#143 - OpenAI CEO FIRED, Cruise halts driving, xAI’s Grok, DeepMind defines AGI, actor strike over

<p>Our 143rd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news, now back with the usual hosts!</p> <p>Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at <a href='https://lastweekin.ai/'>https://lastweekin.ai/</a></p> <p>Email us your questions and feedback at <a href='mailto:contact@lastweekin.ai'>contact@lastweekin.ai</a></p> <p>Check out our sponsor, <a href='https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast'>the SuperDataScience podcast</a>. You can listen to SDS across all major podcasting platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts) plus there’s a video version on YouTube.</p> <p>Timestamps + links:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Applications &amp; Business<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">(02:53) <a href='https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/17/23965982/openai-ceo-sam-altman-fired'>Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(12:00) <a href='https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/everything-announced-at-openais-first-developer-event/'>Everything announced at OpenAI’s first developer event</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(16:05) <a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gms-cruise-suspends-supervised-manual-car-trips-expands-probes-2023-11-15/'>GM's Cruise suspends supervised and manual car trips, expands probes</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(18:30) <a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2023/11/06/under-fire-over-robotaxi-safety-gm-halts-production-of-cruise-driverless-van/'>Under Fire Over Robotaxi Safety, GM Halts Production Of Cruise Driverless Van</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(20:55) <a href='https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-unveils-first-ai-chip-maia-100-and-cobalt-cpu/'>Microsoft unveils first AI chip, Maia 100, and Cobalt CPU</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(21:35) <a href='https://news.crunchbase.com/transportation/av-startup-may-mobility-vc-funding/'>AV Startup May Mobility Locks Up Another $105M From NTT, Toyota</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">(22:38) <a href='https://sift