In other AI news, a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate has highlighted the ease of faking a politician's statement using AI-powered voice cloning services. Google's AI-generated search results, AI Overviews, are struggling and need improvement. Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has raised $6 billion in funding, and AI startup Perplexity has introduced a new feature, Perplexity Pages, to help users create visually appealing reports, articles, or guides.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI has been facing criticism recently due to a number of issues, including the use of a voice eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson's in its AI-powered chatbot, and concerns about prioritizing commercial projects over safety and transparency efforts.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been accused of withholding information, misrepresenting things happening within the company, and even outright lying to the board.
- OpenAI is reportedly considering moving away from its nonprofit structure to a traditional for-profit model, which has raised further trust issues.
- Other AI news includes a report on the ease of voice cloning, Google's struggles with AI-generated search results, and Elon Musk's AI startup xAI raising $6 billion in funding.