🥣 Sam Altman's Reign Ends

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In a shocker from OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman has been shown the door, accused by the board of being a bit too mysterious in his chats with them. Greg Brockman, co-founder and president, has also packed his bags. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati steps in as the interim CEO, with the company now on the hunt for a new permanent boss. The OpenAI crew got wind of this major shake-up only after it hit the headlines.

Meanwhile, Altman's taking it on the chin, musing on X (formerly Twitter) about his transformative journey at OpenAI and comparing his firing to reading his own eulogy. Brockman's not too pleased either, announcing his exit following the board's move. This drama unfolds just after OpenAI's recent DevDay conference, spearheaded by Altman, where they rolled out some hefty updates. Microsoft, a big investor in OpenAI, is sticking with them through this storm. As for Altman, before being ousted, he was reportedly brainstorming with Apple's ex-design chief on creating the "iPhone of AI".

Now, he's also the largest shareholder of Humane, which is launching its AI Pin. And just for a dash of irony, Altman co-founded OpenAI with Elon Musk, who left to avoid clashing with Tesla, and now runs his own AI gig, xAI. The OpenAI board, now sans Altman and Brockman, includes some heavy-hitters from the tech and academic world. Let's see how this AI soap opera unfolds!

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Key highlights include the launch of Loop, Microsoft's answer to Notion, and a rebrand of Bing Chat to Microsoft Copilot, signaling a direct challenge to ChatGPT. Plus, Microsoft's venturing into AI-powered hardware with custom chips and the Azure Cobalt 100 CPU, touted as the fastest in the cloud market.

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We've also seen Microsoft push the boundaries with AI in VR meetings and updates to Teams. On the security front, Microsoft is introducing a unified security solution with Security Copilot. And for the developers, there's Windows AI Studio, a new hub to run and configure AI models on Windows. Microsoft's also making it easier to build custom AI copilots with Microsoft Copilot Studio.

All in all, Microsoft's AI game is getting stronger and more integrated across its suite of products.

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