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An OpenAI safety worker quit his job, arguing in an online forum that he had lost confidence that the Sam Altman-led company will "behave responsibly around the time of [artificial general intelligence]," the theoretical point at which an AI can outperform a human.

Not Aligned

Is OpenAI really committed to ensuring that an AGI won't go rogue?

OpenAI Safety Worker Quit Due to Losing Confidence Company "Would Behave Responsibly Around the Time of AGI"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman let slip that he wants the company to be able to generate "NSFW stuff" like erotica and gore.

Serving Content

But no deepfakes!

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Would Like to Enable Gore and Erotica for "Personal Use"

The AI of the future won't just be a chatbot — it will be, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the world's most knowledgeable assistant. 

Executive Assistant

Quick question: why would anyone want this? 

Sam Altman Says AI Will Be Like a Super Smart Person Who "Knows Absolutely Everything" About Your Life

Eyeball-scanning orbs are not a dime a dozen — and now, the Sam Altman-backed crypto startup Worldcoin is running out of them. 

Ponderous

What are we supposed to ponder now?

Sam Altman Is Running Out of Orbs

Venture capitalists are balking at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sky-high aspirations and are seemingly starting to become disillusioned.

Platform of Sam

"For the same reason I don't trust Elon, I just don't trust somebody whose aspirations are so clearly about themselves."

VC Slams Sam Altman as "Megalomaniac"

Mere days after Stability AI CEO and founder Emad Mostaque stepped down, he hopped on a video call with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Emad and Satya Sitting in a Tree

"He is above, below and around us. In Satya we trust."

Ousted Founder of Stability AI Seen Meeting With Microsoft CEO

OpenAI has apparently been demonstrating GPT-5, the next generation of its notorious large language model, to prospective buyers.

Talking Shop

"It's really good, like materially better."

OpenAI Reportedly Looking to Release GPT-5 This Summer

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is remaining tight-lipped about its secretive Q* project — even after admitting that his company is a leaky ship.

Star F*ckers

"It's very mysterious, Sam."

Sam Altman Shuts Down Q* Questions

In a legal response, OpenAI has pushed back against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's lawsuit against it, accusing him of making "incoherent" claims.

Butthurt

The company is calling his "convoluted" bluff.

OpenAI Ridicules Elon Musk's "Incoherent" Lawsuit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says many people are confused about whether AI is a "creature" or a "tool." Which is it?

Altman Bridge

Is AI a "tool," or a "creature"?

Sam Altman Denies OpenAI Is Building AI "Creatures"

Elon Musk is officially suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company of hiding its AI models' secrets from the world.

Open Up, Sam

He desperately wants a piece of the pie.

Elon Musk Sues OpenAI for Doing For-Profit AI, Which He's Also Doing

OpenAI and its embattled CEO, Sam Altman, are apparently being investigated by the SEC about statements made to the company's investors.

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