Category: OpenAI Labs

How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the AI Race

The New York Times – Business:
The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to rise.
10 Ways GPT-4 Is Impressive but Still Flawed

The New York Times – Business:
OpenAI has upgraded the technology that powers its online chatbot in notable ways. It’s more accurate, but it still makes things up.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-4, Months After ChatGPT Stunned Silicon Valley

The New York Times – Business:
The company unveiled new technology called GPT-4 four months after its ChatGPT stunned Silicon Valley. The update is an improvement, but it carries some of the same baggage.
AI Funding Frenzy Escalates

The New York Times – Business:
In just weeks, a gold rush into artificial intelligence start-ups has become a full-blown mania.
Troubles at Silicon Valley Bank Rock the Global Stock Market.

The New York Times – Business:
Shares in the bank, a go-to funder of tech start-ups, have fallen more than 60 percent in the past day as investors fear for its finances, and those of similarly sized lenders.
JPMorgan Is Turning On Jes Staley, Ex-Star, Over Jeffrey Epstein

The New York Times – Business:
The banking giant has sued Jes Staley over what it said were failures to alert the company to all he knew about Jeffrey Epstein.
The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy

The New York Times – Business:
The new technology could upend many online businesses. But for companies that figure out how to work with it, A.I. could be a boon.
Why Lawmakers Aren’t Rushing to Police A.I.

The New York Times – Business:
Artificial intelligence tools are proliferating throughout society, and getting more powerful. Washington has failed to keep pace.
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.

The New York Times – Business:
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.
Chinese Tech Giants Promise Their Own ChatGPT-Style Chatbots

The New York Times – Business:
A wave of Chinese tech companies are announcing their own A.I.-powered chatbots — but face hurdles imposed by their own government.
New technology, same old blind spot?

The New York Times – Business:
Don’t just look at what technology can do, look at what it helps people do to each other.
Why China Didn’t Invent ChatGPT

The New York Times – Business:
The state’s hardening censorship and heavier hand have held back its tech industry; so has entrepreneurs’ reluctance to invest for the long term. It wasn’t always that way.