OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster

Plus, ElonMusk’s new company xAI is preparing to launch ChatGPT rival

Nov 26, 2023

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer hosts tech leaders and experts at AI forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington — Image source: Reuters

Opening note

Last week, Reuters published a very a revealing report claiming that ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's firing, some of the Open AI researchers warned the board of directors about a powerful new AI algorithm called Q* (pronounced Q-Star) that could threaten humanity if misused. In a letter, the researchers expressed great …

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