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OpenAI strikes security deal with US government, eyes $100 billion valuation

OpenAI has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the US government to collaborate on AI safety research and evaluation.  The deal comes as the company is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a staggering $100 billion valuation, showing how, despite a slower period of progress, OpenAI is still very much charging forward into the future.  On Thursday, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced that it had reached agreements with both OpenAI and rival AI firm Anthropic.  The partnerships will give the government inside access to major new AI models

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Why is the AI world ranting on about strawberries?

OpenAI has gone fairly quiet once again, with its much-hyped voice chat features rolling out far more slowly than anyone had anticipated.  But there have been murmurings about new projects in the works, including SearchGPT, which combines generative AI and web browsing and the more mysterious “Project Strawberry.” Strawberry’s origins extend back to November 2023, when a model (more so a training technique) named Q* surfaced in leaks from Reuters. It was even speculated that Q* was potentially dangerous and played some role in CEO Sam Altman’s hiring and firing last year.  Q* was thought to combine an advanced reasoning

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OpenAI says Voice Engine might be too risky to release

OpenAI says it ran a small-scale test of its new voice cloning product Voice Engine with a few select partners. The results show promising applications for the tech, but safety concerns may keep it from being released. OpenAI says that Voice Engine can clone a human’s voice based on a single 15-second recording of their voice. The tool can then generate “natural-sounding speech that closely resembles the original speaker.” Once cloned, Voice Engine can turn text inputs into audible speech using “emotive and realistic voices.” The tool’s capability makes exciting applications possible but raises serious safety issues too. Promising use

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Researchers join open letter advocating for independent AI evaluations

Over 100 leading AI experts issued an open letter demanding that companies behind generative AI technologies, like OpenAI, Meta, and others, open their doors to independent testing.  Their message is clear: AI developers’ terms and conditions are curbing independent research efforts into AI tool safety.  Co-signees feature leading experts such as Stanford’s Percy Liang, Pulitzer…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seeks trillions for outlandish AI chip project

OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, is reportedly in the process of coordinating an unfathomable funding effort, aiming to secure between $5 trillion and $7 trillion.  This massive investment is intended to vastly expand the production capabilities of high-performance AI hardware, which the generative AI industry depends on – and can never get enough of.  Demand for…

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