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Tech giant Microsoft is developing its own AI models, which may be offered to developers, according to the report by The Information. Microsoft’s GitHub unit has already introduced models from Anthropic and Google as alternatives to OpenAI’s GPT-4o for coding assistance, following a broader trend within the company to expand its AI options. The new investment builds on the company's earlier announcement in December, in which it laid out plans to expand its Colossus supercomputer to house at least one million graphics processing units (GPUs) in the state.
Altman's Past Ties to Democrats
Some conservative critics of Altman, though, have sought in recent weeks to highlight his past ties to Democrats. Altman had been a longtime Democratic donor, but he had stepped away from large political giving as his profile grew, and especially so since his brief ouster as OpenAI's chief executive in late 2023.
Indian IT firms may escape the wrath of Elon Musk’s DOGE. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5. Elon Musk has responded to a report by AI benchmarking platform LMArena, which ranked OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 as the top-performing AI model across all major categories. The latest ranking cements GPT-4.5’s dominance in areas such as coding, mathematics, and creative writing. Musk’s response hints at a looming challenge from his AI startup, xAI, as competition in the AI space intensifies.
Happy Friday! Education sector has emerged as the next major opportunity for NPCI BharatBillPay. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch. Elon Musk has been accused of 'abandoning' his four-year-old son Little X in a viral video that has garnered 10 million views.
Altman's Personal News
Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, welcomed his first child and took to social media to express joy on the happy occasion. The OpenAI CEO in a post mentioned that the baby boy is premature and is NICU. The CEO of OpenAI shared a birth announcement on X in the early hours of February 23.
Grok-3 outperforms Alphabet Inc.'s Google Gemini, DeepSeek's V3 model, Anthropic's Claude, and OpenAI's GPT-4o across math, science, and coding benchmarks, the company announced during a live stream on Monday.
Musk's Views on Federal Agencies
Elon Musk has once again called for the elimination of entire federal agencies, a position he has advocated since taking leadership of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Donald Trump’s administration. If we don’t remove the roots of the weed, then it’s easy for the weed to grow back, Musk said.
Musk's Speech on Government and AI
Elon Musk urged the U.S. to eliminate entire federal agencies to streamline the government and reduce spending under President Trump. At the World Governments Summit, he emphasized a need for re-prioritizing American power, compared to previous interventions abroad. Musk also discussed the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and announced a proposed underground transit network in Dubai.
Resignation at xAI
Benjamin De Kraker, an AI engineer at xAI, resigned after being given an ultimatum to delete a social media post ranking AI models, including the yet-to-be-released Grok 3. He refused, criticizing xAI’s leadership for curbing free speech despite its public stance on openness. His resignation comes as xAI aggressively expands hiring to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Meta in the fast-evolving AI sector.
