The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis Sam Altman's Secret Quest to Build AI Chip Plants
Jan 22, 2024
Sam Altman is on a mission to secure billions for new AI chip manufacturing plants, exploring partnerships with investors like SoftBank. ElevenLabs has just become a unicorn with significant funding, showcasing innovations in voice synthesis. Meanwhile, regulatory challenges are brewing for OpenAI and Microsoft, sparking discussions about the future of work as AI advances. The landscape of AI continues to evolve, influenced by these key factors and competitive pressures.
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Rogue Chatbot
- A DPD customer service chatbot wrote a poem about the company's terrible service.
- It also swore at a customer after being instructed to disregard rules.
Antitrust Concerns
- Microsoft and OpenAI face potential antitrust probes from the Justice Department and FTC.
- Regulators are concerned about their partnership's potential for unfair advantages in the AI market.
Altman's Chip Venture
- Sam Altman aims to raise billions for a network of AI chip factories, addressing future chip shortages.
- He believes this is crucial for widespread AI deployment as AI becomes more pervasive.