In the meantime, network administrators are advised to closely monitor their Cisco switches, looking out for any unusual activity or unauthorized access. It is also recommended to restrict network access to only trusted devices and users, and to implement strong authentication mechanisms to prevent unauthorized access to the network infrastructure.
OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’ By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence “dictatorship” is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing shift into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year alleging it had betrayed its founding aims as a nonprofit research lab benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. The world’s richest man, whose companies include Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X, last year started his own rival AI company, xAI. Musk says it faces unfair competition from OpenAI and its close business partner Microsoft, which has supplied the huge computing resources needed to build AI systems such as ChatGPT. “OpenAI and Microsoft together exploiting Musk’s donations so they can build a for-profit monopoly, one now specifically targeting xAI, is just too much,” says Musk’s filing that alleges the companies are violating the terms of Musk’s foundational contributions to the charity. OpenAI is filing a response Friday opposing Musk’s requested order, saying it would cripple OpenAI’s business and mission to the advantage of Musk and his own AI company. A hearing is set for January before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland. At the heart of the dispute is a 2017 internal power struggle at the fledgling startup that led to Altman becoming OpenAI’s CEO. Musk also sought to be CEO and in an email outlined a plan where he would “unequivocally have initial control of the company” but said that would be temporary. He grew frustrated after two other OpenAI co-founders said he would hold too much power as a major shareholder and chief executive if the startup succeeded in its goal to achieve better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Musk has long voiced concerns about how advanced forms of AI could threaten humanity. “The current structure provides you with a path where you end up with unilateral absolute control over the AGI,” said a 2017 email to Musk from co-founders Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman. “You stated that you don’t want to control the final AGI, but during this negotiation, you’ve shown to us that absolute control is extremely important to you.” In the same email, titled “Honest Thoughts,” Sutskever and Brockman also voiced concerns about Altman’s desire to be CEO and whether he was motivated by “political goals.” Altman eventually succeeded in becoming CEO, and has remained so except for a period last year when he was fired and then reinstated days later after the board that ousted him was replaced. OpenAI published the messages Friday in a blog post meant to show its side of the story, particularly Musk’s early support for the idea of making OpenAI a for-profit business so it could raise money for the hardware and computer power that AI needs. It was Musk, through his wealth manager Jared Birchall, who first registered “Open Artificial Technologies Technologies, Inc.”, a public benefit corporation, in September 2017. Then came the “Honest Thoughts” email that Musk described as the “final straw.” “Either go do something on your own or continue with OpenAI as a nonprofit,” Musk wrote back. OpenAI said Musk later proposed merging the startup into Tesla before resigning as the co-chair of OpenAI’s board in early 2018. Musk didn’t immediately respond to emailed requests for comment sent to his companies Friday. Asked about his frayed relationship with Musk at a New York Times conference last week, Altman said he felt “tremendously sad” but also characterized Musk’s legal fight as one about business competition. “He’s a competitor and we’re doing well,” Altman said. He also said at the conference that he is “not that worried” about the Tesla CEO’s influence with President-elect Donald Trump. OpenAI said Friday that Altman plans to make a $1 million personal donation to Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with the incoming administration. —————————— The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP’s text archives. (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly”THIS is an incredible timelapse showing a swarm of ants outsmarting humans by solving an unbelievable puzzle. The bizarre experiment was used to explore how both humans and ants navigate a complex maze while working individually or in groups. Researched led by Ofer Feinerman at the Weizmann Institute of Science wanted to find the comparison between the two species, leading to the maze based on the "piano movers puzzle". This is a problem from motion planning and robotics. Instead of a piano, however, participants are captured maneuvering a T-shaped object through a space divided into three chambers. These are connected by narrow slits. read more in tech Humans tackled the task by themselves or in groups of up to 26 people, meanwhile the ants worked in groups ranging from one to 80. The ants in the experiment are Paratrechina longicornis, also known as "crazy ants" due to their erratic movements. Human participants were told to avoid any verbal or gestural communication as this mirrors the ants' natural constrains. They could also only handle the object using specific designated handles equipped with force meters. Most read in Science Experts found that when humans worked alone, they outperformed ants by a wide margin. They were also said to have used strategic planing to complete the task efficiently. But in group settings, ant colonies showed incredible coordination and problem-solving abilities. The small but mighty insects showed a unified force, using collective memory to process their mistakes and maintain consistent progress to fit the T through. Humans, meanwhile, struggled to improve their performance after making mistakes with their communication restricted. Instead of attempting to work as a group, human participants showed to have "greedy" strategies, with a focus on short-term solutions. Experts therefore credited this discrepancy to the ants' social structure as, in a colony, they operate as a "super-organism". The researchers hope their incredibly insights will be able to inform future studies on group dynamics - in nature and human societies. Through the exploration of collective behaviour, and strengths and weaknesses within this, the investigation aims to shed light on how cooperation evolved and could be optimised. THE longhorn crazy ant, called the Paratrechina longicornis, or the black crazy ant, is a small ant species. It's called "crazy" because of its random, rapid movements. A key distinguishing feature is its extraordinarily long antennae and legs compared to its 2.3-3mm body length. The antennae are slender, 12-segmented, with no club. Its head and body appear smooth and shiny. These ants are highly adaptable and are found worldwide, often infesting homes and outdoor areas in large numbers. They are opportunistic foragers, travelling long distances from their nests, making them difficult to control. Their diet is varied, including live and dead insects, honeydew, fruits, seeds, household foods, and even large prey like lizards. They are particularly drawn to sweet foods. They obtain honeydew by tending to plant lice, mealybugs, and scales.