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OpenAI hits pause on video model Sora

OpenAI hits pause on video model Sora after artists leak access in protest

OpenAI shut down its highly anticipated video generation service Sora, after artists invited to test its capabilities staged a protest that allowed anyone to use it.

Fortune on MSN · 8h

A group of artists just leaked access to OpenAI’s hotly anticipated Sora video tool to protest ‘corporate AI overlords’

A group of artists, volunteering as beta testers for OpenAI’s Sora video AI model, shared the API to access the model on Hugging Face in protest, calling out what they claim are exploitative practices.

PCMag on MSN · 12h

Artists Leak OpenAI's Sora Video Generator in 'PR Puppet' Protest

A group of creatives claim the company is exploiting them for advertising and beta testing while having no real interest in art. OpenAI says participation in the early access program is 'voluntary.'

OpenAI, SoftBank

Hindustan Times · 1h

OpenAI allows its employees to sell $1.5 billion stock to Masayoshi Son's SoftBank: Report

SoftBank's billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son has been persistently seeking a larger stake in OpenAI after investing in the last funding round

NBC New York · 3h

OpenAI gets new $1.5 billion investment from SoftBank, allowing employees to sell shares in a tender offer

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a new $1.5 billion tender offer, a continuation of its recent $6.6 billion funding round, led by SoftBank, CNBC has learned.

Wall Street Journal · 9m

SoftBank Group Plans to Invest $1.5 Billion in OpenAI Through Tender Offer

The Japanese tech investment company is starting a tender offer to buy shares worth $1.5 billion in OpenAI from employees of the startup, a person familiar with the matter said.

OpenAI, West African and Pulaar language

Bloomberg L.P. · 21h

OpenAI, Meta and Orange to Train AI Models on African Languages

OpenAI and Meta Platforms Inc. will begin training artificial intelligence programs on African languages, addressing a shortage of models for the continent’s thousands of dialects.

TechCentral · 3h

OpenAI, Meta and Orange to collaborate on AI models for African languages

The project, which also involves French telecommunications operator Orange, will start during the first half of next year, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. Initially, the companies will focus on two West African languages, Wolof and Pulaar, which are spoken by 22 million people in the region.

Business Insider · 12h

Orange partners with OpenAI, Meta over custom AI models, CNBC says

Orange (ORANY) said it is collaborating with Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI and Meta (META) to create custom AI models designed to better

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OpenAI’s Copyright Violation Lawsuit: What You Need to Know About ANI’s Claims

OpenAI is facing a copyright lawsuit from ANI over AI training data — the implications could be huge for the industry.

OpenAI considers taking on Google with browser, the Information reports

ChatGPT-creator OpenAI has recently considered developing a web browser that would combine with its chatbot and separately ...

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Sarah Silverman says her lawsuit against OpenAI is difficult because the company is one of the 'richest entities in the world'

Sarah Silverman discussed her ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI with actor Rob Lowe in a podcast ...

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Amazon escalates AI arms race with additional $4B investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic

Amazon, which is Anthropic’s primary cloud partner, is fiercely competing with Microsoft and Alphabet’s Google to offer ...

OpenAI launches free AI training course for teachers

OpenAI and non-profit partner Common Sense Media have launched a free training course for teachers aimed at demystifying ...

New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

OpenAI Roundup: Happenings In The End Of An AI Year

We’re still seeing a lot of disruption and change in major industries toward the end of a banner year for new automations.

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