Tech3 | ChatGPT turns one; Why rich should pay higher taxes; and more

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·???????? ChatGPT turns one

·???????? Rich should pay higher taxes: Murthy

·???????? Ola unveils direct UPI driver payments

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ChatGPT turns one

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ChatGPT, the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, just turned one year old. And what a year it has been!

·???????? And in a fitting gift on ChatGPT's first birthday, OpenAI received the ultimate birthday gift! (More on that later)?

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In the rearview: In just one year, ChatGPT has quickly risen to prominence, not only captivating tech enthusiasts but also making AI mainstream among the masses.

·???????? The soaring popularity of the AI chatbot forced tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta to rush to integrate generative AI capabilities into their respective offerings

·???????? ChatGPT also sparked a broader conversation about the role of AI in society, raising crucial questions about ethics, bias, and the future of work

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The AI chatbot’s ability to generate human-like text and answer questions in an informative way has captured the imagination of millions.

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ChatGPT's best birthday gift: Coinciding with ChatGPT's first birthday, OpenAI today announced the return of Sam Altman as CEO.?

·???????? Altman, who was recently ousted in a (failed) boardroom coup, is back at the helm, with Microsoft securing a non-voting observer seat on OpenAI's board

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The new board includes former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, who will assume the role of chairman, and Larry Summers, the former Secretary of the Treasury.?

·???????? Quora co-founder Adam D'Angelo is the only person who will remain from the old board

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Mira Murati, who was named interim CEO after Altman's sudden ouster, will return to her previous CTO position, while Greg Brockman will return as president

·???????? OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, who was among the board members that fired Altman and later expressed regret for his role, is exploring ways to continue his work at the AI startup, Altman said in a message to the company

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Also read: A timeline of Sam Altman's ouster and return to OpenAI

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What next?: Altman outlined three immediate priorities for OpenAI:

·???????? Advancing research in artificial intelligence

·???????? Continuing to improve and deploy products

·???????? Building a beneficial artificial general intelligence?

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The next big challenge: While the industry is rapidly embracing generative AI, the looming challenge is regulation!

·???????? OpenAI and other AI firms face the task of navigating the regulatory landscape, ensuring responsible and ethical AI development

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P.S. ChatGPT wrote a poem on turning one. Read what it said

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