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The last two weeks at OpenAI

Feb 29, 2024 - garymarcus.substack.com
OpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence research lab, has recently faced a series of challenges. Notable events include a demonstration of Sora that impressed but failed basic physics and biology, the departure of co-lead researcher Andrej Karpathy, and a six-hour malfunction of ChatGPT that remains largely unexplained. Additionally, Google and Mistral are closing in on the capabilities of GPT-4, and new research from Subbarao Kambhapati has raised questions about the robustness of chain of thought prompting.

The company is also dealing with two new lawsuits, one related to copyright and the other a broader class action. Furthermore, Microsoft has begun exploring collaborations with other startups. Despite these issues, there has been no announcement about new board members, leaving the future direction of the company uncertain.

Key takeaways:

  • OpenAI is facing numerous challenges including the failure of Sora demo in basic physics and biology, and the departure of one of their best-known researchers, Andrej Karpathy.
  • ChatGPT experienced a significant, mostly unexplained, 6-hour meltdown.
  • Google and Mistral are closing the gap with GPT-4 and new results cast doubts on the robustness of chain of thought prompting.
  • OpenAI is facing two new lawsuits, one regarding copyright and the other a broader class action, and Microsoft has started to explore other startups.
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