AI Developments Mark a Dynamic Period in Tech
In a week of significant developments in the artificial intelligence sector, several companies announced major shifts, including the disbanding of an OpenAI team, delays in Apple's Siri revamp, and the emergence of new AI models. These announcements highlight the rapid evolution and ongoing challenges within the industry.
OpenAI disbanded its mission alignment team, which was responsible for communicating the company's mission to the public and its employees, according to TechCrunch. The team's former leader has been appointed as the company's chief futurist. The team, formed in September 2024, aimed to promote OpenAI's mission of ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. An OpenAI spokesperson described the team as "a support function to help employees and the public understand our mission and the impact of AI."
Meanwhile, Apple's plans to revamp its Siri assistant have faced further delays. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the new AI-powered Siri, initially expected to launch with the iOS 26.4 update in March, will now roll out more slowly, with some features potentially delayed until the May iOS update or even the release of iOS 27 in September, as reported by TechCrunch. The delays reportedly stem from issues encountered during software testing.
In Latin America, Chile unveiled Latam-GPT, a new AI model designed to train applications with Latin American data and reduce bias, as reported by Euronews. The project, promoted by Chile's National Centre for Artificial Intelligence (Cenia), aims to provide the region with its own AI model, addressing the dominance of US-based companies in the sector.
Other developments include xAI's public release of an all-hands meeting video, revealing details about its product roadmap and ties to the X platform, according to TechCrunch. The video also disclosed layoffs resulting from organizational changes. Additionally, AI inference startup Modal Labs is reportedly in talks to raise a new round at a $2.5 billion valuation, more than doubling its valuation from less than five months ago, according to TechCrunch. However, Modal Labs co-founder and CEO Erik Bernhardsson denied that his company was actively fundraising.
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