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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
Nathaniel Whittemore
A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney and ChatGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.
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Stability AI Releases Stunning Stable Video Diffusion Model
Nov 23, 2023 8 minThe company claims the video generator out performs Pika and Runway. Note: this is the Brief that was supposed to come out Wednesday which got bumped for OpenAI news. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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IT'S OVER! Sam Altman BACK as CEO of OpenAI
Nov 22, 2023 19 minAfter 5 days of tense negotiations, Sam Altman has returned as CEO of OpenAI, bringing Greg Brockman with him. That doesn't mean nothing has changed however. Join NLW for an exploration of the latest on what caused the rift and where the company goes from here. Interested in the AI Breakdown Edu/Learning Community Beta? https://bit.ly/aibeta ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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OpenAI Board Asked Anthropic For Merger
Nov 21, 2023 18 minApparently in addition to asking half of Silicon Valley to be the new CEO, over the weekend the OpenAI Board asked Dario Amodei to take over and bring Anthropic with him in a merger. On the Brief: Meta disbands responsible AI team. Interested in the AI Breakdown Edu/Learning Community Beta? https://bit.ly/aibeta ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Latest OpenAI Drama: Altman/Brockman to Microsoft, Board Hires Former Twitch CEO; Employees Rebel
Nov 20, 2023 17 minWTAF is going on? First the board announced former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear as new CEO. Then Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were running a new division in Redmond. Then employees started rebelling with a letter demanding the board's resignation. Interested in the AI Breakdown Edu/Learning Community Beta? https://bit.ly/aibeta ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Sam Altman and Greg Brockman COMING BACK to OpenAI?!
Nov 19, 2023 16 minAct 3 of the Dumbest Palace Coup Ever, as employees and investors revolt and the board appears forced to capitulate. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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What REALLY Happened at OpenAI?
Nov 18, 2023 19 minBackstabbing. Ambition. Betrayal. After Sam Altman was fired and Greg Brockman quit, NLW digs in to what we've learned so far. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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BREAKING: Sam Altman FIRED from OpenAI
Nov 17, 2023 18 minOpenAI has announced that Sam Altman has been removed over failures of communication with the board. NLW gets into speculation about what it all means. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Gemini Delayed: Is Google In the Innovator's Dilemma?
Nov 17, 2023 24 minThe Information reports that much-anticipated Gemini has been officially delayed. NLW explores interpretations for why Google has struggled to keep pace with OpenAI and other AI competitors. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Notion - Notion AI. Knowledge, answers, ideas. One click away. - https://notion.com/aibreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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The Biggest AI Announcements from Microsoft Ignite
Nov 16, 2023 19 minMicrosoft confirms long speculated Project Athena with the announcement of its first custom chips for AI including the Maia and Cobalt. They also announce a new LLM and a rebrand of Bing Chat to Copilot. Also on this episode, new AI legislation and an AI discussion between Biden and Xi. Interested in the consulting opportunity mentioned in this episode? nlw@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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OpenAI's AGI Committee
Nov 15, 2023 23 minOpenAI has a 6-person committee that will decide when AGI is achieved, with major implications for their relationship with Microsoft. NLW also explores the battle between signers of a "Responsible AI" declaration and the rest of Silicon Valley. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the consulting opportunity mentioned in this episode? nlw@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Which LLMs Hallucinate Least?
Nov 14, 2023 20 minOn today's episode, NLW looks at new research about LLM hallucination; Google suing AI scammers; and China and the US working towards an agreement not to use AI in nuclear device control systems. Today's Sponsor: Notion - Notion AI. Knowledge, answers, ideas. One click away. - https://notion.com/aibreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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OpenAI Is Officially Training GPT-5
Nov 13, 2023 24 minToday on the AI Breakdown NLW looks at what GPTs are (and what they're not) and why many people are thinking about them the wrong way. Plus, OpenAI is officially training GPT-5, according to a new interview with CEO Sam Altman. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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How Close to Agents Are GPTs?
Nov 12, 2023 12 minA reading of Ethan Mollick's "Almost an Agent: What GPTs Can Do" https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/almost-an-agent-what-gpts-can-do ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Humane Ai Pin: The Future of Computing or Solution in Search of a Problem?
Nov 11, 2023 16 minHumane has officially launched its Ai Pin and, if nothing else, it has stirred some serious controversy. NLW explores the community's reactions. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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The Significance of OpenAI's New Data Partnerships Program
Nov 10, 2023 11 minOpenAI closed the week with yet another announcement -- this time about a new data partnerships program through which they hope to expand the data that AI models have access to. NLW explores why it matters. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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2X Bigger than GPT-4!? Amazon Is Training "Olympus"
Nov 9, 2023 20 minSources are suggesting that Amazon is training a 2 trillion parameter model called Olympus. NLW looks at what it means for Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT-5 and more. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Samsung Gauss and the AI Phone Wars
Nov 8, 2023 19 minSamsung announced a set of AI models they're calling Gauss as well as plans to put parts of the model on their next flagship Galaxy phone. NLW looks at what that means in the larger battle to build the AI phone of the future. On the Brief: YouTube announces new AI features plus some big AI fundraising rounds. Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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OpenAI DevDay: Everything You Need To Know
Nov 7, 2023 24 minYesterday OpenAI announces 128k GPT-4 Turbo at 1/3rd the price; a new Text-to-Speech model; Whisper 3; and proto-agent features like the Assistants API and Custom GPTs. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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The AI Stack for Content Creators (aka the AI Tools I Actually Use)
Nov 6, 2023 14 minThe best AI tools for content creators -- or at least the ones I use regularly, including Descript, HeyGen, Perplexity, ChatGPT, ElevenLabs, Canva Magic Studio and more. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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ChatGPT All Tools and What OpenAI Is Really Building
Nov 5, 2023 17 minIn the lead up to November 6th's OpenAI DevDay, NLW looks at their recent launch of PDF reading and the All Tools model and explores that it suggests about the company's bigger plans. Today's Sponsor: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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BREAKING: Elon Announces xAI ChatGPT Competitor Grok
Nov 4, 2023 7 minA special, all-AI created bonus episode about Elon Musk's announcement of xAI's ChatGPT competitor Grok. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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An OpenAI Researcher on "Techno-Humanism"
Nov 4, 2023 25 minA reading of OpenAI research scientist Richard Ngo's essay "Techno-humanism is techno-optimism for the 21st century." https://www.mindthefuture.info/p/techno-humanism-is-techno-optimism Made in part with ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/ ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Regulatory Capture? Meta AI Chief Accuses OpenAI, Anthropic of Stoking Fears
Nov 3, 2023 17 minThe war of words between the AI safety advocates on the one side and the AI open source advocates on the other has gotten increasingly contentious. This week, Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yan LeCun accused the leaders of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic of stoking fears around AI in order to provoke a response from regulators that would be beneficial to their businesses and bad for open source competitors. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Judge Delivers Blow to Artists AI Copyright Lawsuit
Nov 2, 2023 12 minA judge has dismissed many of the charges in a class action lawsuit brought against Stability AI, DeviantArt, and Midjourney. NLW explores on an extended Brief edition of The AI Breakdown. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Apple is FINALLY Talking About AI
Nov 1, 2023 20 minWith the M3 Max chip, Apple is finally pitching how they're going to compete in AI. Also on this episode, a preview of the AI Safety Summit in the UK. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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AI Proxy War: Google Invests $2B in Anthropic
Oct 31, 2023 25 minGoogle joins Amazon in investing in OpenAI rival Anthropic. Also a look at the reactions, debates and controversy around Biden's AI executive order. Interested in the opportunity mentioned in today's show? jobs@breakdown.network ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Biden's AI Executive Order: Everything You Need to Know
Oct 30, 2023 21 minThe Biden White House has released its expected Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. NLW runs through the fact sheet and gives a first interpretation. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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The State of AI Regulation in the USA
Oct 30, 2023 15 minOn the eve of the Biden Administration's anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence, NLW surveys the landscape of AI legislative efforts in the US. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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Hinton and Bengio on Managing AI Risks
Oct 28, 2023 17 minA group of scientists, academics and researchers has released a new framework on managing AI risks. NLW explores whether we're moving to more specific policy proposals. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/
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OpenAI Forms Catastrophic Risk Preparedness Team
Oct 27, 2023 21 minOpenAI forms a team to focus on how to prepare for the biggest most catastrophic risks around AI. NLW explores as well as looking at the new UN AI advisory council ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://breakdown.network/