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OpenAI News: Week Ending 03/15/2024

March 15, 2024

“An investigation just cleared Sam Altman of any misconduct, and allowed him to officially rejoin the board at OpenAI. Also, three new additions: -Former Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann -Ex-Sony exec Nicole Seligman -Instacart CEO Fidji Simo https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1767410791920124230

Review completed & Altman, Brockman to continue to lead OpenAI – https://openai.com/blog/review-completed-altman-brockman-to-continue-to-lead-openai

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati drops the ball when asked if Sora trained on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or Shutterstock. Absolutely must see cringe.

“OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says Sora was trained on publicly available and licensed data https://twitter.com/tsarnick/status/1768021821595726254

“Governance of an institution is critical for oversight, stability, and continuity. I am happy that the independent review has concluded and we can all move forward united. It has been disheartening to witness the previous board’s efforts to scapegoat me with anonymous and misleading claims in a last-ditch effort to save face in the media. Here is the message I sent to my team last night. Onward.” / X – https://twitter.com/miramurati/status/1766247920242929913?s=20

OpenAI announces new members to board of directors – Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, Fidji Simo join; Sam Altman rejoins board

https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-new-members-to-board-of-directors

Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI board, company adds three new members – https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/08/sam-altman-rejoins-openai-board-company-adds-three-new-members.html

Did OpenAI just accidentally leak the next big ChatGPT upgrade? – https://www.androidauthority.com/chat-gpt-4-5-turbo-3425326/
Global news partnerships: Le Monde and Prisa Media – https://openai.com/blog/global-news-partnerships-le-monde-and-prisa-media

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AI News #24: Week Ending 03/15/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 36 Links

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