admitted as evidence in any legal cases after his death. (With inputs from agencies)

Suchir Balaji’s parents reveal whistleblower's copyright concerns against OpenAI

Suchir Balaji, the former OpenAI engineer and whistle-blower who was found dead recently, believed the company's practices violated copyright laws, revealed his parents. Balaji was one of the people behind OpenAI's ChatGPT and even helped train the company's artificial intelligence systems.

According to an AP report, the engineer was being considered as a witness against OpenAI.

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<h2>Suchir Balaji in court</h2>

OpenAI founder John Schulman in a social media post memorialising Balaji described the Indian-origin engineer as someone whose "contributions to this project were essential," and said that ChatGPT "wouldn't have succeeded without him". So why did he resign?

As per reports, Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years and was a well-regarded member of the team. He played an important role in the development of some of the company's products.&nbsp;

Later, he shifted to organising huge datasets of online writing to train OpenAI's fourth-generation language model, the GPT-4. While engaged in this work, he began to question the technology, especially after authors, newspapers and content creators started suing the company for copyright infringement.

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The engineer first raised the concern with the New York Times and reported the publication in October. Later, he told the Associated Press that he would "try to testify" in copyright infringement cases against the company.

"It doesn't feel right to be training on people's data and then competing with them in the marketplace," Suchir Balaji told AP in late October.&nbsp;

"I don't think you should be able to do that. I don't think you are able to do that legally," he stressed.

He also published a personal blog post expressing his opinions on the topic. However, he had not been deposed, and it is unclear to what extent his revelations will be admitted as evidence in any legal cases after his death.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Suchir Balaji, the former OpenAI engineer and whistle-blower who was found dead recently, believed the company's practices violated copyright laws, revealed his parents.

Suchir Balaji, the former OpenAI engineer and whistle-blower who was found dead recently, believed the company's practices violated copyright laws, revealed his parents. Balaji was one of the people behind OpenAI's ChatGPT and even helped train the company's artificial intelligence systems. According to an AP report, the engineer was being considered as a witness against OpenAI. Also read | Who was Suchir Balaji, whistleblower found dead after accusing OpenAI of copyright violation? Suchir Balaji in court OpenAI founder John Schulman in a social media post memorialising Balaji described the Indian-origin engineer as someone whose "contributions to this project were essential," and said that ChatGPT "wouldn't have succeeded without him". So why did he resign? As per reports, Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years and was a well-regarded member of the team. He played an important role in the development of some of the company's products. Later, he shifted to organising huge datasets of online writing to train OpenAI's fourth-generation language model, the GPT-4. While engaged in this work, he began to question the technology, especially after authors, newspapers and content creators started suing the company for copyright infringement. Also read | Trump taps 'The Apprentice' producer Mark Burnett as US special envoy to the UK The engineer first raised the concern with the New York Times and reported the publication in October. Later, he told the Associated Press that he would "try to testify" in copyright infringement cases against the company. "It doesn't feel right to be training on people's data and then competing with them in the marketplace," Suchir Balaji told AP in late October. "I don't think you should be able to do that. I don't think you are able to do that legally," he stressed. He also published a personal blog post expressing his opinions on the topic. However, he had not been deposed, and it is unclear to what extent his revelations will be admitted as evidence in any legal cases after his death. (With inputs from agencies)

A former researcher at OpenAI and whistleblower has tragically been found dead at the age of 26. The individual, whose identity has not been fully disclosed, was known for raising concerns about ethical practices within the organization. The news has shocked the tech community, sparking discussions about the risks faced by whistleblowers in the tech industry. Authorities are investigating the cause of death, as many questions remain unanswered surrounding the circumstances.

Former OpenAI Researcher and Whistleblower Found Dead at 26

A former researcher at OpenAI and whistleblower has tragically been found dead at the age of 26. The individual, whose identity has not been fully disclosed, was known for raising concerns about ethical practices within the organization. The news has shocked the tech community, sparking discussions about the risks faced by whistleblowers in the tech industry. Authorities are investigating the cause of death, as many questions remain unanswered surrounding the circumstances.



A former Indian-American employee of OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, was recently found dead at his apartment in San Francisco after accusing the AI giant of violating copyright law. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) identified the deceased as 26-year-old Suchir Balaji. “The manner of death has been determined as suicide. The OCME has notified the next-of-kin and has no further comments or reports for publication at this time,” the OCME said in a statement to the media.

OpenAI responded to Balaji’s death by saying it was ‘devastated’. “We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time,” a spokesperson of the company was quoted as saying by TechCrunch.

Local authorities, including the police department and medics, found no evidence of foul play and are treating the case as suicide.

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Who was&nbsp;Suchir Balaji?

Balaji studied computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and then went on to working for OpenAI.&nbsp;

While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI.

During his early days at OpenAI, Balaji worked on WebGPT, and later went on to work on the pretraining team for GPT-4, reasoning team with o1, and post-training for ChatGPT, his LinkedIn states.

Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August this year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant. In October, he said in an interview that he won’t work for technologies that bring more harm than benefit to society. “I no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that I believe would bring society more harm than benefit,” Balaji told the New York Times. “If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company,” Balaji added.

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Balaji was also reportedly named in a court filing submitted against OpenAI over alleged copyright violation. Several firms, including Microsoft, its biggest investor, and newspapers have sued OpenAI over breaking copyright laws.

US billionaire Elon Musk has also reacted to Balaji’s death on X.

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OpenAI faced several lawsuits from writers, programmers and journalists in 2022 who accused OpenAI of unlawfully using their content to train its AI model. Balaji also said in his interview that ChatGPT would negatively impact businesses and entrepreneurs whose information was utilised to train ChatGPT.

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A former Indian-American employee of OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, was recently found dead at his apartment in San Francisco after accusing the AI giant of violating copyright law.

A former Indian-American employee of OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, was recently found dead at his apartment in San Francisco after accusing the AI giant of violating copyright law. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) identified the deceased as 26-year-old Suchir Balaji. “The manner of death has been determined as suicide. The OCME has notified the next-of-kin and has no further comments or reports for publication at this time,” the OCME said in a statement to the media. OpenAI responded to Balaji’s death by saying it was ‘devastated’. “We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news today and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time,” a spokesperson of the company was quoted as saying by TechCrunch. Local authorities, including the police department and medics, found no evidence of foul play and are treating the case as suicide. Also read: OpenAI releases its AI video-generation tool Sora to everyone in US Who was Suchir Balaji? Balaji studied computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and then went on to working for OpenAI. While in college, Balaji is understood to have interned at OpenAI and Scale AI. During his early days at OpenAI, Balaji worked on WebGPT, and later went on to work on the pretraining team for GPT-4, reasoning team with o1, and post-training for ChatGPT, his LinkedIn states. Notably, Balaji left OpenAI in August this year, ending his four-year stint at the AI giant. In October, he said in an interview that he won’t work for technologies that bring more harm than benefit to society. “I no longer wanted to contribute to technologies that I believe would bring society more harm than benefit,” Balaji told the New York Times. “If you believe what I believe, you have to just leave the company,” Balaji added. Also read: Jeff Bezos, OpenAI back robot startup physical intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation Balaji was also reportedly named in a court filing submitted against OpenAI over alleged copyright violation. Several firms, including Microsoft, its biggest investor, and newspapers have sued OpenAI over breaking copyright laws. US billionaire Elon Musk has also reacted to Balaji’s death on X. Hmm https://t.co/HsElym3uLV — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 14, 2024 × OpenAI faced several lawsuits from writers, programmers and journalists in 2022 who accused OpenAI of unlawfully using their content to train its AI model. Balaji also said in his interview that ChatGPT would negatively impact businesses and entrepreneurs whose information was utilised to train ChatGPT. (With inputs from agencies)

Who was Suchir Balaji, whistleblower found dead after accusing OpenAI of copyright violation?

People in the United States can now use an artificial intelligence video generator of OpenAI called Sora, which was made publicly available on Monday (Dec 9).

In February, OpenAI first presented Sora but at that time it was accessible to only select filmmakers, artists and safety testers.&nbsp;

After the announcement of Sora on Monday (Dec 9), the website of OpenAI did not allow new sign-ups because of heavy traffic.

<h2>What is Sora?</h2>

Sora is a text-to-video generator tool which is capable of creating AI video clips on the basis of the written prompts of a user.

For example, the website of OpenAI had the prompt of “a wide, serene shot of a family of woolly mammoths in an open desert”.

The video generated from this prompt showed a group of three extinct creatures who were walking slowly through sand dunes.

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“We hope this early version of Sora will enable people everywhere to explore new forms of creativity, tell their stories, and push the boundaries of what’s possible with video storytelling,” wrote OpenAI in a blog post.

OpenAI is famous for creating the popular chatbot ChatGPT but also has its branches in other forms of generative AI.&nbsp;

The platform works on a voice-cloning tool and has integrated the image generation tool Dall-E into the functions of ChatGPT. The AI market is being led by this Microsoft-backed company and it is now valued at around $160 billion.

Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee was allowed to test the tool by OpenAI ahead of Sora’s release. He stated that the results were “horrifying and inspiring at the same time”.

<h2>Redditers discuss the launch of OpenAI</h2>

In October, Reddit users&nbsp;asked OpenAI executives about the release date of Sora and asked whether the launch was being delayed “due to the amount of compute/time required for inference or due to safety.”&nbsp;

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OpenAI’s product chief Kevin Weil in his response&nbsp;said, “Need to perfect the model, need to get safety/impersonation/other things right, and need to scale compute!”

“We obviously have a big target on our back as OpenAI,”&nbsp;Rohan Sahai, OpenAI’s Sora product lead, said on the live stream, and added&nbsp;that illegal use of the technology needs to be prevented by the company. “But we also want to balance that with creative expression," he said.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

People in the United States can now use an artificial intelligence video generator of OpenAI called Sora, which was made publicly available on Monday (Dec 9). In February, OpenAI first presented Sora but at that time it was accessible to only select filmmakers, artists and safety testers.

People in the United States can now use an artificial intelligence video generator of OpenAI called Sora, which was made publicly available on Monday (Dec 9). In February, OpenAI first presented Sora but at that time it was accessible to only select filmmakers, artists and safety testers. After the announcement of Sora on Monday (Dec 9), the website of OpenAI did not allow new sign-ups because of heavy traffic. What is Sora? Sora is a text-to-video generator tool which is capable of creating AI video clips on the basis of the written prompts of a user. For example, the website of OpenAI had the prompt of “a wide, serene shot of a family of woolly mammoths in an open desert”. The video generated from this prompt showed a group of three extinct creatures who were walking slowly through sand dunes. Also Read: Jeff Bezos, OpenAI back robot startup physical intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation “We hope this early version of Sora will enable people everywhere to explore new forms of creativity, tell their stories, and push the boundaries of what’s possible with video storytelling,” wrote OpenAI in a blog post. OpenAI is famous for creating the popular chatbot ChatGPT but also has its branches in other forms of generative AI. The platform works on a voice-cloning tool and has integrated the image generation tool Dall-E into the functions of ChatGPT. The AI market is being led by this Microsoft-backed company and it is now valued at around $160 billion. Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee was allowed to test the tool by OpenAI ahead of Sora’s release. He stated that the results were “horrifying and inspiring at the same time”. Redditers discuss the launch of OpenAI In October, Reddit users asked OpenAI executives about the release date of Sora and asked whether the launch was being delayed “due to the amount of compute/time required for inference or due to safety.” Also Read: OpenAI takes on Google's search engine by adding new search function to ChatGPT OpenAI’s product chief Kevin Weil in his response said, “Need to perfect the model, need to get safety/impersonation/other things right, and need to scale compute!” “We obviously have a big target on our back as OpenAI,” Rohan Sahai, OpenAI’s Sora product lead, said on the live stream, and added that illegal use of the technology needs to be prevented by the company. “But we also want to balance that with creative expression," he said. (With inputs from agencies)

OpenAI releases its AI video-generation tool Sora to everyone in US

San Francisco-based robotics startup Physical Intelligence has secured $400 million in funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $2.4 billion, the company confirmed on November 4 according to a detailed report by CNBC.

The round was led by a prominent group of investors, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Lux Capital, and Bond Capital. Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital also participated, marking a significant boost for the startup's ambitious vision the CNBC report detailed further.

This new funding round is a dramatic leap from Physical Intelligence's previous seed round in March, when the company raised $70 million at a valuation of $400 million. The startup’s impressive growth and increasing valuation reflect the growing interest in developing robotics powered by advanced AI, particularly in the realm of general-purpose, task-oriented robots.

Objective of Physical Intelligence<o:p></o:p>

Physical Intelligence aims to bring "general-purpose AI into the physical world" by developing AI models and algorithms capable of powering versatile robots. The company's team includes experts with backgrounds from top tech firms such as Tesla, Google DeepMind, and X (formerly Twitter), adding significant credibility to its mission.

Further, over the past eight months, Physical Intelligence has focused on creating a "general-purpose" AI model that can enable robots to perform a variety of tasks. The company sees this as a crucial step toward its long-term goal of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), AI that can match or exceed human cognitive abilities across a wide range of activities.

The company's vision is that, in the future, users will be able to ask robots to perform any task in much the same way they currently interact with large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. Physical Intelligence has already demonstrated how its technology could enable robots to perform everyday tasks such as doing laundry, clearing tables, or assembling boxes, tasks that typically require human ability, decision-making, and adaptability.

The investment news arrives shortly after OpenAI's recent updates to its ChatGPT platform, which introduced a search feature aimed at better competing with major search engines like Google and Microsoft's Bing. The move signals a continued push by OpenAI to expand its reach beyond chatbots and into broader AI applications. Last month, OpenAI closed another funding round, which valued the company at a staggering $157 billion.

Physical Intelligence's growth mirrors this trend, positioning the startup as a potential key player in the robotics and AI sectors. The company’s focus on developing scalable AI solutions for robots aligns with the growing interest in automation and AI-driven technologies across industries, from manufacturing to personal assistants.

The fresh capital and high-profile backing suggest that Physical Intelligence could be on track to revolutionize how robots integrate into everyday life, bringing us closer to a future where robots perform complex tasks seamlessly alongside humans. As the field of AI-driven robotics evolves, the company's advancements could play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of intelligent machines.

San Francisco-based robotics startup Physical Intelligence has secured $400 million in funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $2.4 billion, the company confirmed on November 4 according to a detailed report by CNBC.

San Francisco-based robotics startup Physical Intelligence has secured $400 million in funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $2.4 billion, the company confirmed on November 4 according to a detailed report by CNBC. The round was led by a prominent group of investors, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Lux Capital, and Bond Capital. Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital also participated, marking a significant boost for the startup's ambitious vision the CNBC report detailed further. This new funding round is a dramatic leap from Physical Intelligence's previous seed round in March, when the company raised $70 million at a valuation of $400 million. The startup’s impressive growth and increasing valuation reflect the growing interest in developing robotics powered by advanced AI, particularly in the realm of general-purpose, task-oriented robots. Objective of Physical Intelligence Physical Intelligence aims to bring "general-purpose AI into the physical world" by developing AI models and algorithms capable of powering versatile robots. The company's team includes experts with backgrounds from top tech firms such as Tesla, Google DeepMind, and X (formerly Twitter), adding significant credibility to its mission. Further, over the past eight months, Physical Intelligence has focused on creating a "general-purpose" AI model that can enable robots to perform a variety of tasks. The company sees this as a crucial step toward its long-term goal of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), AI that can match or exceed human cognitive abilities across a wide range of activities. The company's vision is that, in the future, users will be able to ask robots to perform any task in much the same way they currently interact with large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. Physical Intelligence has already demonstrated how its technology could enable robots to perform everyday tasks such as doing laundry, clearing tables, or assembling boxes, tasks that typically require human ability, decision-making, and adaptability. The investment news arrives shortly after OpenAI's recent updates to its ChatGPT platform, which introduced a search feature aimed at better competing with major search engines like Google and Microsoft's Bing. The move signals a continued push by OpenAI to expand its reach beyond chatbots and into broader AI applications. Last month, OpenAI closed another funding round, which valued the company at a staggering $157 billion. Physical Intelligence's growth mirrors this trend, positioning the startup as a potential key player in the robotics and AI sectors. The company’s focus on developing scalable AI solutions for robots aligns with the growing interest in automation and AI-driven technologies across industries, from manufacturing to personal assistants. The fresh capital and high-profile backing suggest that Physical Intelligence could be on track to revolutionize how robots integrate into everyday life, bringing us closer to a future where robots perform complex tasks seamlessly alongside humans. As the field of AI-driven robotics evolves, the company's advancements could play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of intelligent machines.

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OpenAI on Thursday (Oct 31) added a new search function to its popular language model ChatGPT, opting to integrate the feature into the chatbot instead of launching a separate product.

OpenAI on Thursday (Oct 31) added a new search function to its popular language model ChatGPT, opting to integrate the feature into the chatbot instead of launching a separate product. This new search function, called ChatGPT Search, could put OpenAI in direct competition with Google's search engine. The artificial intelligence (AI) giant said it was releasing the feature to paid users of ChatGPT but will eventually expand it to all ChatGPT users. 'A fine-tuned version of GPT-4o' The search model is a fine-tuned version of GPT-4o, OpenAI said, adding that all ChatGPT Plus and Team users would have had access to it on Thursday. "ChatGPT search leverages third-party search providers, as well as content provided directly by our partners, to provide the information users are looking for," OpenAI said in a blog post. The AI giant also pointed out it collaborated extensively with the news industry and gathered feedback from its partners on the search function. Any website or publisher can choose to appear⁠ in the ChatGPT search. The launch of this new search function comes months after OpenAI selectively launched SearchGPT in July- an AI-powered search engine prototype with real-time access to information from the internet. 'ChatGPT search my favourite feature' In a post on X, OpenAI's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Altman said, "Search is my favourite feature we have launched in ChatGPT since the original launch! It has probably doubled my usage over the past few weeks." search is my favorite feature we have launched in chatgpt since the original the launch! it has probably doubled my usage over the past few weeks. https://t.co/alD11AwUUb — Sam Altman (@sama) October 31, 2024 × "Search will be available at chatgpt.com⁠(opens in a new window), as well as on our desktop and mobile apps. All ChatGPT Plus and Team users, as well as SearchGPT waitlist users, will have access today. Enterprise and Edu users will get access in the next few weeks. We’ll roll out to all Free users over the coming months," OpenAI said in the blog post.

OpenAI takes on Google's search engine by adding new search function to ChatGPT

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