Sam Altman reclaims OpenAI CEO role after board drama

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Sam Altman has reclaimed his position as the CEO of OpenAI, after a boardroom dispute that may have nearly destroyed the company in the past few days. He will be joined by Greg Brockman, the former president who quit over Altman’s ouster.

The company said on Tuesday night it has a “preliminary agreement” for Altman to resume his role, along with a new board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D’Angelo. D’Angelo is the sole survivor of the previous board that fired Altman on Friday. He stays on the new board to represent the old board, sources say.

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Insta360 Ace and Ace Pro: The action cameras with a flip-up screen for vlogging

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Insta360 has launched two new action cameras that combine the rugged design of GoPro’s Hero series with the convenience of a flip-up touchscreen for vlogging. The Insta360 Ace and Ace Pro are priced at $529.99 and $615.99, respectively, and offer impressive features and performance for capturing your adventures.

The Ace Pro is the flagship model, featuring a Leica Summarit lens and a large 1/1.3-inch image sensor that delivers excellent low-light performance and up to 8K at 24 frames per second recording. Meanwhile, the Ace has a smaller 1/2-inch image sensor, but it can still record up to 6K at 30 frames per second, and both models can shoot 4K at a high-speed 120 frames per second and take 48-megapixel pictures.

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Meta dissolves its responsible AI team amid AI controversies

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Meta has reportedly disbanded its Responsible AI (RAI) team, which was tasked with ensuring the ethical and safe development of artificial intelligence. According to The Information, which cited an internal post, most of the RAI members will join the generative AI product team, which focuses on creating new content using AI. Others will work on Meta’s AI infrastructure, which supports the company’s various AI applications. The company claims that it will still prioritize and invest in responsible AI development and that the former RAI members will continue to support cross-Meta efforts on AI accountability, transparency, safety, privacy, and more.

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Sam Altman’s Microsoft move not final, OpenAI board under pressure

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Sam Altman’s move to Microsoft after being fired from OpenAI is not final yet. He and co-founder Greg Brockman want to return to OpenAI if the board members who ousted him resign, sources tell The Verge. The board is under pressure from the threat of losing almost every OpenAI employee, who supports Altman and Brockman. Altman posted on X that the battle continues. He and the company’s investors are still trying to find a graceful exit for the board, sources say.

Meanwhile, the board announced that Emmett Shear, the co-founder of Twitch, would be CEO, but Altman and Brockman are still negotiating with the board to potentially come back.

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