Several current and former employees of OpenAI and Google DeepMind today shared an open letter warning of the dangers of advanced AI and the current lack of oversight of companies working on AI technology. The employees suggest there are a number of risks that we are facing from AI development, including further entrenchment of existing inequalities, manipulation and misinformation, and loss of control of autonomous AI systems, which the letter says could lead to human extinction. AI companies have "strong financial incentives" to forge ahead with development and to avoid sharing information about their protective measures and risk levels. "We do not think they can all be relied upon to share it voluntarily," reads the letter, which says that it…

OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot is currently suffering a major outage that is making the generative AI service unavailable for "some users," according to the company's system status page. ChatGPT has been down for several hours, with the chatbot unable to respond to queries via the web and mobile apps due to an internal server error. The company says it first started working on the issue at 12:21 a.m. Pacific Time on June 4. ChatGPT has more than 100 million weekly users, according to OpenAI. Apple has reportedly closed in on a deal with OpenAI that should see ChatGPT being used to power new features in iOS 18, Apple's next major iPhone operating system update, so outages like this one could potentially…

Caught flatfooted, Apple is feeling the heat in the generative AI race. While they were early innovators with Siri, competitors have surged ahead with chatbots and other creative AI applications. To close the gap, Apple is expected to unveil a major Siri upgrade at their upcoming developer conference, focusing on deeper app integration and potentially incorporating learnings from AI giants like OpenAI. But will Apple’s big AI reveal be enough to suitably impress investors? Patrck Seitz for Investor’s Business Daily: ‎ Apple blazed the trail for hot tech trends with products like the Mac, the iPhone and the App Store. But in the frenzy over artificial intelligence, the tech giant is considered AWOL. The Silicon Valley behemoth’s Big Tech peers…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Nvidia is poised to surpass Tim Cook’s Apple to become the world’s second-most valuable company, as the kingmaker behind the AI revolution, so far largely missed by Apple, passes by the Cupertino-based iPhone-maker. Medha Singh for Reuters: ‎ The reliance of virtually all artificial intelligence applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT on Nvidia’s high-end chips has helped the stock nearly triple in value over the past year to $2.72 trillion. In contrast, Apple ceded its No. 1 spot to Microsoft earlier this year as the once high-flying company grapples with weak demand for its iPhones and tough competition in China. It was last valued at $2.93 trillion. “It is certainly notable because Apple has been so dominant…

Generative AI, a type of artificial intelligence that can create new data, like text, images, or videos. It works by learning the underlying patterns of existing data and then using that knowledge to generate new content that follows those same patterns. This allows generative AI to be used for a variety of purposes, from creating realistic images to writing different kinds of creative content. Samantha Murphy Kelly for CNN: ‎ Imagine asking Apple’s Siri to show you an old photo taken from a child’s second birthday, or summarizing lengthy emails and writing drafts. Then consider Siri learning your schedule, preferences, even your personality, so it can better communicate with you throughout the day. Generative AI, artificial intelligence that can provide…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Already the world’s third-most valuable firm, Nvidia’s market cap gain on Thursday was roughly equivalent to the full value of Adobe. Nvidia’s surge was second only to its own $277 billion jump on the day following its previous earnings report in February. Nvidia’s market cap of $2.55 trillion is rapidly closing in on Apple, currently the second most-valuable company with a $2.87 trillion market cap. Microsoft is the world’s most valuable company with a market value of $3.17 trillion because their CEO didn’t completely miss the AI revolution. Aditya Soni, Gokul Pisharody, and Lewis Krauskopf for Reuters: ‎ Shares of Nvidia surged over 9% on Thursday, building on a stunning rally as its bumper revenue forecast…