The Download: what is death, and jailbreaking generative AI

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Seize Control of Your Data

With news of data breaches and scandals around the misuse of people’s data becoming a worrying…

Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI

Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Chief Scientist, speaks at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023.…

Embracing the games industry’s state of calamity | Kaser Focus

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the brightest minds of the gaming…

This company is building AI for African languages

The tool can be used on its own or integrated into existing AI tools like ChatGPT…

An investigation details how New Delhi-based Appin grew from an edtech startup into a provider of cyberespionage services for private investigators globally (Reuters)

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati becomes the company’s interim CEO  —  “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative…

X threatens lawsuit over student disciplined for tweets

According to recent reports, Elon Musk’s X has made good on its promise to support users…

Ransomware group reports victim it breached to SEC regulators

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) One of the world’s most active ransomware groups has taken an unusual—if…

Generative AI: The teacher that can help close the skills gap?

Enterprise leaders struggle to create training materials to upskill their workers. Generative AI holds promise in…

The Download: defining AGI, and making sense of the complicated universe

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going…