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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI in San Francisco, California, on November 16, 2023

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI boss

The in principle agreement involves a new board being installed, the tech company said.

£500m for AI 'innovation centres' announced by chancellor

Jeremy Hunt says the government will invest £500m over the next two years to fund more "innovation centres" to help make the UK an "AI powerhouse".

3 days ago

UK Politics

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI boss

The in principle agreement involves a new board being installed, the tech company said.

3 days ago

Business

£500m for AI 'innovation centres' announced by chancellor

Jeremy Hunt says the government will invest £500m over the next two years to fund more "innovation centres" to help make the UK an "AI powerhouse".

3 days ago

UK Politics

A triumph of people power at OpenAI

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman looks at the humans at the heart of OpenAI's governance drama.

3 days ago

Technology

AI cameras used to track fly-tipping suspects

The technology can help pinpoint the moment dumped rubbish appears in public.

3 days ago

Cambridgeshire

The electronic noses designed to prevent food poisoning

Tech firms have developed AI-powered sensors that can detect bacteria in food.

A triumph of people power at OpenAI

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman looks at the humans at the heart of OpenAI's governance drama.

3 days ago

Technology

AI cameras used to track fly-tipping suspects

The technology can help pinpoint the moment dumped rubbish appears in public.

3 days ago

Cambridgeshire

Sam Altman in talks to rejoin OpenAI board- reports

Reports say negotiations aimed at his possible reinstatement are ongoing, as pressure from staff grows.

3 days ago

Business

Microsoft offers to match pay of all OpenAI staff

The tech giant offers jobs to any workers who want to leave over Sam Altman's sacking.

4 days ago

Technology

AI institute focuses on benefits to humanity

The new Institute for Technology and Humanity hopes to ensure AI and technology benefit humanity.

4 days ago

Cambridgeshire

How OpenAI created the perfect conditions for chaos

The company's idiosyncratic structure may be behind the sweeping changes seen in recent days.

4 days ago

Technology

Sam Altman, the CEO, of OpenAI speaks during an event at the APEC CEO Summit during the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, California, USA, on 16 November 2023

OpenAI staff demand board quit over Altman sacking

Almost all of the company's 770 staff have signed a letter calling on board members to go.

4 days ago

Business

Sam Altman pictured at OpenAI's DevDay on 6 November 2023

What on earth is happening at OpenAI?

The BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman reflects on a whirlwind few days for the ChatGPT creator.

5 days ago

Technology

More artificial intelligence

5 days ago

Ex-OpenAI boss back at HQ but is unlikely to return

Sam Altman posts a selfie from the firm's US head office 48 hours after his shock firing from the company.

5 days ago

Business

7 days ago

The extraordinary firing of an AI superstar

Sam Altman, one of the biggest names in tech, was sacked from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI without warning.

7 days ago

Technology

7 days ago

AI boss Sam Altman ousted after board loses confidence

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it "no longer had confidence" in his ability to lead.

7 days ago

Business

17 Nov 2023

AI chief quits over 'exploitative' copyright row

Former Stability AI executive says it's not acceptable to use other people's work without permission.

17 Nov 2023

Technology

16 Nov 2023

YouTube tests AI tool that clones pop stars' voices

The software allows users to create songs in the style of Sia, John Legend, Charli XCX and others.

16 Nov 2023

Business

16 Nov 2023

How factories are deploying AI on production lines

Manufacturers are exploring how AI can predict machine faults before they happen.

16 Nov 2023

Technology

15 Nov 2023

Hallucinate is AI-inspired 2023 word of the year

It has a new definition which includes "when an AI hallucinates, it produces false information".

15 Nov 2023

Cambridgeshire

14 Nov 2023

AI could predict hurricane landfall sooner - report

A Google DeepMind tool predicted where one would hit three days ahead of existing methods.

14 Nov 2023

Science & Environment

11 Nov 2023

Actor Bryan Cranston speaks at a Sag-Aftra rally in New York City

Actors' deal includes pay rises and intimacy co-ordinators

The US actors' union says its national board has voted to back the agreement with Hollywood studios.

11 Nov 2023

US & Canada