OpenAI raises another $300 million

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Hello and welcome back to another strange and exciting day in AI. Palantir demos their AI to fight wars and OpenAI raises another $300M in funding. I’ve also got some sleepy celebrities for you.

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📰 News: OpenAI raises $300M and Palantir showcases AI military capabilities

1. OpenAI has reportedly secured over $300 million in new funding from investors such as Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz, among others. This latest round of funding comes in addition to a $10 billion investment from Microsoft earlier this year, bringing the company's valuation to somewhere between $27 billion and $29 billion. Read more about it here→ 

2. Palantir, the brainchild of billionaire Peter Thiel, has launched an app called Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). It’s designed to run large language models like GPT-4 on private networks. The software is said to be used for military purposes, including ordering drone reconnaissance and organizing attacks. Read the full thing here→

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Sleepy on Labour Day, made with Midjourney. (source)

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