Microsoft Joins OpenAI Board as Non-Voting Observer

OpenAI's Former CTO's AI Company Thinking Machines Lab Secures $2 Billion in Funding, Valued at $12 Billion

AI startup Thinking Machines Lab has completed a $2 billion seed round funding, valuing the company at $12 billion, setting a new record for seed funding in Silicon Valley. Founded by Miral Kotb, former CTO of OpenAI, the company has attracted well-known investors such as NVIDIA within less than a year. The company is about to launch its first product, which includes important open-source projects aimed at supporting AI researchers and startups. Despite Meta's failed attempt to acquire the company, it is still seen as a potential challenger to industry giants. This funding reflects...

Former OpenAI Engineer Reveals Chaos and Entrepreneurial Spirit Amid Rapid Growth

A former OpenAI engineer, Calvin French-Owen, revealed insider information about the company after leaving: 1) The number of employees increased from 1,000 to 3,000 within a year, leading to management chaos and issues with the codebase due to rapid expansion; 2) The company still maintained a startup spirit, with teams working around the clock for seven weeks to develop the Codex product; 3) Internal communication was heavily reliant on Slack, creating a unique 'fishbowl' confidentiality culture; 4) Clarified the biggest misunderstanding in the public eye, emphasizing that the company actually places great importance on AI safety, addressing real-world risks such as hate speech, and also has teams researching it.

OpenAI's Acquisition of Windsurf Fails, Google Successfully Poaches the CEO and Core Team

OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf failed, and Google successfully poached its CEO and core team to join DeepMind. Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, had raised $200 million in funding and had a valuation of $1.25 billion. Google obtained non-exclusive licensing rights to some of its technology but did not acquire the company. Recently, the popularity of code-generation startups has declined, facing competition from large models like Anthropic and Google. Windsurf will be taken over by its former executives and will continue to operate independently.

Google Gemini Embedding Model Tops MTEB Ranking, Surpassing OpenAI

Google released Gemini, the top embedding model with 68.37 MTEB score, surpassing OpenAI. Based on Transformer, it supports multilingual tasks at $0.15/M tokens, boosting AI applications like search.....

OpenAI Delays First Open-Source Large Model Release, Ensuring Safety Becomes Top Priority

OpenAI announced the postponement of its first open-source large model release, with CEO Sam Altman stating that more time is needed for safety testing and risk assessment. This new model, which has performance comparable to o3-mini, may be named 'Open Model,' but the extent of its openness remains unclear. Research Vice President Aidan Clark emphasized that the company maintains strict standards for open source, as the model cannot be recalled once released. Although the delay disappointed some users, OpenAI believes ensuring safety and taking a responsible approach is more important. This decision will shape the future of models.

OpenAI Postpones Open-Source Large Model Release, Prioritizes Safety Testing

OpenAI announced the postponement of the open-source large model release. CEO Sam Altman stated that more time is needed for safety testing. The model was originally scheduled to be released this week but is now delayed until next week to ensure its safety and reliability. Altman emphasized that once the model is released, it cannot be recalled and must be handled with caution. This is OpenAI's first attempt to release a downloadable self-running model, aimed at providing powerful tools for researchers and small businesses. Although the delay is disappointing, the community generally understands the importance of safety testing and believes it is crucial for the AI ecosystem.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will release the 'International Artificial Intelligence Open Source Cooperation Initiative' at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference

The 2025 World AI Conference, themed 'Intelligent Era, Global Collaboration', will be held in Shanghai from July 26-28. It will launch an international AI open-source initiative and showcase latest AI technologies, building on its success since 2018 (300k+ visitors in 2024). China also plans a BRICS AI cooperation center.....

Study Warns of Major Risks in Using Artificial Intelligence to Treat Chatbots

Stanford study warns of risks in AI therapy chatbots, showing stigmatization of mental conditions and inadequate crisis responses. Some AIs failed to detect dangers, giving mechanical replies. Researchers recommend auxiliary roles over replacing therapists.....

SpaceX invests $2 billion to help xAI accelerate the追赶 of OpenAI

SpaceX invests $2B in xAI to compete with OpenAI. xAI, valued at $113B, integrates Grok AI in Starlink support and Tesla's Optimus. Despite past issues, Grok4 offers 100x more power, running on a supercomputer with 100K H100 GPUs. Musk calls it the 'smartest AI'.....

Google Announces the Latest Class of Students at the American Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Institute