Politics

OpenAI CEO Altman wasn’t fired because of scary new tech, just internal politics

by Benj Edwards
March 11, 2024
I.T. Today
4 min read

Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 6, 2023, in San Francisco. On Friday afternoon Pacific Time, OpenAI announced the appointment of three new members to the company’s…

Tech giants sign voluntary pledge to fight election-related deepfakes

by Kyle Wiggers
February 16, 2024
I.T. Today
3 min read

Tech companies are pledging to fight election-related deepfakes as policymakers amp up pressure. Today at the Munich Security Conference, vendors including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Adobe and IBM signed an accord signaling their intention to…