The courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman heated up Monday when Musk’s AI expert Stuart Russell, a Cal-Berkeley computer science professor, took the stand. Russell co-signed an open letter in 2023 calling for a six-month pause in AI research. Here's more from @Techcrunch, including what Russell told jurors and Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodgers about the risks associated with AI:

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Elon Musk's only AI expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race | TechCrunch

Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.

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One of the most valuable AI companies in the world might be experiencing a bit of a money problem. Despite OpenAI being valued at an impressive $852 billion, it's still reportedly struggling to meet its revenue targets as rumours spread of its plans to go public. Futurism has more:

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OpenAI reportedly missed its internal revenue and user growth targets, raising concerns among investors ahead of a possible IPO.

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