OpenAI CEO Plans Visit to Seoul to Seek Chip Partnerships


OpenAI is in talks with private equity firms such as TPG and Bain Capital to establish a joint venture valued at $10 billion, aiming to accelerate the application of AI technology in the enterprise sector. Investors will inject $4 billion, leveraging their extensive corporate resources to help OpenAI expand its sales channels. Currently, OpenAI's enterprise business generates an annual revenue of $10 billion, becoming a key growth driver for the company.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to introduce an 'Adult Mode' in ChatGPT, allowing verified adult users to access diverse content including erotic literature, following the principle of treating adult users as adults. Although the plan was announced five months ago, the progress has been slow.
The Encyclopedia Britannica and Webster's Dictionary sue OpenAI, accusing it of using their online articles, encyclopedic entries, and other materials without authorization to train ChatGPT, infringing on copyright.
Meta has signed an infrastructure agreement worth up to 27 billion dollars with cloud service provider Nebius, ensuring sufficient advanced computing power for the next five years to cope with global AI competition. The agreement includes 12 billion dollars in dedicated computing capacity and 15 billion dollars in optional expansion, highlighting Meta's urgent need for computing power reserves.
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI, accusing it of unauthorized copying of nearly 100,000 copyrighted materials to train ChatGPT, with generated content highly similar to the original texts, constituting infringement.