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The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.
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Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
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Mr. Musk's lawsuit against Mr. Altman and OpenAI makes the case that all-encompassing greed is Silicon Valley's defining feature.
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OpenAI is reportedly exploring an AI-agent smartphone with Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Luxshare, though the unconfirmed device may not arrive until 2028.
The post OpenAI Reportedly Plans AI-First Smartphone Built Around Agents appeared first on eWEEK.
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 It was only a matter of time before they found a way to use AI agents as corporate shills. On Tuesday, Snapchat rolled out AI Sponsored Snaps, a "new way for brands to show up in Chat through AI agents." Or, put another way, it's conversational advertising. (Yay?)
AI Sponsored Snaps will appear in the app's Chat tab (with a light gray "Ad" notation next to the brand name). After opening the chat, you can ask the agent questions about the brand it represents. Snap showed an example from its first partner for the initiative, Experian. The bot offers to answer your questions on saving money, improving your credit score and — there it is — exploring loans and credit cards.
Whether through credit card offers or other means, the AI agent will presumably try to guide you toward behavior that makes money for the sponsor. So, it isn't clear why this would be better for consumers than asking a general-purpose chatbot like Gemini or Claude the same questions. Maybe the answer is as simple as, "It isn't… but they know people will use it anyway."
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A recent attack on Sam Altman's home and OpenAI offices has put corporate security under renewed scrutiny. Records reveal how much some tech firms spend to arm up.
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 OpenAI is working on a smartphone in what appears to be a significant reversal from previous reports that the company had no plans to enter the phone market, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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Past rumors have speculated that the company behind ChatGPT could have several different devices in the works.
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