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A Word Puzzle Challenge Highlights Limitations In OpenAI’s AI Reasoning Capabilities

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Despite OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s assertions about the company being close to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), a recent test of their most advanced publicly available AI has exposed a notable flaw.

As Gary Smith, a senior fellow at the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, explains in *Mind Matters*, OpenAI’s “o1” reasoning model struggled significantly with the *New York Times* Connections word game.

This game challenges players with 16 words, tasking them with finding connections between them to form groups of four. These connections can range from simple categories like “book subtitles” to more complex and less obvious ones, such as “words that start with fire,” making it a rather demanding exercise in lateral thinking.

Smith tested o1, along with comparable large language models (LLMs) from Google, Anthropic, and Microsoft (which utilizes OpenAI’s technology), using a daily Connections puzzle.

The results were quite surprising, especially given the widespread hype surrounding AI advancements. All the models performed poorly, but o1, which has been heavily touted as a major breakthrough for OpenAI, fared particularly badly. This test indicates that even this supposedly cutting-edge system struggles with the relatively simple task of solving a word association game.

When presented with that day’s Connections challenge, o1 did manage to identify some correct groupings, to its credit. However, Smith observed that its other suggested combinations were “bizarre,” bordering on nonsensical.

Smith aptly characterized o1’s performance as offering “many puzzling groupings” alongside a “few valid connections.” This highlights a recurring weakness in current AI: while it can often appear impressive when recalling and processing information it has been trained on, it encounters significant difficulties when confronted with novel and unfamiliar problems.

Essentially, if OpenAI is genuinely on the cusp of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), or has even made preliminary progress towards it, as suggested by one of their employees last year, they are certainly not demonstrating it effectively. This specific test provides clear evidence that the current iteration of their technology is not yet capable of the kind of flexible reasoning that characterizes true general intelligence.

OpenAI Calls For More Investment And Regulation To Maintain US AI leadership

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OpenAI has recently presented its vision for the future of AI development within the United States, issuing a call for strategic investment and thoughtful regulation to ensure the nation maintains a leading position in the face of growing competition from China.

In a comprehensive 15-page report titled “Economic Blueprint,” the AI company outlines what it believes are the essential components for achieving and sustaining AI dominance.

These key elements include robust computing hardware (specifically advanced chips), access to vast quantities of information (data), and reliable access to necessary resources (primarily energy).

The report strongly advocates for the establishment of national guidelines and policies designed to protect and bolster the U.S.’s competitive advantage in these critical areas.

This announcement arrives at a pivotal moment, just ahead of a new presidential administration taking office, which is widely anticipated to be more receptive and supportive of the technology sector. Prominent figures like former PayPal executive David Sacks are expected to potentially play influential roles in shaping future AI and cryptocurrency policy within the new administration. Notably, OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, also made financial contributions to the incoming administration’s inauguration, aligning himself with other business leaders who are actively seeking to cultivate stronger relationships with the incoming leadership.

The report also draws attention to the significant global financial resources currently being directed towards AI projects, estimating the total investment at approximately $175 billion.

It warns that if the U.S. fails to attract a substantial portion of this capital, there is a serious risk that these funds will instead flow into Chinese initiatives, potentially strengthening China’s global influence and technological capabilities.

In a further effort to safeguard U.S. interests, OpenAI has suggested implementing restrictions on the export of advanced AI models to nations that are considered likely to misuse or exploit this technology.

Backed by its strategic partnership with Microsoft, OpenAI is planning to host a meeting in Washington D.C. later this month to delve deeper into these crucial recommendations and engage in further discussions with policymakers and industry leaders.

In a parallel move to secure further funding and support its ambitious goals, the company is currently undergoing a transition to a for-profit structure following a successful and significant fundraising round conducted last year.

Unexpectedly High Demand for ChatGPT Pro Creates Financial Losses for OpenAI, According to Sam Altman

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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, recently shared a surprising bit of news on X (formerly Twitter) about the company’s finances. He admitted that, despite how popular their ChatGPT Pro subscriptions are, they’re actually losing money on them.

He basically tweeted something like, “Here’s a crazy fact: we’re actually *losing* money on OpenAI Pro subscriptions! Demand is way higher than we expected.”

ChatGPT Pro, which gives users access to the powerful GPT-4 model, has become a global hit, including in India, where it costs around INR 17,000 (roughly $200) per month. This makes it a pretty attractive option for professionals, businesses, and students looking to boost their productivity and creativity. Pro users get perks like faster responses, guaranteed access even during peak times, and the enhanced capabilities of GPT-4.

But even with all those sign-ups, Altman’s comments point to a big issue: people are using it *way* more than OpenAI anticipated. The Pro subscription was meant to help cover the huge costs of running these massive AI models, but the sheer volume of usage is throwing a wrench in their financial plans. Running powerful AI models like GPT-4 is incredibly expensive because they require massive computing power, which translates to huge bills for cloud computing and server maintenance.

It’s a tricky balancing act for tech companies: they need to offer powerful, accessible tools while also making sure they can stay afloat financially. OpenAI aimed to make AI accessible with their Pro subscription pricing, but they’re now facing unexpected challenges that are forcing them to rethink their strategy.

India, in particular, has become a major market for ChatGPT. Professionals in fields like education, IT, and content creation are signing up for Pro to streamline their work and leverage the power of AI. The fact that it’s relatively more affordable in India compared to other regions has definitely contributed to its popularity there.

Altman’s admission has everyone wondering what OpenAI’s next move will be. This curiosity is even stronger given his recent prediction that AI could replace humans in many jobs by 2025.

OpenAI Employees Share Perspectives On The Company’s Future

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It has been a wild ride for OpenAI in the past week or so. Both current and former employees have started to speak up about the OpenAI’s future.

Chaos kicked off last week when several prominent employees, including OpenAI’s chief technology officer Mira Murati and top researchers Barret Zoph and Bob McGrew announced that they were leaving the company.

A day later, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the rumors that the company was indeed considering ditching its non-profit status and becoming a for-profit company instead.

This has sparked a lot of discussion and debate about the direction in which OpenAI is heading and what it means for the future of the company and AI.

OpenAI is has keep complete silence regarding this whole restructuring situation. They have not made any official announcements but CEO Sam Altman did mention that they are exploring this change as a way to reach their next stage of development.

This shift towards becoming a for-profit company seems to be connected to the fact that they want to raise billions in new investments.

Naturally, people are curious about what’s really going on behind the scenes at OpenAI, especially with the recent resignations of several key executives and researchers.

Some are speculating that there might be internal disagreements about the company’s direction of prioritizing profit over their original non-profit mission.

It will be interesting to see how this all unfolds and what it means for the future of OpenAI and the development of AI in general.

According to some of OpenAI’s departing employees, there is internal concern that the shift to a for-profit company confirms what they already suspected: Altman is prioritizing profit over safety.

When OpenAI safety leader Jan Leike announced his resignation in May, he said on X he had thought it would be “the best place in the world to do this research.” By the time he left, however, he said he had reached a “breaking point” with OpenAI’s leadership over the company’s core priorities.

Gretchen Krueger, a former policy researcher at OpenAI, said the company’s nonprofit governance structure and cap on profits were part of the reason she joined in 2019 — the year that OpenAI added a for-profit arm. “This feels like a step in the wrong direction, when what we need is multiple steps in the right direction,” she said on X.

She said OpenAI’s bid to transition into a public benefit corporation — a for-profit company intended to generate social good — isn’t enough. As one of the biggest developers of artificial general intelligence, OpenAI needs “stronger mission locks,” she wrote.

Noam Brown, a researcher at OpenAI, firmly disagrees that the company has lost its focus on research. “Those of us at @OpenAI working on o1 find it strange to hear outsiders claim that OpenAI has deprioritized research. I promise you all, it’s the opposite,” he wrote on X on Friday.

Mark Chen, the senior vice president of research at OpenAI, also reaffirmed his commitment to OpenAI. “I truly believe that OpenAI is the best place to work on AI, and I’ve been through enough ups and downs to know it’s never wise to bet against us,” he wrote on X.

OpenAI’s New Push: AI Voices For A Wider Range Of Applications.

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The ChatGPT Creator Will Let Other Companies Build On Its Human Mimicking Voice Technology.

OpenAI, the folks behind ChatGPT, are letting any app developer use their tech to make their apps talk. Now by talk, I do not mean just talk but actually have a real conversation!

This could be huge because it means we will probably be chatting with all sorts of AI programs before we know it. This sounds super cool but to be fair, a little freaky as well.

As we are all aware that OpenAI’s “advanced voice mode,” has been available to pro subscribers since July. The advanced voice mode has 6 AI voices with the ability to sound casual and expressive.

Now this very same technology will be offered to the thousands of companies, which will of course pay to use OpenAI technology in their own products

The obvious reason to Open up its AI inventions to outsiders will eventually help grow OpenAI’s revenue from usage fees it charges each time an app taps its technology.

Regular influx of cash is crucial to OpenAI as it is seeking billions of dollars in new funding and considering restructuring to remove its business from the control of its existing nonprofit board.

OpenAI made the announcement at an event in San Francisco that it was opening access to its voice technology. At a news briefing ahead of the event, OpenAI executives showed how an app built on its voice technology could make a phone call to a business and place an order for chocolate strawberries.

Though the business was not real and the person who took down the order and asked questions that the AI voice nimbly responded to was an OpenAI executive role-playing.

“We want to make it possible to interact with AI in all of the ways you interact with a human being,” OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil said at the press briefing.

Elon Musk Disses Sam Altman Over High-Profile Exits From OpenAI And Compares Him To A Cunning ‘Game Of Thrones’ Character.

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It seems like Elon Musk is taking a jab at Sam Altman. He’s not being upfront about it, but it’s clear he’s trying to say something negative.

Looks like Elon Musk is saying that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a master manipulator who plays everyone around him like a fiddle.

In an X post musk compares Altman to that sneaky and ambitious character from Game of Thrones, Little finger, who was always plotting and scheming to get what he wanted.

Musk’s comment came after someone posted a series of pictures showing Altman with other OpenAI leaders such as CTO Mira Murati and cofounders Greg Brockman and Ilya Sutskever who recently left OpenAI.

Each picture had one person missing, kind of like they were being eliminated one by one. So, Musk is basically implying that Altman had something to do with their departures and that he’s the last man standing.

Musk also retweeted a post from another X user that included Altman’s comments from a podcast in May, in which he said he doesn’t need more money and that “If I were to say I’m going to try and make a trillion dollars with OpenAI it would save a lot of conspiracy theories.”

The post continued, “What I personally don’t like is the sneaky ways Sam is doing all this.”

It looks like Elon Musk is suggesting that Sam Altman is orchestrating these changes at OpenAI for his own personal gain.

Musk is implying that Altman is being all sly and manipulative, like Little finger to grab more power and wealth for himself.

With OpenAI potentially becoming a for-profit company and Altman possibly getting a huge chunk of it, Musk seems to be hinting that Altman is pulling the strings to become incredibly rich and powerful.

Musk is basically painting Altman as someone who’s putting his own interests above everything else, even the original mission of OpenAI.

Openai now describes itself as a “capped-profit” company. In 2019, it created OpenAI LP, a for-profit and nonprofit hybrid.

In a blog post at the time, OpenAI said the idea was for investors and employees to get a “capped return” if it successfully achieved its mission.

As most of you know that Musk accused OpenAI of abandoning its original mission of developing AI safely for the benefit of humanity by partnering with Microsoft and focusing on profits. He even sued them for this but OpenAI basically told him to get lost, saying his lawsuit made no sense.

Musk then dropped that lawsuit but came back with another one in which he was claiming that Altman and Brockman tricked him. He is saying they took advantage of his worries about AI safety to manipulate him somehow.

It seems like this is more than just a disagreement about AI safety; it is getting personal now. It could be that Musk feels betrayed by Altman and Brockman, like they used him and then pushed him out.

OpenAI Is Claiming That Elon Musk Is Harassing Their Company

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OpenAI is claiming that its former co-founder, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk is harassing the company.

In August, Elon Musk sued OpenAI again. He claimed that they tricked him into helping create the company by making him worry about the dangers of AI.

Musk lawyers say that OpenAI’s change from a non-profit to a for-profit company is a classic example of choosing money over the greater good.

Musk helped start OpenAI as a non-profit in 2015 with Sam Altman and others but left the company in 2018, before it became a for-profit business.

OpenAI is basically saying “Oh, come on Elon, give it a rest!” They think he’s just throwing a fit because he couldn’t get his way and now he is desperately trying to make their lives difficult.

They are pointing out that he used to be all for their mission of making sure AI is used for good but now that he’s got his own AI company (xAI), he’s singing a different tune.

They think this whole lawsuit is just a way for him to try and get ahead, and they’re calling him out on it, saying he doesn’t have any real proof to back up his claims.

In response to Musk’s lawsuit, OpenAI called it the latest move in Musk’s “increasingly blusterous campaign to harass OpenAI for his own competitive advantage.”

“OpenAI is dedicated to the safe and beneficial development of artificial general intelligence (“AGI”),” OpenAI’s lawyers said in a court filing on Tuesday. “Musk once supported OpenAI in that mission but abandoned the venture when his bid to dominate it failed.”

The filing added: “Since launching a competing artificial intelligence company, xAI, Musk has been trying to leverage the judicial system for an edge.”

Musk was pretty upset that OpenAI told investors not to support his AI company, xAI, and even went so far as to call them “evil” for it.

He’s been quite vocal about his disapproval, sharing memes and critical posts about OpenAI on X (you know, the platform formerly known as Twitter that he owns). He’s not a fan of their close relationship with Microsoft or their popular chatbot, ChatGPT either.

This all comes after Musk sued OpenAI earlier this year (though he later dropped the lawsuit) and publicly questioned their recent funding round, which valued the company at a whopping $157 billion. He finds it shady that they asked investors to exclusively fund them and not their competitors, including his own.

OpenAI is really focused on becoming a major player in the AI world, even if it means moving away from its original non-profit goals. This shift has caused some drama within the company with several key figures leaving recently.

Basically, it’s a bit of a soap opera in the world of AI, with Musk and OpenAI seemingly battling for dominance. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out!

OpenAI Exposes Musk’s For-Profit Push In Fiery Rebuttal; The Drama Continues!

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The ongoing dispute between OpenAI and Elon Musk has taken a new turn. OpenAI has released a series of emails on its website suggesting that Musk himself had previously advocated for a for-profit structure for the startup.

This revelation is huge given how critic Musk is of OpenAI’s subsequent transition from a non-profit to a for-profit entity, which also led to a lawsuit involving Microsoft.

In a Saturday blog post, OpenAI asserted that Musk not only desired a for-profit model but also proposed a specific organizational structure. Supporting this claim, OpenAI shared documentation indicating that Musk instructed his wealth manager, Jared Birchall, to register “Open Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Inc.” as the for-profit arm of OpenAI.

OpenAI isn’t holding back in their latest response to Elon Musk’s legal actions. In a recent blog post, they pointed out that this is Musk’s fourth try in under a year to change his story about what happened. They basically said, “His own words and actions tell the real story.”

They went on to say that back in 2017, Musk didn’t just want OpenAI to be for-profit, he actually set up a for-profit structure himself. But when he couldn’t get majority ownership and total control, he walked out telling them they were doomed to fail.

Now they argue that since OpenAI is a leading AI lab and Musk is running a rival AI company, he is trying to use the courts to stop them from achieving their goals.

In a separate legal filing, OpenAI also pushed back against Musk’s attempt to block their move to a for-profit model. They argued that what Musk is asking for would seriously hurt OpenAI’s business, decision-making and mission to create safe and beneficial AI, all while benefiting Musk and his own company.

OpenAI also claimed that Musk wanted majority stake in the for-profit arm of the company. The AI startup claimed that Musk said that he did not care about the money but instead wanted to accumulate $80 billion in wealth in order to build a city on Mars.

Elon Musk wanted to accumulate wealth to build city on Mars, claims OpenAI.