OpenAI has been making headlines in the artificial intelligence realm ever since its existence, and it seems the company has something new to share almost every day. However, not all the news surrounding the company is positive. In the latest news shared by The Washington Post, OpenAI has suspended access to its latest, highly anticipated video generation tool, Sora. This suspension followed a small group of artists who had leaked access to the tool to protest the treatment they’ve been receiving at the company.
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Arguing that the company used them as “PR Puppets” without pay, the artists created a webpage allowing anyone to make AI videos using Sora. OpenAI granted hundreds of artists free access to the video generation tool so that they could test out the new artificial intelligence video generator. However, 20 of these artists argued that the company had taken advantage of their unpaid labor. This is what the group of artists wrote on Hugging Face, an open-source repository for artificial intelligence projects.
“Hundreds of artists provide unpaid labor through bug testing, feedback and experimental work for the program for a $150B valued company”.
The artists further added that the opportunities offered in return for helping the company, such as being selected to have their Sora-created films screened, offer “minimal compensation which pales in comparison to the substantial PR and marketing value OpenAI receives. The tool was public three hours before it was shut down. OpenAI spokesperson Niko Felix said that the company has temporarily shut down user access to Sora while it looks into the situation.
“Hundreds of artists in our alpha have shaped Sora’s development, helping prioritize new features and safeguards. Participation is voluntary, with no obligation to provide feedback or use the tool.”
-Felix wrote in a statement from OpenAI.
In other news, Axios reported that President-elect Donald Trump is considering naming an “AI czar” in the White House that will be coordinating federal policy and governmental use of artificial intelligence. While Elon Musk isn’t going to be the AI czar, he is expected to be involved.
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15. Informatica Inc. (NYSE:INFA)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 22
On November 26, Informatica Inc. (NYSE:INFA), a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, announced that Australian and New Zealand brewer Lion has chosen the company to support its data management transformation. Lion has been facing low data maturity, data silos, and limited knowledge sharing for many years. Recently, it has embarked on a journey to create a next-generation digital enterprise for its business. It has chosen to implement Informatica’s Cloud Data Governance and Catalog, a service supported by Informatica’s AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud™ platform. The service will help Lion gain visibility into the organization’s data sets and enable it to uplift the quality of its data.
“We are extremely pleased to be chosen by Lion to help them on their data journey to improve data quality and literacy across their organization for innovation and greater customer experience. With Informatica’s cloud data governance solution, Lion can quickly and accurately organize, manage data, leverage trustworthy data and share it confidently across their organization to drive data intelligence for better business outcomes.”
– Alex Newman, Country Manager for Informatica Australia and New Zealand.
14. Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 25
On November 26, UBS raised the firm’s price target on Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) to $33 from $21 and kept a “Buy” rating on the shares. Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) develops solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation and is helping meet the growing energy demands of AI data centers. The company has recently secured a deal with American Electric Power, making it the largest procurement of fuel cells to date. AEP has placed an order for 100 megawatts of fuel cells and orders for expansion are expected in 2025. According to UBS, this order paves the way for further orders. Moreover, the company is well-positioned considering the demand for electricity-intensive computing resources continues to surge with data centers and AI-driven applications.
