Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher whose work includes using AI to accelerate scientific and biological discovery, is leaving the maker of ChatGPT to launch a new startup focused on developing AI models for drug discovery, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. Several other OpenAI researchers are expected to join the new company.
OpenAI’s first foray into hardware devices will reportedly be a mobile smart speaker with built-in AI capabilities that can sync with ChatGPT and provide other AI services in the home. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the device, which is still in development, is designed to be screenless and is being pitched internally as a “human-like AI
On Friday, Apple released the explosive news that it was suing OpenAI for alleged theft of trade secrets, alleging that OpenAI stole confidential Apple data and engaged in efforts to learn proprietary information while recruiting former Apple employees. Accusing OpenAI of stealing secrets about unreleased Apple products, Apple revealed that a former employee allegedly diverted
Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is packed with a series of extraordinary allegations that paint a picture of a coordinated effort to extract confidential information from current and former Apple employees. But what’s perhaps most surprising is how matter-of-factly the alleged misconduct is described, including a message that reads, “LOL, I found out I
The CEO of OpenAI Fidji Simo, in charge of AGI implementation, will leave her full-time position at the company and become a part-time consultant. The move comes after Simo took a month-long medical leave due to a worsening neuroimmune condition. “Three months ago, I had to take medical leave after a serious exacerbation of a
Apple presented a lawsuit against OpenAI and its hardware chief on Friday for allegedly stealing the iPhone maker’s trade secrets, including unreleased parts and prototypes, confidential designs and documents on secretive projects. The lawsuit accuses OpenAI hardware director Tang Tan, who spent 24 years at Apple and oversaw iPhone product design, and his colleagues at