When it becomes a Fight of titans

AI is entering an era of corporate controlThe world of AI is increasingly run by Big Tech firms.

OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuationOpenAI, the startup behind the widely used generative AI-backed chatbot ChatGPT, has closed its new funding round of over $10.3 billion.

How Google Became Cautious of AI and Gave Microsoft an OpeningResearchers developed a powerful chatbot years before rival ChatGPT went viral. After management stalled its release, they quit.

Google invests $300mn in artificial intelligence start-up AnthropicCash-for-computing deal shows how large tech groups are investing in companies at the vanguard of generative AI

Stability AI looks to AWS cloud to power the next generation of generative AIStability AI, developer of the Stable Diffusion text-to-image generative AI model, announced Amazon's AWS as its preferred cloud platform.

Microsoft Confirms Its $10 Billion Investment Into ChatGPT, Changing How Microsoft Competes With Google, Apple And Other Tech GiantsMicrosoft finally confirmed that they would be extending the partnership with OpenAI, the company behind the new AI-powered ChatGPT tool. We look at what this means for the tech industry and the field of AI.

What OpenAI Really WantsThe young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. Everything.

Nathan Labenz

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OpenAI's leaked Foundry pricing says a lot – if you know how to read it – about GPT4, The Great Implementation, a move from Generative to Productive AI, OpenAI's safety & growth strategies, and the future of work. Another AI-obsessive megathread on what to expect in 2023 ->https://twitter.com/labenz/status/1630284912853917697?s=12&t=BPoebVzWzbAIu-BGrIQS4g

Pentagon Woos Silicon Valley to Join Ranks of Arms MakersThe Defense Department is seeking to enlist startups in its effort to fund and develop new weapons technology, as the U.S. tries to keep pace with China’s military advances.

Leaked Google document: “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI”SemiAnalysis published something of a bombshell leaked document this morning: Google “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI”. The source of the document is vague: The text below is …