Alphabet, Google’s parent company, agreed to pay $700 million and make changes to its online app store, adhering to the terms of an antitrust settlement released Monday. As part of the deal, the company will make changes to its app store to reduce barriers to competition for developers, including allowing apps to charge users directly. … [Read more…]
Facebook parent Meta has split up its Responsible AI division, the team dedicated to regulating the security of its artificial intelligence projects. Most of Responsible AI’s employees have been assigned to the generative AI product development team. The move comes after a series of layoffs and reassignment changes to the team this year. Meta CEO … [Read more…]
CNN – OpenAI, the company behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT, fired its CEO and founder Sam Altman on Friday. His surprise departure sent shockwaves through the emerging AI industry. The company said in a statement that an internal investigation found that Altman was not always honest with the board. “Mr. “Altman’s departure follows an advisory … [Read more…]