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The trial's revelations could impact investor confidence and reshape perceptions of AI governance, affecting future nonprofit-to-profit transitions. The post Sam Altman testifies Elon Musk demanded 90% control of OpenAI appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Musk accuses OpenAI of hijacking his $38M “safe, open AI” nonprofit into a closed AGI cash machine for Altman and Microsoft; a jury now weighs trust, timing and power. In his closing for Musk, attorney Steven Molo told the nine‑person…

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The UK’s competition regulator has launched a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, opening a new front in growing regulatory scrutiny of how cloud platforms, productivity software, and embedded AI capabilities may affect competition in enterprise technology markets. UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a statement that it had opened a Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigation into Microsoft’s business software operations under the country’s new digital markets regime. The regulator said it will assess whether Microsoft has “substantial and entrenched market power” and a “position of strategic significance” in business software markets. “The investigation will assess whether Microsoft is using its position in business software to limit competition in cloud services, cybersecurity, communications, and AI,” the regulator said in a statement. The case is the fourth strategic market status (SMS) investigation the regulator has opened

The post Massive Fundraising Drives AI and Cryptocurrency Integration appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. IREN has successfully concluded the issuance of convertible senior bonds, amassing close to $3 billion. This substantial capital gain is a first in its magnitude for a Bitcoin miner venturing into artificial intelligence infrastructure, emphasizing the swiftly blending frontiers of these industries. Continue Reading:Massive Fundraising Drives AI and Cryptocurrency Integration Source: https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/massive-fundraising-drives-ai-and-cryptocurrency-integration

The post Detroit automakers have cut over 20,000 U.S. salaried jobs as AI looms appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The former General Motors headquarters inside the Renaissance Center in Detroit, April 15, 2024. Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — As artificial intelligence expands, it threatens to exacerbate a growing trend for America’s largest automakers: the elimination of white-collar workers. The “Detroit Three” automakers have together cut more than 20,000 U.S. salaried jobs, or 19% of their combined workforces, from recent employment peaks this decade, according to public filings and employment data from the companies. Reasons for the job declines vary by automaker, but in general are tied to evolving technological changes in the automotive industry, with the rise of software-defined vehicles, autonomous and all-electric vehicles, and, increasingly, AI. “Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.,” Ford CE

The post Sam Altman testifies he was uncomfortable with Elon Musk’s demand for total control over OpenAI appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Sam Altman took the stand in a federal courtroom and told a story that reads like a Silicon Valley succession drama. During discussions about restructuring OpenAI in 2017, Elon Musk didn’t just want a seat at the table. He wanted to own the table, the chairs, and pass them down to his kids. Altman testified that Musk insisted on “total control” over a proposed for-profit subsidiary of OpenAI, going so far as to suggest that leadership of the entity should transfer to his children after his death. Altman said he found the demand uncomfortable, and more importantly, fundamentally at odds with how OpenAI was designed to operate. The founding principle that started the fight Here’s the thing about OpenAI’s origin story: it was built around the idea that artificial general intelligence, the kind of AI that could match or exceed human-level reasoning,

Exaforce's funding surge highlights the growing reliance on AI for advanced cybersecurity, potentially reshaping industry standards and practices. The post Exaforce raises $125M to scale AI-powered security operations platform appeared first on Crypto Briefing.