• Sacking, revolt, return: how crisis at OpenAI over Sam Altman unfolded

    Sacking, revolt, return: how crisis at OpenAI over Sam Altman unfolded
    Firing of the CEO behind ChatGPT company sent shock waves through Silicon Valley – only for him to be reinstated days laterWhen Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, took to the stage in San Francisco nine days ago he hinted at another significant development in the world of artificial intelligence.“Four times now in the history of OpenAI, the most recent time was just in the last couple weeks, I’ve gotten to be in the room, when we sort of push the veil of ignorance back
  • Where are all the ‘godmothers’ of AI? Women’s voices are not being heard

    Where are all the ‘godmothers’ of AI? Women’s voices are not being heard
    Amid the coverage of Sam Altman returning to the helm of OpenAI, women are being written out of the future of AI‘We are heading toward the best world ever,” said Sam Altman in an interview earlier this month, just before the saga of his firing and rehiring as OpenAI’s chief executive. As an expert on gender equity in news, this statement made me wonder: whose world was heading towards being the best ever?As it turns out, the one the Altman team is crafting is largely devoid of