All posts tagged: OpenAI

Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI: Who controls AI now?

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 18th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. AI development’s leading spokesperson, Sam Altman, has been fired as CEO of OpenAI. Just hours earlier, he was on stage in front of both the US and Chinese presidents. The aftershocks have only just begun. If you get into a car in the northern part […]

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Store borrows Apple’s playbook

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 7th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI has borrowed the strategy of Silicon Valley’s most successful company. Now they want to become the app store of the AI era. It is called “Cerebral Valley” these days — something like Brain Valley or the Intellectual Valley. The small hipster neighbourhood in San […]

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is on a well-choreographed charm offensive

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 26th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on a charm offensive among politicians and journalists. He says he wants AI development regulated to avoid a future crisis. But his motives may not be entirely noble. Neat tie, dark blue suit, Sam Altman settled in front of the […]

There is an urgent problem with AI — and it isn’t what the open letter says

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 4th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. When 50,000 researchers and business leaders warn against AI development, the uproar is enormous. But the truly serious problem isn’t the development itself — it’s that a handful of companies hold all the power. “Humanity swallowed by its machines — body, mind and soul — […]