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Apple accuses OpenAI of playing dirty in the AI talent wars

Apple CEO Tim Cook.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesApple is accusing OpenAI of using its recruitment to steal trade secrets in a new lawsuit.The AI juggernaut has been hiring hundreds of workers from across the tech industry.Apple alleges that OpenAI used interviews, not just hiring, to learn confidential information.OpenAI has been on a recruiting tear, supercharging its headcount …

Top OpenAI executive Fidji Simo is stepping down

Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of applications.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesFidji Simo is stepping down from her executive role at OpenAI after her medical leave.The former Instacart CEO will transition to a part-time advisor role.Simo said her chronic illness pushed her to take medical leave three months ago.Fidji Simo, one of OpenAI's top executives, is stepping down.Simo, the company's …

The Fed’s new task forces feature big names in business, from Marc Andreessen to Asha Sharma

The leadership of five new task forces at the Fed includes Marc Andreesen, Asha Sharma, and Raghuram Rajan.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFed Chair Kevin Warsh tapped economists and tech execs for task forces to overhaul the central bank.The task forces will assess the Fed's communication, …

AI chatbots could help with loneliness, but a Yale professor says there’s a catch

AI may solve loneliness, but at the cost of our people skills.Philip Dulian/picture alliance via Getty ImagesA Yale psychology professor says AI could ease loneliness but weaken real-world relationship skills.Paul Bloom warns AI chatbots may reduce the empathy, friction, and compromise people learn from others.Harvard and Stanford research suggests that agreeable chatbots can make users …

How to stop people from using your Instagram posts with Meta’s AI

Instagram profiles now automatically allow users to share and modify other people's public posts, including their profile picture, with Meta's new AI model, Muse Image.Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesInstagram profiles default to letting users share and modify their content with Meta's new AI model.The feature allows users to download your posts, including your profile picture, …