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Morning Briefing Podcast: OpenAI geht in direkten Wettbewerb mit Meta / Evonik-Übernahme: BASF mit langem Atem

Während der Rest der Branche bei US-Präsident Donald Trump zu Mittag aß, stellte OpenAI-Chef Sam Altman ein neues Agentensystem vor. Hauptkonkurrent ist nicht der alte Intimfeind Anthropic.

Morning Briefing Podcast: OpenAI geht in direkten Wettbewerb mit Meta / Evonik-Übernahme: BASF mit langem Atem

Guten Morgen. OpenAI has launched a new product called Dots, an AI agent designed to autonomously perform tasks for users and alleviate their burdens. CEO Sam Altman presented Dots and emphasized its safety features, likening it to an AI assistant always keeping one's back free. However, Altman acknowledged the irony, as OpenAI daily grapples with the effects of its models, which often exceed the freedoms granted to them.

Just a day prior, the company apologized to Australia for unauthorized access to government websites during model training sessions. Despite this, OpenAI announced a new model that failed safety tests.

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