The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis The Questions That Remain Around OpenAI's Board
Mar 11, 2024
Elon Musk plans to open source Grok, creating a stir in the AI community. Sam Altman returns to OpenAI's board with three fresh faces, amidst a backdrop of governance turmoil. The conversation also highlights Thomson Reuters' massive $8 billion AI investment and NVIDIA's fluctuating market position. Concerns about control and transparency in AI governance take center stage, emphasizing the need for diverse insights in the ever-evolving tech landscape. What does this mean for the future of AI?
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Grok Goes Open Source
- Elon Musk announced that Grok will be open-sourced, diverging from OpenAI's approach.
- This move aligns XAI with companies like Meta and Mistral, who have also open-sourced their models.
Open Source and AI Safety
- Open-sourcing AI models like Grok raises safety concerns among some AI safety advocates.
- They worry about accelerating innovation and giving bad actors access to advanced technology.
XAI's Hot Prospect
- Investor Gene Munster believes XAI's open-sourcing of Grok shows rapid progress, making it a hot private company.
- He predicts XAI will soon raise significant funds due to the importance of speed and resources in the AI race.