OpenAI is reportedly set to lose its co-founder, Ilya Sutskever as announced Tuesday as Sutskever is set to pursue a "personally meaningful" project.
Sutskever noted in an X post that he will share details on his next project after leaving OpenAI "in due time." Under the current leadership, the co-founder stated in his post that he is still optimistic that OpenAI will create beneficial and safe artificial general intelligence. The company's research director, Jakub Pachocki, is set to replace Sutskever.
Altman, as per CNBC, shared his thoughts on the departure, noting that he is deeply saddened by the news but lauded Jakub as Sutskever's replacement.
According to Altman, without Sutskever, OpenAI would not exist as it does now. Even though Altman is heading to focus on something personally important, he says he will always be appreciative of what Sutskever accomplished for the business.
In a statement announcing Sutskever's successor, Altman praised Jakub, calling him unquestionably "one of the greatest minds" of this generation and expressing his confidence that he will guide OpenAI in its aim to ensure that AGI benefits everyone swiftly and safely.
OpenAI revealed its new board in March. Fidji Simo, CEO and chair of Instacart, Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Nicole Seligman, president of Sony Entertainment, were named as three new board members.
A press statement from March mentioned that the three new members will collaborate closely with OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Bret Taylor in addition to Greg, Sam, and senior management.
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OpenAI's GPT-4o
Additionally, OpenAI just revealed the GPT-4o, a new model. Rumor has it that this model will be running iOS 18 in order to power the artificial intelligence features that it needs to give.
It is also a part of the widespread speculation around Apple and OpenAI's joint development of new AI experiences for iOS 18, which will be shown at WWDC 2024.
The most recent model, GPT-4o, was unveiled to the public at the OpenAI spring keynote event. It also revealed fresh information regarding its possible incorporation into iOS 18 and brought much-needed AI updates to the system.
The new model, GPT-4o, adds unique capabilities that will enable ChatGPT to respond more quickly, particularly in Voice Mode, an update that Siri sorely needs. Additionally, the improved model is also better able to comprehend the photographs that users submit.
GPT-4o would also make ChatGPT's other subscription-based features free, making it a significant update for iOS 18.
OpenAI-Powered Search Engine
According to earlier reports, OpenAI plans to develop a search engine driven by artificial intelligence. pointing out that ChatGPT, a well-liked product from OpenAI, can now obtain direct Web content and citations thanks to the search tool's integration.
Despite ChatGPT's challenges in providing accurate and up-to-date Web data, industry observers have long used it as a stand-in for getting Internet data.
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