Less than a week after he was fired by the board at OpenAI, Sam Altman has seemingly been rehired.
He was sacked by the board on Friday 17th November and had apparently secured a new role at Microsoft just days later.
However, following a threatened mutiny by OpenAI staff, who said they would quit and work for Microsoft if the board didn’t resign and Mr Altman wasn’t reinstalled, he has secured an agreement ‘in principle’ to be reinstated as CEO.
In court on Tuesday Changpeng Zhao admitted that he had failed to take steps to prevent money laundering at the company.
His departure from the crypto firm comes as part of a £3.2bn settlement that’s been reached with US regulators, and he’s set to be sentenced next year.
In the UK, a new 'neobank' which aims to help people contribute to scientific research has teamed up with Kingston University to help fund research into combating cervical cancer.
CEO of Science Card, Daniel Baeriswyl tells Tech & Science Daily those with a Science Card account can either donate normally, or choose to round-up their spending and effectively fund research whenever they use their card.
Daniel also discusses their collaboration with Kingston University to find a better treatment for cervical cancer than chemotherapy.
In tech, Sony has been testing a method to differentiate photos taken by its cameras from AI-generated or otherwise faked images.
The tech giant is working on a cryptographic “digital signature” that is effectively baked into photos.
The feature will come to cameras like the Alpha 9 III via an update in Spring next year.
Also in this episode:
Why Google Maps users are upset with app changes, NASA gets closer to laser-based deep space communication and the birth of a rhino calf has been caught on camera at Chester Zoo.
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