Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training

New court filings in an AI copyright case against Meta add credence to earlier reports that the company “paused” discussions with book publishers on licensing deals to supply some of its generative AI models with training data. The filings are related to the case Kadrey v. Meta Pl

OpenAI says its board of directors ‘unanimously’ rejects Elon Musk’s bid

OpenAI’s board of directors has “unanimously” rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s offer to buy the nonprofit that effectively governs OpenAI, the company said on Friday. In a statement shared via OpenAI’s press account on X, Bret Taylor, board chair, called Musk’s

Airbnb CEO says it’s still too early for AI trip planning

Airbnb says it’s poised to roll out AI technology — but not in the way consumers may have initially wanted. Instead of offering tools to help travelers plan or book their trips with the help of AI agents, Airbnb is planning to first introduce AI to its customer support system. This upd

OpenAI removes certain content warnings from ChatGPT

OpenAI says it has removed the “warning” messages in its AI-powered chatbot platform, ChatGPT, that indicated when content might violate its terms of service. Laurentia Romaniuk, a member of OpenAI’s AI model behavior team, said in a post on X that the change was intended to cut

Elon Musk’s full offer letter to buy OpenAI reveals five key details

A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk’s x.AI offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion this week. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed the proposal, which would gum up OpenAI's planned conversion from a nonprofit, something Musk is attempting to block in a lawsuit.  Altman's l

Elon Musk will withdraw bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if its board agrees to terms

In a court filing on Wednesday, lawyers for Elon Musk said the billionaire will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if the ChatGPT maker’s board of directors “preserve the charity's mission” and halt the company’s conversion to a for-profit. The

OpenAI postpones its o3 AI model in favor of a ‘unified’ next-gen release

OpenAI has effectively canceled the release of o3, which was slated to be the company’s next major AI model, in favor of what CEO Sam Altman is calling a “simplified” product offering. In a post on X on Wednesday, Altman said that in the coming months, OpenAI will release a model

This Week in AI: Musk bids for OpenAI

Hiya, folks, welcome to technewss's regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. The billionaires are fighting again. On Monday, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, offered to buy the nonprofit that effectively gover

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns of 'race' to understand AI as it becomes more powerful

Right after the end of the AI Action Summit in Paris, Anthropic's co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei called the event a “missed opportunity.” He added that “greater focus and urgency is needed on several topics given the pace at which the technology is progressing” in the statement release

ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot platform, may not be as power-hungry as once assumed. But its appetite largely depends on how ChatGPT is being used and the AI models that are answering the queries, according to a new study. A recent analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, attempte

Google’s I/O developer conference set for May 20-21

Google Tuesday confirmed that its annual developer conference is set for May 20-21, 2025. The event will be held at the usual spot, Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheater, a few minutes — depending on traffic — from Google HQ. The two-day event is a mix of both public- and develope

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls the AI Action Summit a ‘missed opportunity’

In a statement on Tuesday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI startup Anthropic, called the AI Action Summit in Paris this week a “missed opportunity,” and urged the AI industry — and government — to “move faster and with greater clarity.” “We were pleased to attend the

3D mood board and marketplace MattoBoard picks up $2M to launch AI visual search

MattoBoard, the makers of web-based software designed to simplify the creative process for interior designers and architects, is getting into AI. On Tuesday, the startup announced its $2 million seed funding round, which will support the launch of a new feature called Design Stream, an AI-driven vi

As US and UK refuse to sign the Paris AI Action Summit statement, other countries commit to developing ‘open, inclusive, ethical’ AI

The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris was supposed to culminate with a joint declaration on artificial intelligence signed by dozens of world leaders. While the statement isn't as ambitious as the Bletchley and Seoul declarations, both the U.S. and the U.K. have refused to sign it.