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News Apple leaps into AI with a ChatGPT deal to smarten up Siri Apple on Monday unveiled 'Apple Intelligence,' its suite of new AI features for its coveted devices. The showcase seemed aimed at allaying concerns the company might be losing its edge with the advent of AI.

Published on June 11, 2024, at 5:34 am (Paris) Le Monde with AP and AFP

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Column Subscribers only 'The way AI uses images to define a beautiful woman can wreak havoc' The stereotypes with which artificial intelligence responds when asked about human beauty are proving problematic, said Michel Guerrin, editor-in-chief of 'Le Monde,' in his column.

Published on June 11, 2024, at 4:03 am (Paris) Michel Guerrin

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Column Subscribers only Is ChatGPT a better parent than we are? Generative artificial intelligence can tell our children stories on demand and answer their incessant questions. It is a model for positive parenting?

Published on June 4, 2024, at 9:23 pm (Paris), updated on June 4, 2024, at 9:27 pm Clara Georges

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Column Subscribers only ChatGPT: 'The Achilles heel of artificial intelligence is its energy consumption' The goal of phasing out coal as part of the transition to cleaner energy sources is clashing with the soaring electricity demands of the data centers required for the development of artificial intelligence, explains economic columnist Philippe Escande.

Published on June 1, 2024, at 2:30 am (Paris), updated on June 1, 2024, at 9:34 am Philippe Escande

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Column Subscribers only 'ChatXiPT, the Chinese artificial intelligence that reflects Xi Jinping Thought' The technology race launched by China could well come crashing down on the regime's totalitarianism, which bans any content that is suspected of ideological dissidence, writes Le Monde's Beijing correspondent Harold Thibault.

Published on May 29, 2024, at 1:14 am (Paris), updated on May 29, 2024, at 7:22 am Harold Thibault

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In Depth Subscribers only Macron wants to make France a 'champion' in AI On Tuesday, France's president announced a number of measures aimed at spreading the use of artificial intelligence. Paris plans to host an international summit in February 2025.

Published on May 22, 2024, at 11:12 am (Paris) Alexandre Piquard

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In Depth Subscribers only India's general election is being impacted by deepfakes The prolonged election, which ends on June 1, has been peppered with numerous cases of images and sounds modified by AI, ranging from the broadcast of personalized messages addressed to voters to the most outlandish disinformation montages.

Published on May 21, 2024, at 2:25 pm (Paris) Sophie Landrin

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News Is that 'Her'? OpenAI pauses ChatGPT project after Scarlett Johansson issues statement over similarity to her voice Johansson said she was 'shocked, angered and in disbelief' at how similar ChatGPT's 'Sky' voice sounded to her own.

Published on May 21, 2024, at 4:04 am (Paris), updated on May 21, 2024, at 7:08 am Le Monde with AP

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News AI: Anthropic launches ChatGPT rival 'Claude' in Europe The American company aims to distinguish itself from its competitors by introducing stricter safeguards.

Published on May 14, 2024, at 8:50 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News OpenAI launches new ChatGPT model with enhanced text, visual and audio features The new model GPT-4o will be rolled out in OpenAI's products over the next few weeks, the company said on Monday, with paid customers having unlimited access to the tool.

Published on May 13, 2024, at 11:47 pm (Paris), updated on May 14, 2024, at 8:10 am Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only Artificial intelligence and art: The group trying to get AI to read our minds Obvious, consisting of a group of three digital artists working on AI, is a project that borders art and science: An exploration of AI's ability to translate our imagination onto the canvas.

Published on May 9, 2024, at 8:33 pm (Paris) Hervé Morin

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In Depth Subscribers only A short history of artificial intelligence in video games, from 'Pac-Man' to 'Dragon's Dogma 2' The unveiling of Ubisoft's new generative AI project prototype in March has fueled speculation about using generative intelligence to bring non-player characters to life. Is this a new milestone in the evolving partnership between video games and AI?

Published on April 10, 2024, at 12:56 am (Paris) Pierre Trouvé

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Profile Subscribers only Reid Hoffman, 'mystical atheist' and artificial intelligence guru The LinkedIn co-founder calls on Europe to take a stronger stance in the AI race pitting the United States against China, and denounces Elon Musk's libertarian drift.

Published on April 8, 2024, at 8:00 pm (Paris) Arnaud Leparmentier

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News Billie Eilish, Smokey Robinson and hundreds of other artists urge protection against AI In an open letter, they called for protecting 'against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists' voices and likenesses, violate creators' rights and destroy the music ecosystem.'

Published on April 3, 2024, at 11:16 am (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Column Subscribers only Artificial intelligence: 'The strange symbiosis between Amazon and Anthropic' The e-commerce giant will commit $2.75 billion to Open AI's rival company, following $1.25 billion in September 2023. Tech giants are the first beneficiaries of the money raised by AI start-ups, writes columnist Philippe Escande.

Published on March 28, 2024, at 10:51 pm (Paris), updated on March 29, 2024, at 7:48 am Philippe Escande

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Investigation Subscribers only How gig workers around the world unwittingly helped train Moscow's surveillance systems Surveillance companies sanctioned for their role in detaining protesters and activists in Russia have used gig workers around the world to train their facial recognition systems.

Published on March 27, 2024, at 4:38 pm (Paris), updated on March 27, 2024, at 5:01 pm Niamh McIntyre

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News UN adopts resolution on guidelines for AI The resolution to develop international guidelines 'to promote safe, secure and trustworthy' AI systems was sponsored by the US and co-sponsored by 123 countries, and adopted by General Assembly consensus.

Published on March 21, 2024, at 7:36 pm (Paris), updated on March 21, 2024, at 7:41 pm Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only 'Deepfake': An imperfect term for an enduring reality Over 7 years of existence, the term has evolved in step with technological innovations. While several countries are considering legislation against these AI-enabled 'fakes,' the definition of the word itself remains unclear.

Published on March 20, 2024, at 4:43 am (Paris), updated on March 20, 2024, at 8:35 am Morgane Tual

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'The climate crisis, pandemics, nuclear weapons and AI-related risks reveal a lack of vision in too many contemporary leaders' The knowledge and resources needed to tackle the existential threats of the 21st century are within reach but the political courage to implement them is lacking, deplore Mary Robinson, president of the NGO The Elders, and Max Tegmark, president of the Future of Life Institute, in an op-ed.

Published on March 19, 2024, at 2:01 pm (Paris) Mary Robinson Max Tegmark

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News Subscribers only Japan turns to new technologies to counter labor shortages Faced with a sharply diminishing workforce, the archipelago is converting to robotics and artificial intelligence at a rapid pace.

Published on March 19, 2024, at 1:21 am (Paris), updated on March 19, 2024, at 8:26 am Philippe Mesmer

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News Subscribers only DignifAI: Internet users dress women using artificial intelligence AI tools are being used to modify images of women deemed 'depraved,' adding clothes and, in some cases, White children and husbands.

Published on March 17, 2024, at 12:54 am (Paris), updated on March 17, 2024, at 9:43 am Morgane Tual

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Editorial Le Monde and Open AI sign partnership agreement on artificial intelligence This multi-year agreement, the first between a French media organization and a major AI player, will enable OpenAI to draw on our newspaper's corpus to establish and enhance the reliability of the answers of its ChatGPT tool, in return for a significant source of additional revenue.

Published on March 13, 2024, at 6:31 pm (Paris), updated on March 13, 2024, at 9:05 pm Le Monde

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News Le Monde adopts a charter on artificial intelligence The document lays down a strict framework for the use of AI by the press group's titles and states that generative artificial intelligence 'can in no way replace editorial teams.'

Published on March 13, 2024, at 5:31 pm (Paris) Gilles van Kote

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News European Parliament adopts 'historic' AI Act The far-reaching regulation aims to both protect citizens from the possible risks of a quickly-developping technology and foster innovation on the continent.

Published on March 13, 2024, at 3:40 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News Subscribers only AI action plan outlines how to place France 'at the cutting edge' This technology represents a potential source of growth and jobs, according to the report submitted to Emmanuel Macron on March 13. Focusing on investment, sovereignty and training, some of the recommendations could prove controversial.

Published on March 13, 2024, at 1:07 pm (Paris), updated on March 13, 2024, at 3:04 pm Alexandre Piquard

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News French startup Mistral AI vows to maintain open source coding The French company presented a third generation of its language model 'Mistral Large' in late February and said it was entering into a partnership with Microsoft.

Published on March 12, 2024, at 2:32 pm (Paris), updated on March 12, 2024, at 3:42 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News OpenAI reinstates CEO Sam Altman to board after investigation OpenAI said it has 'full confidence' in Altman and tried to show investors and customers that it is moving past the internal conflicts that nearly destroyed it last year and made global headlines.

Published on March 9, 2024, at 12:16 am (Paris) Le Monde with AP

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News Musk sues OpenAI over 'betrayal' of mission The tech tycoon, who left OpenAI in 2018, argued that the firm was always intended as a non-profit entity. He said recent boardroom changes meant it was now effectively a subsidiary of software giant Microsoft and that this was a breach of contract.

Published on March 1, 2024, at 5:17 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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News We tested Le Chat, Mistral AI's French-style ChatGPT Le Monde asked the French AI company's chatbot, which was launched on Monday, hundreds of questions to compare it to its American competitor's software.

Published on March 1, 2024, at 5:02 pm (Paris) Nicolas Six

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News Subscribers only Mistral AI co-founder: 'We can compete with Google or OpenAI' In an interview, Arthur Mensch, who co-created the French artificial intelligence start-up, introduces a new model, a new service and a distribution partnership with Microsoft.

Published on February 26, 2024, at 5:41 pm (Paris) Alexandre Piquard

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News Subscribers only The thousand and one ways to derail artificial intelligence Researchers are acting as hackers to circumvent safeguards on generative AI. They target flaws in three areas: data, models and learning. Using data poisoning, clever or even invisible prompts, they trick the software. Is AI vulnerable?

Published on February 22, 2024, at 8:00 pm (Paris) David Larousserie

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News Subscribers only The dark side of AI: Chatbots developed by cyber criminals From viruses and phishing to fake websites and jailbreaks, an American team has studied the conversational agents and methods developed by the ever-growing organized crime industry.

Published on February 22, 2024, at 7:30 pm (Paris) David Larousserie

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News Microsoft announces €3.2 billion investment in Germany The financing will focus on 'AI and data center infrastructre,' the tech giant said.

Published on February 15, 2024, at 12:48 pm (Paris), updated on February 15, 2024, at 12:50 pm Le Monde with AFP

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News Google AI research hub set to open in Paris The new institute will host at least 300 researchers, the French government said.

Published on February 15, 2024, at 11:06 am (Paris), updated on February 15, 2024, at 11:08 am Le Monde with AFP

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Feature Subscribers only Paris's AI scene is booming A series of French artificial intelligence start-ups are dreaming of carving out a place for themselves alongside the American giants, from which their founders often originate.

Published on February 13, 2024, at 5:18 am (Paris), updated on February 13, 2024, at 8:14 am Alexandre Piquard

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Column Subscribers only What kind of work will be desirable in 2050? While it's easier to see what new technologies will destroy rather than what they will create, researchers are still trying to anticipate what work will be like in the future, writes Le Monde columnist Anne Rodier.

Published on February 12, 2024, at 4:42 pm (Paris) Anne Rodier

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Column Subscribers only 'The explosion in AI-related electricity demand has already had local consequences' Given artificial intelligence's high energy consumption, it might be prudent to focus on developing smaller, more specialized AI models tailored to specific needs, argues journalist Alexandre Piquard.

Published on February 10, 2024, at 4:09 am (Paris) Alexandre Piquard

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In Depth Subscribers only Satya Nadella has thrust Microsoft into a new dimension Under the 56-year-old Indian CEO's leadership, the company has diversified its activities into cloud computing, games, and artificial intelligence, and recently overtook Apple to become the world's most valuable company.

Published on February 5, 2024, at 12:40 am (Paris), updated on February 27, 2024, at 2:27 pm Vincent fa*got

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Investigation Subscribers only In France, foreign literature has fallen on hard times In a lackluster 2023 market for the publishing industry, foreign novels have been hit significantly harder than French-language ones. It's the latest in a string of disappointing years caused by a variety of factors.

Published on February 4, 2024, at 12:00 pm (Paris), updated on February 4, 2024, at 12:00 pm Denis Cosnard Florence Noiville

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In Depth Subscribers only Literary translators, early casualties of the AI revolution A growing number of publishers are asking translators to work from an AI-processed version of the original text. These professionals, who are legally considered to be authors, find themselves faced with less attractive financial conditions and status.

Published on February 4, 2024, at 2:00 am (Paris) Nicole Vulser

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Column Subscribers only 'Silicon Valley's kings are striking back, happy to be riding the wave of artificial intelligence' The emergence of AI is fuelling a discourse championed by certain tech billionaires who see technology as 'the only source of perpetual growth.' They are particularly critical of cautious rhetoric surrounding AI's development.

Published on February 3, 2024, at 4:43 am (Paris) Corine Lesnes

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News Subscribers only France agrees to ratify the EU Artificial Intelligence Act after seven months of resistance The draft European regulation on artificial intelligence took a decisive step forward on Friday, receiving unanimous endorsem*nt from all 27 European Union member countries.

Published on February 3, 2024, at 3:13 am (Paris), updated on February 3, 2024, at 11:53 am Alexandre Piquard

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News analysis Subscribers only AI-generated fake Taylor Swift p*rn stills could provide lessons for online community False photos of the American star created using AI have been viewed millions of times on X. The images once again demonstrate the importance of moderation on these platforms and shed light on the secretive and rapidly growing use of AI to place women in scenes without their consent.

Published on January 31, 2024, at 7:21 pm (Paris) Olivier Clairouin Damien Leloup Morgane Tual

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In Depth Subscribers only Taylor Swift's fake p*rn photos: AI and the dark corners of the internet The images, which gained widespread attention on X last week, had been discreetly circulating on dedicated chat platforms beforehand. Created without the star's consent, some were even sold for profit.

Published on January 31, 2024, at 3:31 am (Paris), updated on January 31, 2024, at 7:16 am Damien Leloup

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News Subscribers only France keeps up pressure on EU's AI Act, despite mounting criticism Although EU member-states are being asked to ratify the European regulation bill, Paris has pointed out 'a few points that still appear to us to raise problems,' particularly concerning intellectual property rights.

Published on January 27, 2024, at 5:08 pm (Paris), updated on January 28, 2024, at 8:08 pm Alexandre Piquard

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News US regulator FTC launches probe into AI investments by tech giants The FTC's inquiry, targeting investments made by Microsoft, Google and Amazon into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic, is part of efforts by regulators to make sure they can keep up with progress in AI tech.

Published on January 25, 2024, at 8:16 pm (Paris) Le Monde with AFP

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Feature Subscribers only AI dominates Davos as business leaders turn to new tech Artificial intelligence, with its promise of spectacular increases in labor productivity, was at the heart of discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, including French start-up Mistral.

Published on January 21, 2024, at 12:22 pm (Paris), updated on January 21, 2024, at 12:22 pm Philippe Escande

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Profile Subscribers only Fei-Fei Li, discreet pioneer of artificial intelligence Strangely absent from a New York Times ranking of key AI figures, this Chinese-born American researcher has nonetheless worked to exponentially increase computer learning capabilities. Today, she is committed to making technology work for humanity.

Published on January 10, 2024, at 11:44 pm (Paris), updated on January 11, 2024, at 8:33 am Corine Lesnes

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Feature Subscribers only AI start-ups are booming in San Francisco's 'Cerebral Valley' A new generation of 'techies' has settled in Hayes Valley, the epicenter of a booming tech world. Here, AI creators are convinced that they are taking part in a 'civilizational change' that in the long term will benefit humanity.

Published on January 7, 2024, at 2:00 am (Paris) Corine Lesnes

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News The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of its stories to train chatbots The American newspaper said the companies are advancing their technology through the 'unlawful use of the Times's work to create artificial intelligence products that compete with it.'

Published on December 27, 2023, at 4:59 pm (Paris), updated on December 27, 2023, at 11:45 pm Le Monde with AP

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Column Subscribers only 'In Africa, the priority is developing artificial intelligence aligned with the continent's challenges' Without investment in local skills, AI risks being ineffective in solving issues unique to Africa.

Published on December 18, 2023, at 3:47 am (Paris), updated on December 18, 2023, at 8:19 am Marie de Vergès

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News analysis Subscribers only Israel's use of AI in bombings raises questions over rules of war The number of victims and the unprecedented scale of the damage caused by the Israeli military's bombardment of Gaza have reignited the debate on the use of artificial intelligence in weapons systems.

Published on December 15, 2023, at 4:00 am (Paris) Elise Vincent

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News OpenAI partners with Axel Springer to include journalism in ChatGPT German media company Axel Springer, whose brands include Politico, Business Insider and Bild, has signed a deal allowing ChatGPT to include its journalism, paywalled and open-access, in the responses it generates.

Published on December 13, 2023, at 6:13 pm (Paris), updated on December 13, 2023, at 8:44 pm Le Monde with AFP

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In Depth Subscribers only France's unicorn start-up Mistral AI embodies its artificial intelligence hopes With prestigious researchers, strong political backing and €385 million in raised funds, this open-source start-up aims to develop language processing models capable of rivaling OpenAI, Google and Meta.

Published on December 12, 2023, at 9:05 pm (Paris), updated on December 12, 2023, at 9:09 pm Alexandre Piquard

News European Union strikes landmark deal on AI regulation EU negotiators reached a deal Friday on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services like ChatGPT.

Published on December 9, 2023, at 12:50 am (Paris), updated on December 9, 2023, at 9:44 am Le Monde with AFP

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Column Subscribers only 'The Sam Altman saga shows that AI doomers have lost a battle' The ousting and reinstatement of OpenAI's CEO has triggered a crisis, with the winners being the 'accelerationists' and AI optimists, as Le Monde journalist Alexandre Piquard explains.

Published on November 30, 2023, at 9:00 am (Paris), updated on November 30, 2023, at 5:17 pm Alexandre Piquard

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Op-Ed Subscribers only 'Giving up ambitious AI regulation would weaken Europe's historic position' A group of 14 AI specialists detail the crucial issues at stake in the negotiations underway within the European Union to establish a legal framework for generative AI.

Published on November 29, 2023, at 12:30 pm (Paris) Group letter

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Long Read Subscribers only OpenAI: The beginnings of the Sam Altman drama The chain of events which led to the dismissal and reinstatement of OpenAI's star boss from his own company in just five days, fascinated the world. A look back to the roots of a crisis that mixes nerds' quarrels, messianic debates, dirty tricks and billions of dollars.

Published on November 27, 2023, at 5:00 am (Paris) Alexandre Piquard

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Feature Subscribers only Using artificial intelligence to excavate the memory of Notre-Dame Cathedral An experimental program, developed in a Sorbonne laboratory, makes it possible to browse the deliberations of the chapter's canons throughout the Middle Ages.

Published on November 26, 2023, at 10:43 am (Paris), updated on December 22, 2023, at 11:18 am Laurent Carpentier

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News Subscribers only Backed by Microsoft, Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO The internal drama at the company that created ChatGPT has taken another twist: Sacked on Friday, the co-founder is back and an interim board of directors has been appointed.

Published on November 22, 2023, at 11:44 am (Paris) Alexandre Piquard

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