2026-02-23
Incredible reporting from @anissagardizy8 in @theinformation about OpenAI's struggle to get more computing power as Stargate—its $500B data center buildout—has floundered. https://www.theinformation.com/ ... It includes this detail. We are in the dirt-eating phase of the AI hype cycle. [image]
The Information
How OpenAI scrambled for compute as Stargate stalled amid clashes with SoftBank; sources say OpenAI building its own data centers is not its near-term priority
When President Donald Trump announced the $500 billion Stargate AI data center project in January 2025, the three companies charged …
2025-09-06
I'm sorry...WHAT?? https://www.theinformation.com/ ... [image]
The Information
OpenAI told investors that it projects its cash burn this year through 2029 will rise to a total of $115B, about $80B higher than it previously expected
OpenAI recently had both good news and bad news for shareholders. Revenue growth from ChatGPT is accelerating at a more rapid rate than the company projected half a year ago.
2025-05-22
Wow I'm so honored by this deeply thorough profile and review from the @guardian, which delves into every facet of the book, from OpenAI's inside story to my reporting in Kenya & Chile to my empire argument: “Tense and absorbing” “A gripping read” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Financial Times
Two new books on OpenAI and the AI industry bust Sam Altman's myths around OpenAI, and highlight the pursuit of power behind the do-gooder rhetoric
Two timely and myth-busting books show that the AI boom is driven by the pursuit of power, wealth and hubris
In @WIRED today, the latest excerpt from EMPIRE OF AI recounts the tensions that began bubbling beneath the surface after Sam Altman took over OpenAI. Including when he asked for a countersurveillance audit bc he was worried Musk was spying on them. 👀 https://www.wired.com/...
Financial Times
Two new books on OpenAI and the AI industry bust Sam Altman's myths around OpenAI, and highlight the pursuit of power behind the do-gooder rhetoric
Two timely and myth-busting books show that the AI boom is driven by the pursuit of power, wealth and hubris
2024-09-13
To the public, Microsoft uses its reputation as an AI & sustainability leader to tell a compelling story: AI will do wonders to help solve the climate crisis. To fossil-fuel firms, Microsoft has a different message: AI will help them drill, baby, drill. 1/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
The Atlantic
Sources: Microsoft has pitched its AI to ExxonMobil, Chevron, and others to find and develop oil and gas reserves while publicly committing to reduce emissions
Microsoft executives have been thinking lately about the end of the world. In a white paper published late last year, Brad Smith …
2023-11-24
Interesting that it was concerns of an algorithm called Q* that fed in part into Sam Altman's ouster, per Reuters. Some of my sources say they would not consider Q* a big breakthrough. Keen to hear from other researchers in the company about their opinion. https://www.reuters.com/...
The Information
Source: a breakthrough spearheaded by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever enabled a model that could solve basic math problems, stoking excitement and concern
You are probably sick of hearing about OpenAI palace intrigue … Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware : OpenAI Is Close to AI Breakthrough That Could Threaten Humanity: Report Kate Seamons...
2023-11-23
Interesting that it was concerns of an algorithm called Q* that fed in part into Sam Altman's ouster, per Reuters. Some of my sources say they would not consider Q* a big breakthrough. Keen to hear from other researchers in the company about their opinion. https://www.reuters.com/...
The Information
Source: a breakthrough spearheaded by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever enabled a model that could solve basic math problems, stoking excitement and concern
One day before he was fired by OpenAI's board last week, Sam Altman alluded to a recent technical advance the company …
2023-11-20
Now is probably the time to announce that I've been writing a book about @OpenAI, the AI industry & its impacts. Here is a slice of my book reporting, combined with reporting from the inimitable @cwarzel. Inside the year of chaos that led to this weekend. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
TechCrunch
Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new “advanced AI research team” and Microsoft remains committed to OpenAI
Microsoft has hired OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to head up a “new advanced AI research team,” …
Now is probably the time to announce that I've been writing a book about @OpenAI, the AI industry & its impacts. Here is a slice of my book reporting, combined with reporting from the inimitable @cwarzel. Inside the year of chaos that led to this weekend. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
The Atlantic
Sources describe how ChatGPT's success widened OpenAI's ideological rifts, as Ilya Sutskever began behaving like a spiritual leader anticipating AGI's arrival
Sam Altman's weekend of shock and drama began a year ago, with the release of ChatGPT. — To truly understand the events …
2023-10-31
Today's AI executive order has impressive scope. It also reads like the smashing-together of papers written by contrasting groups, one that adopts wholesale the talking points of AI firms, another that centers civil liberties. @matteo_wong & my analysis. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
Australian Financial Review
Andrew Ng, who taught Sam Altman at Stanford and co-founded Google Brain, says Big Tech is lying about AI extinction to trigger heavier regulation of rivals
Key Points — Big Tech wants tough AI rules that would make life hard for small competitors
Today's AI executive order has impressive scope. It also reads like the smashing-together of papers written by contrasting groups, one that adopts wholesale the talking points of AI firms, another that centers civil liberties. @matteo_wong & my analysis. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
New York Times
Biden's EO on AI tries to chart a middle path by letting AI development continue with modest new rules and signaling the government plans to monitor AI progress
Kevin Roose / New York Times :
2023-10-12
For a year the US has been trying to perfect a blockade on China's access to advanced AI chips. Now there's a new idea in consideration: placing a blockade on advanced AI itself. My first scoop for @TheAtlantic: “The New AI Panic” https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
The Atlantic
Sources: the US Department of Commerce is considering new export controls for general-purpose AI programs, a move that experts say could weaken US AI innovation
Karen Hao / The Atlantic : X: @_karenhao , @dlberes , @bobehayes , @ainowinstitute , @theatlantic , and @ambaonadventure LinkedIn: Marc Rotenberg , Christos Makridis , and Marc Ro...
2023-06-18
After a decade of investments in AI, Meta is now scrambling to meet the generative AI moment. But this isn't just about how Meta fell behind—it's also about how gen AI fever can seize hold of one of the world's largest giants. w/ @sal19 & @dseetharaman https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Meta scrambles to refocus its resources on usable AI products and features after a decade of research in its AI division disincentivized work on generative AI
it's also about how gen AI fever can seize hold of one of the world's largest giants. w/ @sal19 & @dseetharaman https://www.wsj.com/...
2023-05-29
Rather than making fun of the lawyer, we should really be asking how these technologies are being marketed in a way that misleads people about the extent of their capabilities and use this as a case study to understand how that can cause real-world harm. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
A New York lawyer faces sanctions for using ChatGPT to write his legal brief that had “bogus judicial decisions, with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations”
Thanks, ChatGPT? Maya Posch / Hackaday : ChatGPT v. The Legal System: Why Trusting ChatGPT Gets You Sanctioned CourtListener : Mata v. Avianca, Inc. (1:22-cv-01461) Igor Bonifacic ...
2023-05-08
US sanctions are driving Chinese firms, like Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, to seek ways to advance AI without cutting-edge chips. We dug through open-source research papers and spoke with employees & analysts to understand what they're doing. w/ @raffaelehuang https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Research papers and staff interviews detail the workarounds Chinese companies like Huawei, Baidu, and Alibaba use to develop AI systems without the latest chips
Wall Street Journal :
2023-02-21
As @mmitchell_ai said to me, in the best applications of generative AI that she has seen, the tools are not informing people about what they don't know but helping them do what they do better.
Wall Street Journal
A look at executives, engineers, scientists, and other employees experimenting with ChatGPT and other AI tools to speed up tasks or avoid being left behind
Microsoft's misadventures integrating ChatGPT with Bing have highlighted critical shortcomings with generative AI. But people across industries are still finding ways to use the technology safely & effectively. The key: they're experts in their domain. https://www.wsj.com/...
Wall Street Journal
A look at executives, engineers, scientists, and other employees experimenting with ChatGPT and other AI tools to speed up tasks or avoid being left behind
Of course, even in these instances, the use of generative AI should be measured. Serious questions surround the data that these tools are trained on—what it includes & if it was obtained with consent. Such tools can also regurgitate that data, risking privacy & IP violations.
Wall Street Journal
A look at executives, engineers, scientists, and other employees experimenting with ChatGPT and other AI tools to speed up tasks or avoid being left behind
2023-01-30
It was only a matter of time: Baidu is building its own ChatGPT and plans to integrate it into the company's search in March, amid scrambling among US tech giants to commercialize the technology. w/ @raffaelehuang https://www.wsj.com/...
Bloomberg
Source: Chinese search giant Baidu plans to launch an AI chatbot, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, in March 2023, initially embedded into its main search services
Baidu Inc. is planning to roll out an artificial intelligence chatbot service similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to a person familiar …
2023-01-09
What's more interesting is that China's rules also require providers of deep synthesis technologies to visibly label AI-generated content when it could be misconstrued as real. Providers should digitally watermark the content as well so it's easier for platforms to trace.
Wall Street Journal
The Cyberspace Administration of China will start regulating “deep synthesis” tech like AI-powered image, audio, and text-generation software on January 10
I've an ambitious goal for 2023: Write more out loud. Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Philip Elmer‑DeWitt : China set to crack down on generative AIs Tweets: Jonathan Cheng / @jchengwsj : @_...