TL;DR for this Update

• AI Regulation is premature for Africa, says new study by Qubit Hub - Techcabal

• Marques (MKBHD) talked to the OpenAI team about Sora

• Apple’s AI is Hiding in Plain Sight

• 🤓📚 Free Course: Open Source Models with Hugging Face

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Sam Altman is back on the OpenAI board

Highlights:

• Sam Altman rejoins OpenAI's board of directors after being pushed out as CEO.

• Three new members join the board: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo.

• Existing board members, including Bret Taylor, Adam D'Angelo, and Larry Summers, will remain in their roles.

• OpenAI faces ongoing scrutiny, including an SEC investigation and concerns about generative AI's impact on society.

• The incident has sparked discussions about transparency, leadership, and ethical challenges in AI companies.

OpenAI announced today that Sam Altman will rejoin the company's board of directors, several months after losing his seat and being ousted as CEO. Accompanying Altman are three new board members: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Nicole Seligman, ex-president of Sony Entertainment; and Fidji Simo, CEO of Instacart. The additions bring OpenAI's board to eight people.

OpenAI has attempted to move past the controversy by enhancing diversity and improving governance with new board members. However, the company still faces scrutiny, including an ongoing SEC investigation and broader concerns about the impact of generative AI on society and the technology industry. (Read More)

Kini Big Deal? (Why does it matter?)

The incident has sparked discussions about transparency, leadership, and the role of AI companies in navigating ethical and societal challenges. While OpenAI aims to focus on its mission of advancing AI for humanity's benefit, the fallout from Altman's ouster and subsequent developments continue to fuel debates about the company's future direction and leadership

AI in Africa

AI Regulation is premature for Africa, says new study by Qubit Hub - Techcabal

Other News

•  Marques (MKBHD) talked to the OpenAI team about Sora - Youtube Video

• Pika Labs Introduces Sound Effects for Video Generation - X Post

• Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research - Washington Post

• Apple’s AI is Hiding in Plain Sight - Shelly Palmer

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