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Elon Musk in court Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images The trial over OpenAI has begun, kicking off a showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Musk, the CEO of Tesla, took the witness stand on Tuesday afternoon and testified about his early career and falling out with Google's Larry Page over AI talent. He's expected back on Wednesday. At the heart of the case is Musk's accusation that OpenAI founders, including CEO Sam Altman, who was also in court Tuesday, deceived him into donating $38 million to OpenAI based on promises that it would remain a nonprofit dedicated to developing AI for the public's benefit, and not for private gain. The trial pits two of the most powerful tech titans against each other. Musk is asking for up to $134 billion in damages and for Altman to lose his job, among other potential remedies. Musk opened his testimony saying that a verdict siding with OpenAI would greenlight the 'looting' of American charities. The court day is done, but Musk is set to return tomorrow After two hours of hearing Elon Musk on the witness stand, the jury is going home. Musk is due back in court on Wednesday for more direct examination from his lawyer, Steven Molo, followed by cross-examination, likely from OpenAI's and Sam Altman's lawyer, William Savitt. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is overseeing the case, said Musk isn't allowed to speak to his attorneys overnight. The jury trial is expected to take three weeks overall. 'Who is Shivon Zillis? SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk and his lawyer, Steven Molo, share an awkward moment when the attorney asks him, "Who is Shivon Zilis?" Musk pauses and stumbles over his words before saying with a laugh that Zilis is his "chief of staff." Musk and Zilis share multiple children, including twins. Zilis served on OpenAI's board until 2023 and has held positions at Tesla and Neuralink. She and Musk are often photographed together at social events. Musk says he wasn't against a 'small' for-profit OpenAI component Elon Musk tells jurors that he was open to a "small for-profit that would provide funding for the nonprofit" during OpenAI's internal talks about the matter between 2017 and 2018. He says he made it clear that the nonprofit had to remain in control. "As long as the tail didn't wag the dog, I think," Musk testifies. Musk says poaching Ilya Sutskever led to getting iced out by Larry Page Ilya Sutskever recently sat for a deposition as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman. Kimberly White/Getty Images for SSI Musk says that it took him "an immense amount of effort" and that "it was extremely difficult" to recruit AI researcher Ilya Sutskever from Google to work for OpenAI. "Larry Page refused to speak to me ever again," Musk says. The effort to recruit Sutskever took four to five days of back-and-forth in convincing him to leave while Page tried to convince Sutskever to stay, Musk adds. He calls Sutskever the "most important" researcher who contributed to the existence of OpenAI. Sutskever no longer works at OpenAI, leaving to start his own AI lab in 2024 in the wake of Sam Altman's brief ousting as CEO. Elon explains his intention for OpenAI's charitable structure Elon Musk tells the jury that he planned from the beginning for OpenAI to be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that would "aim to bring in more money than it spends." A charity, rather than a for-profit company, would crystallize its mission of developing artificial intelligence, he says. "I don't want to fund OpenAI to make safe AI, and then find out it was making unsafe AI," Musk adds. Analyst reacts to the trial and what a win for each side would mean: Nate Elliott, principal analyst at Emarketer, a sister company of Business Insider, writes: "It's impossible to ignore the fact that Musk's companies compete with OpenAI in both consumer and enterprise AI, making his suit - ostensibly in defense of the public interest - far from altruistic. But if Musk wins, it would represent a rare instance of a tech CEO being held to account. It could also mean the end of OpenAI's business. and give xAI and Grok the fighting chance they now lack." OpenAI origins — and "Zuckerberg's roommate" Questioning turns to OpenAI's 2015 origins. Musk says the name OpenAI emerged from discussions with Sam Altman and other founders. "The 'open' in OpenAI represents open source," says Musk. Musk and his lawyer, Steven Molo, are looking at email exchanges showing that Musk, at the time, proposed a five-person board for OpenAI consisting of himself, Altman, Bill Gates, Pierre Omidyar, and Dustin Moskovitz, whom he refers to on the stand simply as "Zuckerberg's roommate." Musk's argument with Google cofounder Larry Page Kimberly White/Getty Images for Fortune Elon Musk testified that Google cofounder Larry Page called him a "speciest" for being "pro-humanity" over AI. It's an exchange we've heard about before. Musk and Sam Altman founded OpenAI, in part, as a counterweight to Google's artificial intelligence initiative, DeepMind. They wanted cutting-edge AI to benefit all of humanity and not remain in the hands of a company, Musk has said in court documents. Musk alleges Altman betrayed that mission. Musk said he sounded the alarm on AI risks with Obama Barack Obama at a school Angelina Katsanis - Pool/Getty Images Musk testified that he met one-on-one with then-President Barack Obama in 2015 and used the time to warn him about the dangers of AI. Instead of seeking favors for his companies, Musk said he spent an hour with Obama focused on the risks AI could pose. Musk on his SpaceX goals Musk's SpaceX now owns xAI Bloomberg/Getty Images While on the witness stand, Elon Musk testifies that his goal with his rocket company, SpaceX, is "to make life multiplanetary." "If we're multiplanetary," Musk says, "we're more likely to survive." He adds: "It's life insurance for life as we know it." Musk's SpaceX acquired his AI startup, xAI, in February, and SpaceX is preparing to go public as soon as this year in an IPO that could value it at more than $2 trillion. AI is like a smart child that needs proper values, Musk says Musk compares AI to a very smart child, but one that could "blow up" and run out of control if we're not careful. As such, Musk says it's important to "instill the right values" in the child. "That has been my long standing concern about AI, which is what happens when the computer gets much smarter than humans?" Musk adds. Musk details his lack of work-life balance After telling the jury about serving as CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk explained how he does it all: He doesn't take a break. "I technically work 80 to 100 hours a week," Musk said. "I don't have vacations, I don't have vacation homes. I just want to build businesses that make people's lives better." Musk's companies additionally include brain technology company Neuralink and the tunnel-drilling Boring Company. The serial CEO also has at least 14 children. The world's richest man talks student loans In his walk down memory lane, Musk told the jury he had "$100,000 dollars in student debt" before being able to profit from his first company, Zip2. The jury likely knows the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX as the world's richest man with an estimated net worth of around $780 billion, according to Forbes. Musk tells the jury about his background After setting the stakes for the trial, Elon Musk's lawyer Steven Molo asked him about his childhood. The tech mogul grew up in South Africa and spent time in Canada before living in the United States. "I was a lumberjack, I waited tables, I did some programming, contract programming of computers, and I went to Queen's University in Canada," Musk told the jury. Musk says this case could impact other charities After taking the stand, Elon Musk said the outcome of his legal fight with OpenAI and Sam Altman couldn't be more important. He said charitable giving is at stake in his legal fight with OpenAI and Sam Altman. "It will become precedent, and it will give license to looting every charity in America," Musk told the nine-person jury. Elon Musk has taken the witness stand Elon Musk in court Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has taken the witness stand as the first witness in his high-stakes legal battle with OpenAI and Sam Altman. Altman was in the courtroom for the testimony. Musk sued Altman and other OpenAI executives in 2024, alleging that they intentionally "deceived" him into putting up tens of billions when they cofounded the company together in 2015. Altman and his allies " have been unjustly enriched to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars," Musk's lawsuit says. Attacks on Musk's AI are already starting Grok is now a part of SpaceX illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images The crux of OpenAI's case is that Elon Musk is trying to take down a rival. Musk is the founder of xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot. On Tuesday, Microsoft's lawyer told the jury that Musk was suing because he had "fallen behind" in the AI race. "He launched xAI, and then he sued." In an effort to compete, Musk has poured billions into xAI, integrated Grok into X, and leveraged his broader tech empire to scale the platform quickly. Musk could have called Nadella, Microsoft's lawyer said Satya Nadella on stage showing a prerecorded interview with Elon Musk JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images In some ways, Silicon Valley is a small community, and this case exemplifies that. Many of the parties were once friends, colleagues, business partners — or all three. The lawyer for Microsoft, Russell P. Cohen, made a reference to this in his opening remarks: "Mr. Musk knows how to get in touch with Mr. Nadella," said Cohen. "Mr.Musk never picked up the phone to say 'you can't do this.'" Microsoft is also a defendant in the case Elon Musk's lawsuit alleges OpenAI effectively became part of Microsoft through the tech giant's investments in the artificial intelligence firm, which began in 2019. Russell P. Cohen, an attorney representing Microsoft, spent his opening arguments trying to rip this logic apart. Microsoft wasn't going to invest billions of dollars for "charity," Cohen said. "OpenAI retained control of its technology and control of the company, and you're going to hear from Mr. Nadella that this is a win-win," said Cohen, referring to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. "Unlike Mr. Musk, Microsoft never tried to control OpenAI." Who's expected to testify? Elon Musk is expected to take the witness stand as soon as today. He has been allotted six hours of testimony, Business Insider's Laura Italiano reported last week. The witness list in this case is a veritable who's who of tech, although not everyone on the list will appear in person. Italiano's story breaks down the key players and their potential roles, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, renowned computer scientist Ilya Sutskever, and Shivon Zilis, a director at Musk's brain-computer interface venture Neuralink and the mother of several of his children. Read full story Musk tried to take control of OpenAI: Altman's lawyer Sam Altman's attorney, William Savitt, told the jury in his opening statements that the evidence will show Elon Musk tried to take control of OpenAI. Savitt said Musk "demanded control" of the AI firm and used his bankrolling of it to put "a financial gun to the head of other founders." Musk alleges he invested tens of millions in seed money to OpenAI over the years, only to be "betrayed" by Altman and other executives. Inside the courtroom, from the tables to the dog A sketch from Business Insider reporter Katherine Li showing how the courtroom in the Musk v Altman trial is situated. Katherine Li Here's what the layout looks like in the Oakland, California, federal courtroom, according to a sketch from Business Insider reporter Katherine Li. From the perspective of journalists and other members of the audience in the gallery, Elon Musk and his legal team have a big table on the left, and Sam Altman's and OpenAI's legal team sit on the right. The lawyers are sitting on what is known in the legal parlance as "rolly chairs." The courtroom is filled to the brim, and there's a dog at the back of the room, near the entrance, keeping everyone safe. Elon's donation didn't come with strings attached: OpenAI lawyer William Savitt, representing Sam Altman and OpenAI, is spending his opening statement batting away Elon Musk's claims that his $38 million in charitable donations came with conditions. Musk alleges Altman deceived him by taking the money and then transforming OpenAI into a for-profit enterprise. "The question is whether OpenAI made specific promises to Musk when he made his donations," Savitt said. "And the answer to that is no." Judge calls out Musk—Altman clash over case posts Ahead of Tuesday's opening statements, US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reportedly called out Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who were both in the courtroom, over their public sparring about the case a day earlier. The judge begged the billionaire onetime pals to stop the online potshots. "After they posted very publicly about this case, only then did I respond," Musk told the judge, according to an X post from journalist Mike Swift. On Monday, Musk and OpenAI traded barbs on Musk's X platform about the case, with Musk referring to Altman as "Scam Altman" and OpenAI ripping Musk's lawsuit as a "baseless and jealous bid to derail a competitor." OpenAI lawyer: 'Musk never cared about OpenAI being a nonprofit' William Savitt Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images In his own opening statement, William Savitt, representing Sam Altman and OpenAI, says Elon Musk brought the lawsuit because he's losing the AI race. "The evidence will show that Musk never cared about OpenAI being a nonprofit, he never cared about open source, he never cared about AI safety," said Savitt, of the elite Wall Street law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. "The only thing Musk cared about is being on top." It's a packed house Scene outside the Oakland federal courthouse on Monday Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images The line to get into witness the epic showdown was so long, it went out the front doors of the Oakland federal courthouse. Business Insider reporter Katherine Li waited in the line earlier Tuesday with lawyers, press, and what appeared to be members of the public, before getting inside just in time for opening arguments. On Monday, the outside of the courthouse was overflowing with protesters, including a guy dressed in a robot suit with a sign that read: "Altman's AI enslaver." Here's what's happened so far Elon Musk lawyer Steven Molo kicked off the trial with opening statements attacking Sam Altman. "The case isn't about Elon Musk," Molo said. "It's about the defendants that helped Musk found a nonprofit charity OpenAI. And in the process, they have enriched themselves and breached the very principle the organization was founded upon." The trial is now in recess. A lawyer representing OpenAI and Sam Altman will present opening arguments next. Elon Musk is expected to take the stand as soon as today. OpenAI 'broke every promise,' Musk's lawyer tells the jury OpenAI, founded as a nonprofit AI research lab, "broke every promise" when it became "a for-profit operation for the good of the defendants," Elon Musk's attorney, Steven Molo, told the jury in his opening remarks. Last year, OpenAI completed a major restructuring that shifted the company toward a more conventional for-profit structure. It's now valued at over $800 million and is reportedly working toward an IPO that could take place this year. Lots of boxes — what's inside? Boxes from MoloLamken, a firm representing Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 28, 2026 in Oakland, California. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Already, this case has led to a treasure trove of private emails and other documents, including text messages showing Musk asking Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to join him in an unsolicited bid for OpenAI's intellectual property. Earlier on Tuesday, employees at MoloLamken, a firm representing Elon Musk, were spotted wheeling boxes of documents into the Oakland courthouse. Nine jurors will decide the case, but OpenAI's fate will be up to the judge. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Drew ANGERER / AFP Nine jurors will be deciding whether OpenAI is liable in the trial. If OpenAI is found liable, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will be deciding the remedies in a separate phase. As Business Insider has previously reported, Judge Gonzalez Rogers is considered tough but fair. Musk has asked her to reverse the transformation of OpenAI's for-profit arm and disgorge it of "ill-gotten gains." Read full story Elon boosts New Yorker article on Sam Altman Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Ahead of the trial's opening arguments, Elon Musk boosted the visibility of a New Yorker magazine investigation about Sam Altman. The New Yorker story examined claims that Altman had been dishonest in business dealings and in running OpenAI — claims that dovetail with Musk's lawsuit. On Musk's social media network X, formerly Twitter, a post from one of the article's co-authors Ronan Farrow was labeled as "Boosted" and said, "This organic post was boosted by @elonmusk." Read full story Without Musk, there's no OpenAI, his lawyer says ChatGPT illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images In his opening statements, Elon Musk's attorney, Steven Molo, explained how the Tesla CEO provided tens of billions of dollars for "OpenAI to get up and running off the ground." "Without Elon Musk, there will be no OpenAI," Molo told the federal jury. Musk helped found the ChatGPT maker in 2015, together with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman, who is also a defendant in the case. Case isn't about Elon Musk, his lawyer says Steve Molo at court on Tuesday Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images The Musk v. Altman civil trial kicked off with opening statements on Tuesday, first led by Musk's attorney, Steven Molo. "The case isn't about Elon Musk," Molo told the nine-person jury at the top of his remarks as Musk looked on from the courtroom. During jury selection, some jurors took issue with Musk, with one referring to him as a "world-class jerk" in a pre-trial questionnaire. "It's about the defendants that helped Musk found a nonprofit charity OpenAI," Molo said. "And in the process, they have enriched themselves and breached the very principle the organization was founded upon." Elon Musk goes through security Elon Musk goes through courthouse security Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Photogs have already captured Elon Musk, the world's richest man and CEO of Tesla, entering the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, California, where his civil case is underway. The lawyers will kick off the trial with opening arguments, followed by the witnesses. Musk could be the first witness in his $134 billion case against Sam Altman and OpenAI, which he helped start in 2015. 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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro has decided to hang on to ESPN, according to people familiar with the matter. It's one of the first big calls of his tenure. Bloomberg/Getty Images ESPN used to be one of the most important assets in media. That's changed, because the media world has changed, and Disney has debated spinning out ESPN as a stand-alone company. But new CEO Josh D'Amaro has decided to keep ESPN in-house, for now. Disney has decided against spinning off ESPN, people familiar with the matter told Business Insider, in one of the first major calls of new CEO Josh D'Amaro's tenure. The question of whether Disney would turn ESPN into a stand-alone company has hung over the company for years, as some investors and analysts argued that the declining cable business was a drag on the larger company's value. Instead, the sports network will stay inside the media giant, which thinks its presence will help its pivot to streaming, the people said. Disney is facing a probe by the Federal Communications Commission into its ABC broadcast licenses, a review that was announced a day after President Donald Trump called on the company to fire comedian Jimmy Kimmel. D'Amaro could revisit his decision on ESPN in the future, people inside the company noted. But at the moment, it's a non-discussion, I'm told. That means Disney will continue with efforts to offer ESPN to customers in multiple ways: as part of its traditional cable bundle, as part of a streaming bundle with Hulu and Disney+, and as a streaming service, And it may also look for other partners to take minority interests in the company, like it did when it sold a 10% stake in the company to the NFL last year. Disney executives, including former CEO Bob Iger, have repeatedly described ESPN as a "core" asset, but have also never fully closed the door to a sale. I've asked Disney for comment; an ESPN rep declined to comment. The fact that Disney has previously discussed whether ESPN should remain inside the company shows you just how much the media landscape has changed in the last decade. For years, ESPN was a profit-making colossus that could charge cable distributors just about anything it wanted, and spent freely to lock up sports rights. But in 2015, Iger shocked the media industry by acknowledging that ESPN was losing subscribers because of cord-cutting, and since then, there's been a debate in and outside the company about the best way to use a big but declining asset. Read the original article on Business Insider

I love spending time in Monterey, California. Chloe Caldwell As a Northern California resident, I love taking short trips to Monterey. This scenic seaside town is about two hours outside San Francisco and has lots of great activities. While there, I love taking in the scenery, eating at great restaurants, and visiting the aquarium. I recently moved from a beach town in San Diego to a neighborhood in the South Bay Area. In other words, I went from daily strolls by the sea to suburban sidewalks. It's been a … transition, to say the least. However, it turns out my new home base is perfectly positioned for a plethora of weekend getaways. Drive an hour north, and I'll find myself wandering the bustling streets of San Francisco. Head east, and I can be sipping wine among the vineyards of Napa Valley. Still, my favorite escape has become a charming coastal town along California's central coast: Monterey. Only an hour from where I live in the South Bay, I've been visiting at least once a month since my move. Between the ocean views, sea otters floating offshore, charming streets, and fresh seafood, it's quickly become my favorite place to spend a slow weekend. I love the city's quaint atmosphere and coastal scenery The Monterey Harbor is a great place to spot sea lions. Chloe Caldwell The central California coastline feels both rugged and peaceful, with waves crashing against rocky outcrops, misty shorelines, and cypress trees around every corner. Luckily, Monterey offers lots of opportunities to take in the beautiful scenery. I love watching the sea lions lounge along the boat docks at the Monterey Harbor and Marina. Plus, a simple walk along the Del Monte Beach waterfront feels calming and serene, and is especially beautiful at sunrise. I like to grab a morning coffee from Captain + Stoker and sip it on the beach to start my day. A trip to Monterey isn't complete without visiting the aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium is full of beautiful animal and plant species. Chloe Caldwell The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a nonprofit that offers a close-up look at regional marine life and habitats, from adorable sea otters and sea turtles to deep-sea creatures and jellyfish. When I visited, I was left in awe of the beautiful animals and environments. I also love that the aquarium has an element of conservation, with its living kelp forest and sea otter surrogacy program. There are so many great places to eat The Chart House has great food and beautiful views of the shore. Chloe Caldwell Because of the city's proximity to the ocean, I always make it a point to enjoy some fresh-tasting seafood. One of my favorite dinner spots is the Chart House, a fine-dining chain restaurant that overlooks the crashing waves on the shoreline. Although the picturesque setting is a selling point, the food is just as great. The menu includes seafood delicacies like spiced ahi and shrimp linguini, as well as traditional steak dishes and tasty appetizers. I recommend doing the full tasting menu for special occasions. For something on the more casual side, I love having brunch at First Awakenings, which has an extensive menu of classic breakfast favorites, including egg dishes, skillet plates, and sweet morning fixings. The restaurant has been operating since 1993, and it offers a relaxed atmosphere with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Monterey is a great home base for outdoor adventure I always love golfing at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Chloe Caldwell One of my favorite things about Monterey is that the city offers easy access to endless opportunities for nature, fitness, and thrills. For those who want to soak in the scenery while racking up their daily steps, I recommend hiking at Toro County Park, located between Monterey and Salinas. For a more aquatic adventure, there are plenty of opportunities to get out on the bay: try a surfing lesson, go kayaking, or embark on a unique sailing experience. For the daredevils, Monterey even offers skydiving, which I'll probably pass on for the foreseeable future. Plus, when I'm in Monterey, I love playing a round of golf at Pebble Beach Golf Links, which offers stunning views of the rugged cliffs and coastline. There's also a great selection of accommodations Since moving to the South Bay Area, I've done many day trips and a few overnight getaways to Monterey. Luckily, each accommodation I've stayed in has offered something a little different. On my first overnight trip, I stayed at the Pacific Grove Inn, a historic bed and breakfast with charming rooms. The inn is just a short drive from Cannery Row, the city's main tourist area. I've also stayed at Hotel Abrego, a boutique property within walking distance of downtown Monterey. The most upscale accommodation I've enjoyed is The Sanctuary Beach Resort, where some rooms are located directly on the sand. It's a luxurious, retreat-style escape with amenities like fire pits, fitness classes, a spa, and more. No matter where I stay, though, the little seaside town of Monterey has become my favorite place to escape and unplug from busy work days and responsibilities. Its nature, calming atmosphere, and postcard-worthy coastal scenery wins me over every time I visit. Correction: April 28, 2026 — An earlier version of this story misstated the distance between Monterey and San Francisco. The cities are about two hours apart. Read the original article on Business Insider

Chris Inglis was the head civilian in charge at the NSA when the Snowden leaks exploded. He gets candid about mistakes the organization made, and what CISOs need to know about spotting potential threats, media disclosures, and "enculturation."

Sidhant Bendre canceled his ChatGPT business plan for Claude. Courtesy of Sidhant Bendre Sidhant Bendre canceled his AI startup's ChatGPT subscription and switched to Claude last year. He said Claude performs better and is among a wave of users switching over to Claude from ChatGPT. ChatGPT's parent company, OpenAI, has missed revenue and user growth goals, according to reports. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sidhant Bendre, a 26-year-old cofounder of Oleve, an AI-driven consumer software portfolio company, based in New York. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I used ChatGPT for roughly two years before moving over to Claude as my preferred model and ending my company's ChatGPT subscription. When we launched our company, Oleve, we were already using AI, so we've always relied heavily on it in our workflow, from coding to marketing to our hiring process. ChatGPT was our go-to model. After Anthropic released its 4.5 model suite for Claude last fall, that changed. We weren't pushed away from ChatGPT; we were pulled into Claude. Right off the bat, Claude had fewer bugs generating code than ChatGPT We didn't have any major frustrations with ChatGPT that forced us to switch, but I think one of the promises of AI is to speed up our work, and Claude let us move faster because we spent less time correcting it. When we were primarily using ChatGPT, I noticed that the content it generated didn't sound very human. It would overuse emojis where I wouldn't, and it felt really forced. I haven't used ChatGPT rigorously for a while now, but whenever I go back to test prompts with the model, I still get those overly verbose responses. Claude is better at mimicking human writing. Even before Claude's 4.5 suite came out, we'd heard students talk about how the model was so good at mimicking their writing style after they fed it examples. With Claude's coding, we were able to automate a lot of our development time with blueprints we already had. Now we can focus more on the product itself rather than spending so much energy on build time. The way the models understand nuance is the biggest difference The biggest difference between the models seems to be parsing context and considering nuance. If I feed Claude a large research document and I'm looking for something small, it almost always understands when to be concise, while providing the appropriate context and highlighting what I'm asking for more details on. Sometimes it felt like ChatGPT was overcompensating for poor judgment about what to focus on by spitting out more content. If I'm using it at all now, I usually have to ask it multiple times to summarize or reinstruct it to be more concise. We've integrated AI into more of our workflows after switching to Claude. It made more sense to invest the time and energy it takes to do that when I know the payoff is worth it. Claude has given us its own set of problems Recently, Claude has been giving us its own set of issues with bugginess. Some of our messages or chats have been disappearing, and this has been frustrating. It's not perfect. I feel like there are still hallucinations I see in the model's output every now and then, and that makes my trust in Claude crumble a little bit. I have to push back in these scenarios to self-correct, even with web search on their new Opus 4.6 model. I'm still a big fan of Claude's suite, but if something better comes along, I'd switch I haven't really been paying attention to the larger OpenAI vs Anthropic debate. If ChatGPT launches a product suite that provides significant value to me, I would try it. I don't feel attached to Claude to the point where I wouldn't try something else. I think that the biggest thing for me has been that Claude feels so much more like what the promise of AI is supposed to be. All the models have provided significant value, but it feels a lot more like it's taking away the busywork from my day-to-day and giving me back time to think big picture. Do you have a story to share about using AI? Contact this reporter, Agnes Applegate, at aapplegate@businessinsider.com. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Gorodenkoff/Getty Images If you suffer from information overload, or are unsure what to trust online, you’re not alone. Australians are increasingly disengaging from traditional news, turning instead to social media, influencers and – more recently – generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and summaries. It’s a murky, polluted world where opaque algorithms decide what you see. They’re known to have little regard for accuracy, quality or the evidence-based reporting we need for a safe and thriving community. At the same time, local journalism is disappearing. Distrust in mainstream news is growing. This issue has escalated rapidly with “zero-click” AI search results. Instead of serving links, they show the information upfront. This decreases traffic to news websites, further reducing audience, subscription opportunities and revenue. The rapid spread of AI has pushed an already fragile news ecosystem closer to breaking point. Earlier this year, a News Futures: Media Policy Roundtable brought together 45 leaders from industry, government, not-for-profit organisations, digital platforms and academia. The attendees agreed that the opacity of algorithms on social media, search and AI platforms – which decide what is shown, ranked or omitted with little accountability – has become a core threat to journalism and audience trust. Published today, the resulting report proposes a paradigm shift in how we support and define journalism in Australia. Misinformation is flourishing Misinformation flourishes when there is high demand for information but insufficient verified evidence. A healthy (and prominent) supply of quality news and information can counterbalance misinformation. Our research shows a strong link between news consumption and people’s ability to verify misinformation. For consumers, laws and civic education have not kept pace with AI content, such as deepfakes. There are no clear standards for showing where online content comes from or standard guidelines for checking if it’s real. Because many AI systems work like black boxes, it’s also hard to know who is responsible when they make mistakes or show bias. Australians already have very low confidence in their ability to verify misinformation. Only about 40% are confident they can check if a website or social media post can be trusted, and only 43% are confident they can check if information they find online is true. This problem is being compounded by the growing prevalence of AI slop and hallucinations (low-quality and erroneous content). In fact, Australians are among the most concerned about online misinformation globally. Slopaganda wars: how (and why) the US and Iran are flooding the zone with viral AI-generated noise People don’t know whom to trust Experts at the roundtable were worried about low media and AI literacy among citizens. Many Australians struggle to verify information online, and are unsure where to turn for trusted sources. When everything starts to look unreliable, switching off can feel like the safest option, which many Australians choose to do – 69% avoid news often, sometimes or occasionally. The problem is digital platforms are an unreliable interface for news. Through algorithms, they make invisible and unaccountable choices that reshape the public’s access to information. In selecting where information is drawn from, these digital intermediaries can create new “winners” and “losers”, elevating some content above others with little regard for quality or accuracy. But there is no impetus for platforms to explain how their algorithms work or when they change, how news is prioritised (or de-prioritised), or how AI-generated information is produced. There is an urgent need for transparency in algorithmic curation and mandatory labelling of AI-generated content. Where to from here? The roundtable participants identified five priorities that, together, could drastically improve our information ecosystem. Three of those specifically target AI. 1. Greater transparency from big tech platforms. Australians deserve to know how algorithms curate news on search engines, social media, and AI chatbots. They also need to know when AI is involved in producing content. Clear labelling and disclosure rules would help rebuild trust and give users more control. 2. Fair rules for AI use of news. AI companies should not be able to take journalism for free. Industry-wide licensing agreements, copyright reform and stronger competition law could ensure news organisations are compensated when their work is used to train generative AI tools. 3. Prioritising media and AI literacy education across the nation. Educating people on how algorithms work, and how to spot bias and misinformation is one of the fastest and most cost-effective interventions available. And it’s not just for schools – adults need ongoing opportunities to upskill too. 4. Journalism funding should reflect its role as a public good. One-off grants are not enough. Proposals such as a tax offset for journalists’ salaries is a sustainable alternative that could support newsrooms directly, especially small and regional outlets, while remaining accountable. 5. Journalism training for news influencers, content creators and digital-first outlets. A common industry code is required to ensure the quality of the whole news ecosystem, and the industry needs to work on this together. Society can’t afford an information environment in which invisible AI dictates what we see. Without action, the public interest journalism that underpins democracy and social cohesion will continue to crumble. Sora Park receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Creative Australia and the Department of Infrastructure, Transportation, Regional Development, Communications, Sport & the Arts. Janet Fulton receives funding from the Department of Infrastructure, Transportation, Regional Development, Communications, Sport & the Arts. Saffron Howden receives funding from the Commonwealth through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Momoko Fujita does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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