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14.07 / 15:41

Facebook Twitter BLOCK Action US FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues

OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot. The agency sent OpenAI a 20-page letter requesting detailed information on its AI technology, products, customers, privacy safeguards and data security arrangements.

30.06 / 12:29

business regulation Microsoft Europe European Union Tech letter The EU’s AI regulations sparked a letter signed by 160 tech execs

An open letter to lawmakers in the European Union was issued by more than 160 executives from tech companies around the world urging careful consideration of artificial intelligence (AI) regulations not to stunt the industry or markets.

20.06 / 19:41

Government regulation us government Machine Learning Silicon Valley U.S. Biden to discuss dangers of AI in San Francisco meeting with experts

United States President Joe Biden will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) with a group of Silicon Valley experts on June 20 between campaign fundraising stops in California.

16.06 / 04:28

business Adoption Google Research Meta tech startups AI startup seed funding AI startup by ex-Meta and Google researchers raises $113M in seed funding

A brand new artificial intelligence (AI) startup dedicated to rival ChatGPT creator, OpenAI, raised $113 million in seed funding, bringing up its valuation to $260 million within two months of inception.

10.06 / 12:25

business Technology Adoption ChatGPT OpenAI CEO highlights South Korean chips sector for AI growth, investment

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on June 9 and urged South Korea to play a leading role in manufacturing the chips needed for artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Altman also expressed an interest in investing in Korean startups and collaborating with bigger chipmakers like Samsung Electronics.

31.05 / 14:37

business regulation Europe European Union ChatGPT EU, US should push for AI code of conduct: EU tech chief

Lawmakers in the European Union are seeking to implement a code of conduct for the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) prior to their forthcoming EU AI Act.

27.05 / 05:01

Worldcoin OpenAI Sam OpenAI's Sam Altman raises $115 mln for Worldcoin crypto project

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital for a cryptocurrency project he co-founded. The project, Worldcoin, aims to distribute a crypto token to people «just for being a unique individual». The project uses a device to scan irises to confirm their identity, after which they are given the tokens for free. Worldcoin has faced criticism for perceived privacy risks. In response to Altman's tweet introducing the project in 2021, former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden tweeted, «Don't catalogue eyeballs». The token will not be available to people in the United States and some other countries, according to Worldcoin's website.

25.05 / 15:37

Target Aware CEO Platform Sam Sam Altman Co-Founder of Worldcoin Raises $115 Million for Unique Cryptocurrency

The Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round for a cryptocurrency project.

24.05 / 12:17

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Officials in the United States are making efforts to keep tabs on the development of artificial intelligence (AI), as new plans surface to examine workers’ experience with AI surveillance.

24.05 / 07:17

business Technology Funding AI developer Anthropic raises $450M in Series C round

On May 23, artificial intelligence (AI) safety and research company Anthropic announced that it had raised $450 million in Series C funding led by Spark Capital, with additional participation by Google, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures and Zoom Ventures.

16.05 / 19:47

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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and co-founder of Worldcoin, recently testified before Congress alongside IBM’s chief of trust, Christina Montgomery, and NYU professor Gary Marcus.

15.05 / 20:29

Digital Altcoins CEO coinbase Investment Sam OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Verge of Securing $100 Million for Worldcoin Crypto Project

Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman’s crypto project Worldcoin is reportedly on the verge of securing $100 million worth of investments from “existing and new investors.”

15.05 / 04:07

business Report data Financial Times ChatGPT Worldcoin OpenAI CEO in ‘advanced talks’ for $100M Worldcoin funding: Report

OpenAI boss Sam Altman is reportedly in “advanced talks” of securing $100 million funding for Worldcoin, a project aimed at creating a collectively owned and globally distributed cryptocurrency.

09.05 / 16:05

wallet ChatGPT Sam Sam Altman's Worldcoin Introduces App for Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Project

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project has launched a self-custodial mobile app that allows users to manage their World ID and a range of cryptocurrencies.

03.05 / 22:11

business Google Machine Learning ChatGPT Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says we may have AGI ‘in the next few years’

Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, recently predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) systems would reach human-level cognition somewhere between “the next few years” and “maybe within a decade.”

18.04 / 18:19

business Blockchain Technology Microsoft Machine Learning Power Microsoft is developing its own AI chip to power ChatGPT: Report

Microsoft has secretly been developing its own artificial intelligence (AI) chips to deal with the rising costs of development for in-house and OpenAI projects, per a report from The Information.

17.03 / 18:29

UPS Provident SEC CEO Action COMPOSITE How to use ChatGPT 4.0

OpenAI recently released ChatGPT-4, the most recent version of ChatGPT, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) language tool that has created quite a buzz in the technology industry. The latest language model has a larger information database, allowing it to provide more accurate information and write code in all major programming languages.

16.03 / 02:43

business Adoption defi identity OpenAI co-founder’s 'World ID' project launches, along with SDK waitlist

Crypto unicorn Worldcoin has launched a waitlist for its “World ID” software development kit (SDK) — which will allow websites to verify the uniqueness and humanness of its users without storing their personal information.

23.03 / 14:03

Altcoins privacy security Investment valuation Crypto Project Worldcoin to Raise USD 100M at USD 3B Valuation - Report

Major crypto exchange Coinbase-backed startup Worldcoin is reportedly set to raise USD 100m through the sale of its tokens, valuing the total supply of the tokens at USD 3bn.

17.03 / 17:25

Adoption privacy security Investment data privacy Worldcoin Pulls Out Of Numerous Countries Amid Data Privacy Concerns, Technological Challenges

Major crypto exchange Coinbase-backed startup Worldcoin has decided to stop operations in at least seven countries as a result of intensifying logistics challenges that are impacting the company’s launch plans.

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