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OpenAI is set to release its first open-weight language model since 2019, marking a strategic shift for the company. This move comes amidst growing competition in the AI landscape, with rivals like DeepSeek and Meta already offering open-source alternatives. Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, announced the upcoming model will feature reasoning capabilities and allow developers to run it on their own hardware, departing from OpenAI's traditional cloud-based approach.

This decision follows OpenAI securing a $40 billion funding round, although reports suggest a potential breakdown of $30 billion from SoftBank and $10 billion from Microsoft and venture capital funds. Despite the fresh funding, OpenAI also faces scrutiny over its training data. A recent study by the AI Disclosures Project suggests that OpenAI's GPT-4o model demonstrates "strong recognition" of copyrighted data, potentially accessed without consent. This raises ethical questions about the sources used to train OpenAI's large language models.

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• Fello AI: OpenAI Secures Historic $40 Billion Funding Round
• AI News | VentureBeat: $40B into the furnace: As OpenAI adds a million users an hour, the race for enterprise AI dominance hits a new gear
• InnovationAus.com: OpenAI has closed a significant $40 billion funding round, led by SoftBank Group, pushing its valuation to $300 billion.
• Maginative: OpenAI Secures Record $40 Billion in Funding, Reaching $300 Billion Valuation
• www.theguardian.com: OpenAI said it had raised $40bn in a funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300bn – the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup.
• The Verge: OpenAI just raised another $40 billion round led by SoftBank
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• THE DECODER: Softbank leads OpenAI's $40 billion funding round
• Verdict: OpenAI has secured a $40 billion funding round, marking the biggest capital raising ever for a startup, with a $300 billion valuation. The deal is led by SoftBank and backed by leading investors.
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• TechInformed: OpenAI has raised more than $40 billion in a fundraise with Japanese telco SoftBank and other investors, valuing the ChatGPT company at more than $300bn.… The post appeared first on .
• CyberInsider: OpenSNP to Shut Down and Delete All User-Submitted DNA Data
• www.techrepublic.com: OpenAI Secures $40B in Historic Funding Round — But There’s a $10B Catch
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• SiliconANGLE: OpenAI to launch its first ‘open-weights’ model since 2019
• venturebeat.com: OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift
• AI News: Study claims OpenAI trains AI models on copyrighted data
• Charlie Fink: OpenAI raises $40 billion, Runway’s $380 million raise and its stunning Gen-4 AI model, Anthropic warns AI may lie, plus vibe filmmaking with DeepMind.
• thezvi.wordpress.com: Greetings from Costa Rica! The image fun continues. We Are Going to Need A Bigger Compute Budget Fun is being had by all, now that OpenAI has dropped its rule about not mimicking existing art styles.

Classification:

• HashTags: #OpenAI #OpenSourceAI #Copyright
• Company: OpenAI
• Target: Creative Industry
• Product: GPT-4o
• Feature: Open Source AI
• Type: AI
• Severity: Medium