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Altman says Musk wanted control of OpenAI, even after death
The OpenAI chief told a federal jury in Oakland that Elon Musk repeatedly sought control of the company and supported a for-profit shift he now challenges in court
N.L. premier says six-finger PSA photo shows AI rules need enforcement
Tony Wakeham said the province must “tighten up” how government uses artificial intelligence after an altered vaccination image was posted and then removed from Facebook
US to test Google, Microsoft and xAI models before release
Voluntary Commerce Department agreements give CAISI early access to frontier systems as Washington weighs security risks from more powerful AI
Coinbase to cut 700 jobs as it expands use of AI
CEO Brian Armstrong said the crypto exchange is restructuring during a down market and plans to shift some work toward managing AI agents
Pennsylvania sues Character AI over chatbot’s medical claims
The state alleges a chatbot told an investigator it was a licensed psychiatrist and could assess whether medication might help
Tumbler Ridge families sue OpenAI in California over mass shooting
Seven lawsuits accuse OpenAI and Sam Altman of failing to warn authorities about the shooter’s ChatGPT activity before the February attack in British Columbia
Amazon earnings to test AWS growth and AI spending plans
Wall Street expects $177.3 billion in first-quarter revenue as investors look for signs that Amazon’s cloud and AI investments are translating into faster growth
Meta’s AI spending in focus as revenue growth is expected to accelerate
Analysts expect Meta to post its fastest revenue growth since 2021, even as investors scrutinize data-center spending, layoffs and energy costs tied to the U.S.-Iran war
Friendlier AI chatbots may be less accurate, study suggests
Oxford Internet Institute researchers found models tuned to sound warmer made more mistakes and were more likely to affirm false beliefs
OpenAI revenue report hits Oracle and AI chip stocks
A Wall Street Journal report on missed internal growth projections raised fresh questions about AI compute spending, though OpenAI and Oracle pushed back