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  • 2023 wrapped: the 6 biggest business stories
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    2023 wrapped: the 6 biggest business stories

    Today, we’re recapping the year that was. To do it, we’re bringing in the whole team at Equity Mates to share what they think are were the biggest business stories of the year.

    8 December

  • The Inside Story of Microsoft’s Partnership with OpenAI
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    The Inside Story of Microsoft’s Partnership with OpenAI

    This article from the New Yorker is one of the better long-form articles we’ve read about the wild weekend and the events that led to it.

    4th Dec, 2023

  • Happy Birthday ChatGPT! 12 months on, what's changed?
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    Happy Birthday ChatGPT! 12 months on, what's changed?

    Sascha is joined by Capital Brief correspondent Dan Van Boom to ask... well … What exactly has the arrival of Chat GPT changed? How has it influenced the world around us?

    1 December

  • OpenAI Saga: Sam Altman’s Wild Weekend

    OpenAI Saga: Sam Altman’s Wild Weekend

    Today Sascha and Alec ask… ummmm what on earth happened! And more importantly, what will happen next?

    22 November

  • Stratechery: The OpenAI Keynote
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    Stratechery: The OpenAI Keynote

    The artificial intelligence company OpenAI joined the ranks of the tech giants with their very first developer conference earlier this month.

    20th Nov, 2023

  • The end of the Googleverse
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    The end of the Googleverse

    Many people will look at AI chatbots like ChatGPT and suggest that they will just continually chip away at Google’s search dominance and ad-driven business model.

    5th Sep, 2023

  • How Will Artificial Intelligence Change the News Business? Here are three theories of the case.
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    How Will Artificial Intelligence Change the News Business? Here are three theories of the case.

    In plenty of industries, ChatGPT threatens workers, promising a future where employers are offered an alternative to human labour (if they’re willing to deal with the annoyingly-frequent AI hallucination).

    9th Aug, 2023

  • Much like their tech creators, AI is hallucinating

    Much like their tech creators, AI is hallucinating

    Today Alec and Sascha discuss a legal debacle involving a lawsuit against Colombian airline, Avianca. Plaintiff Roberto Mata claimed to be injured by a serving cart during a flight, but a brief presented by his lawyer, Steven Schwartz, created chaos.

    10 June

  • A US attorney faces punishment for citing fake cases ChatGPT fed him

    A US attorney faces punishment for citing fake cases ChatGPT fed him

    The lawyer now regrets trusting the chatbot which misled him
  • Italy has banned ChatGPT. Will other countries follow?
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    Italy has banned ChatGPT. Will other countries follow?

    Today Sascha and Darcy ask - why are there growing calls to ban artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT?

    14 April

  • Microsoft’s AI head fake and making Google dance
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    Microsoft’s AI head fake and making Google dance

    Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has played the rollout of ChatGPT incredibly. By investing $10 billion into ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI and integrating the service with Bing, Microsoft put itself in the centre of the conversation. And the conversation quickly turned to how Microsoft challenging Google and threatening their dominance in search.

    13th Mar, 2023

  • Bing AI can’t be trusted
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    Bing AI can’t be trusted

    This story has been doing the rounds for a few weeks now, but we wanted to make sure we featured in Thought Starters. For all the hype about chatGPT and the coming wave of AI - be careful, it is often wrong.

    10th Mar, 2023

  • Chinese regulators rein in AI chatbots over fears of uncensored replies
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    Chinese regulators rein in AI chatbots over fears of uncensored replies

    Despite the official restrictions, chatGPT has spread quickly throughout China. Many Chinese internet users have been able to access it via VPNs or third-party apps that are connected to popular platforms such as WeChat. Hopefully, in time, it can render government attempts to censor information useless.

    6th Mar, 2023

  • Microsoft's investment in ChatGPT and the future of AI
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    Microsoft's investment in ChatGPT and the future of AI

    The new frontier for tech companies is here. Find out why Microsoft invested $10 billion in ChatGPT and what the future of artificial intelligence could look like. Are we going to lose our jobs?

    2nd Feb, 2023

  • Why did Microsoft invest $10bn in ChatGPT?
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    Why did Microsoft invest $10bn in ChatGPT?

    Today Sascha and Darcy discuss - why has Microsoft invested in ChatGPT and what can we expect from AI in the future?

    2 February

  • BuzzFeed to Use ChatGPT Creator OpenAI to Help Create Quizzes and Other Content
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    BuzzFeed to Use ChatGPT Creator OpenAI to Help Create Quizzes and Other Content

    CEO Jonah Peretti said the publisher would use the technology to make more comprehensive quizzes and interactive content.
  • Are robotics and AI about to have their moment on the ASX? | 2023 investing inspo with Global X
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    Are robotics and AI about to have their moment on the ASX? | 2023 investing inspo with Global X

    In this Summer Series, we’re bringing you investment inspo that’ll leave you feeling motivated for the year ahead. The New Year is a great time to take stock and start fresh financially.

    17 January

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