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In today’s email:

• Schulman Leaves OpenAI for Anthropic, Brockman on Extended Leave

• Elon Musk Renews Legal War on OpenAI

• Runway Gen-3 Alpha Bookends AI Videos

• OpenAI DevDay This Fall Without GPT-5

• 5 New AI Tools

• Latest AI Research Papers

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OpenAI Co-Founder Schulman Leaves for Anthropic, Brockman Takes Extended Leave

OpenAI is undergoing significant leadership churn.

Co-founder John Schulman, a veteran of the reinforcement learning trenches who played a pivotal role in developing ChatGPT, has defected to rival Anthropic. Schulman cites a desire to deepen his focus on AI alignment and engage in hands-on technical work as the primary reasons for his move.

Meanwhile, OpenAI's president and co-founder, Greg Brockman, has announced an extended leave until the end of the year for personal rejuvenation after nine years with the company. These departures, coupled with the recent exit of product manager Peter Deng, a former product manager at Meta, Uber, and Airtable, have created a constellation of leadership vacancies at the company. While Schulman expressed confidence in OpenAI's continued trajectory, his departure marks a significant loss of institutional knowledge and expertise.

Despite these changes, OpenAI asserts its continued dedication to AI safety research. However, Schulman's departure leaves only three of the original eleven co-founders remaining at the company. Read more.

Elon Musk Renews Legal War on OpenAI, Two Months After Dropping Lawsuit 

Elon Musk has initiated a new lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company misled investors by abandoning its original non-profit mission to become a for-profit entity. This lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California, follows a previous legal challenge Musk dropped two months ago. The lawsuit names OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman alongside the company as defendants.

Musk contends that OpenAI executives orchestrated a “long con” to secure investments under the pretense of advancing humanity, only to shift towards profit-driven motives. OpenAI has dismissed these claims, suggesting that Musk's discontent stems from missing out on the company's success and failed attempts to integrate OpenAI with Tesla.

The case adds to OpenAI’s legal issues, which include multiple lawsuits over content usage and ongoing investigations by various government agencies into potential legal violations. Read more.

OpenAI Tempers Expectations With Less Bombastic, GPT-5-Less DevDay This Fall

OpenAI will scale back its DevDay conference this fall, opting for a series of regional developer engagement sessions instead of a major event. The company confirmed that it will not launch a new flagship model at the conference, focusing instead on API updates and developer support. The DevDay events are scheduled for San Francisco on October 1, London on October 30, and Singapore on November 21, featuring workshops, demos, and developer spotlights.

The change in approach reflects OpenAI's recent strategy of refining existing tools and addressing challenges in model training, including limited access to high-quality data due to increased restrictions. As OpenAI continues to fine-tune its models and navigate legal and operational hurdles, the reduced scale of DevDay signals a shift towards more incremental advancements and a focus on developer education rather than high-profile product launches. Read more.

Runway Gen-3 Alpha Can Now Bookend Your AI Videos. Creators, Take Note

Runway has enhanced its Gen-3 Alpha Image to Video tool by adding the ability to use a specific image as either the first or last frame of a video. This update, announced just a week after Gen-3 Alpha's initial release, allows users to anchor their AI-generated videos with chosen imagery, improving consistency and creative control. By enabling users to define the starting and ending frames, Runway addresses a major challenge in AI video generation, enhancing coherence throughout the video.

This feature, which can be used alone or in combination with text prompts, provides significant benefits for applications where brand consistency is crucial, such as marketing. The advancement places Runway in competition with other AI video tools like Luma Labs and OpenAI's Sora, while also highlighting ongoing legal and funding challenges. This strategic development could shape future AI-driven video content creation across various industries. Read more.

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