On Tuesday, OpenAI released Sora 2, the latest version of its video and audio generation tool that it promised would be the “most powerful imagination engine ever built.” Less than a day into its release, it appears the imaginations of most people are dominated by copyrighted material and existing intellectual property. In tandem with the […]
It’s Getting Ugly: Sam Altman Seeks Texts From Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk’s Employee/Mother of His Child
Last year, Elon Musk sued his rival Sam Altman’s company, tech superstar OpenAI. In his lawsuit, Musk claimed that the company had violated federal racketeering laws because, having once promised to stay a nonprofit research lab, had since converted itself into a for-profit company. Musk, who initially poured tens of millions of dollars into the […]
‘He Was Murdered’: Elon Musk Jumps Into Controversy Over OpenAI Whistleblower
Tucker Carlson published a new interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday in which the two men discussed some pretty dark topics. Altman also talked about his beef with Elon Musk, and it wasn’t long before the Tesla CEO chimed in on X with his own thoughts, definitively claiming that a whistleblower at OpenAI […]
OpenAI Gets Conspiracy-Brained, Sues Nonprofits
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have been locked in an ongoing standoff over the fact that OpenAI has operated like a for-profit business despite its nonprofit status. The fight, which has been ongoing in the court of public opinion for years and in the actual courts for months, is starting to rack up collateral damage. […]
As People Ridicule GPT-5, Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Need ‘Trillions’ in Infrastructure
People have ridiculed GPT-5, the newest large language model release from OpenAI, since the second it launched, with many users complaining that it’s dumb, boring, and not as good as the last LLM that the company released. Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, has some comforting words for those who may be concerned about the direction […]
Sam Altman and Elon Musk Trade Barbs Over Who Is More Full of Shit
In happier times, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were buddies and business partners, but their bromance notoriously turned sour a long time ago. For the past several years, the two have very publicly hated each other and taken every opportunity they can to dunk on one another’s business pursuits. This week, Altman and […]
As Fears About AI Grow, Sam Altman Says Gen-Z Are the ‘Luckiest Kids in History’
Over the weekend, the New York Times dropped a story about how computer science graduates are so hard up for jobs that they’ve been forced to look for work at Chipotle. The reason? Many people are blaming AI, which has increasingly eaten into the job market for entry-level coders. Not everybody is worried about this, […]
OpenAI Brings Back Fan-Favorite GPT-4o After a Massive User Revolt
After a disastrous 72 hours that saw its most loyal users in open revolt, OpenAI is making a major U-turn. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) Sunday, CEO Sam Altman announced that the company is bringing back its beloved older AI models, including GPT-4o, and dramatically increasing usage limits for paying subscribers, […]
It Took Just 24 Hours of Complaints for OpenAI to Start Bringing Back Its Old Model
OpenAI unveiled its latest generative AI model, GPT-5, on Thursday. CEO Sam Altman says that ChatGPT is now like having a “superpower” and the equivalent of “a legitimate PhD-level expert in anything, any area you need, on demand, that can help you with whatever your goals are.” But after a day of playing around with […]
Judge Accuses Elon Musk and Sam Altman of ‘Gamesmanship’ in Court
Elon Musk scored a small win in court on Tuesday in his case against Sam Altman, but the judge wasn’t impressed with either side’s tactics, reprimanding them for “gamesmanship.” Calling out both sides for having “repeatedly over-litigated the case,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granted Musk’s motion to strike several of Altman’s defenses. This […]