OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Voices Concerns Over Muslim and Arab Tech Professionals Facing Silence and Fear in the Wake of Recent Events

New Delhi, January 5, 2024 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has raised alarm about the apprehensions felt by members of the Muslim and Arab communities working in the tech industry. Altman expressed his worry that individuals from these communities are hesitant to speak openly about their recent experiences due to the fear of potential retaliation and harm to their career prospects. In a post on the social media network X (formerly Twitter), Altman specifically addressed the challenges faced by Muslim and Arab, especially Palestinian, colleagues in the tech sector. He pointed…

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The New York Times Takes Legal Action Against Microsoft and OpenAI

The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against technology giants Microsoft and OpenAI, creators of the widely-used Copilot and ChatGPT. The news organization alleges that both companies utilized its content without permission or compensation to train their generative AI tools. Despite objections from The Times, Microsoft and OpenAI reportedly continued this practice, justifying it as “fair use.” The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, asserts that Microsoft and OpenAI built their generative AI tools by “copying and using millions of The Times’s copyrighted news articles, in-depth investigations,…

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