New York City's pivot to remote learning amid a snowstorm on Tuesday was met with hiccups and frustration.
The big picture: As the biggest snowstorm in more than two years hit NYC, the district tested – and somewhat botched – a switch to pandemic-era online instruction, fueling a debate among parents on whether districts should opt for snow days instead.
"It's the most complicated governance structure I've ever seen my life," Khosla Ventures managing director Keith Rabois said at Axios' BFD event in Miami of OpenAI's corporate setup. "I can't really figure it out, honestly."
Why it matters: News of co-founder Sam Altman's (brief) ouster as CEO in November took its investors by surprise — including the fact that it could even happen.
OpenAI is adding a feature that will allow ChatGPT to remember both information about individual users and how they want the chatbot to respond to different types of queries.
Why it matters: It's another step in allowing the chatbot to customize itself to the person using it.
A new open-source generative AI model can follow instructions in more than 100 languages.
Why it matters: Most models that power today's generative AI tools are trained on data in English and Chinese, leaving a massive gap of thousands of languages — and potentially limiting access to the powerful technology for billions of people.
U.S. adults lost a record $10 billion to fraudsters in 2023, according to new Federal Trade Commission data.
Why it matters: More Americans fell for a variety of scams — including those related to investments, business decisions, romance and government services — last year.
Cybercriminal gangs are infiltrating popular online community platform Discord to plan their schemes and teach a new generation of hackers, according to a new report shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: Hackers have long used members-only online forums to discuss their activities, but the use of Discord shows these conversations are now taking place on more mainstream social media platforms — and moderators are having a hard time keeping up.
Artificial intelligence won't steal your job, Microsoft's Super Bowl ad promised on Sunday — instead, it will help you fulfill your dreams.
Why it matters: The 60-second spot deftly reframed AI for the general population, transforming it from a scary unknown novelty into a catalyst for personal and professional growth.
Transcription software company Otter announced a significant boost to its AI features on Tuesday, including the ability for its AI bot to join text-based chats and to use the technology to search across one's entire meeting history.
Why it matters: Otter wants to shift its app from a tool people use to get meeting transcripts to one workers turn to for a wide range of information.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned Tuesday that "very subtle societal misalignments" around artificial intelligence could have dangerous consequences.
Why it matters: Altman has been a vocal proponent of government regulation of generative AI and has previously warned of the new technology's rapid evolution.
