After the OpenAI CEO drama concluded last week‚ a report dropped a big bombshell about the company's most recent work. OpenAI supposedly stumbled upon a big AI breakthrough called Q* (Q-Star) that could threaten humanity. The detail comes from a letter that unnamed OpenAI researchers had sent to the board before Sam Altman's firing. The new Q* algorithm might have been one of the key developments that led to the firing of Altman. Now that Altman is back as CEO of OpenAI‚ he addressed questions about those five days between his firing and rehiring in an interview. Sam Altman avoided addressing the reasons why the board fired him. But OpenAI CTO Mira Murati said the events that just unfolded have nothing to do with AI safety. The Q* question inevitably surfaced‚ with Sam Altman somewhat acknowledging the letter that mentioned it. He labeled the whole thing as "an unfortunate leak‚" which seems to indicate the concerns in that letter are real. Continue reading... The post Did Sam Altman just confirm OpenAI’s Q* AI breakthrough? appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Add Alexa to any car for $35 with this Amazon Echo Auto deal Today’s deals: $179 Apple Watch SE‚ free Amazon Echo Pop‚ $20 AirTags‚ $21 Sonicare toothbrush‚ more Oops! 100+ Black Friday deals that Amazon forgot to end Amazon gift card deals‚ offers &; coupons 2023: Get $375+ free Trending Right Now: DC Universe release dates: Every upcoming movie and TV show The best Netflix movies of 2023‚ according to actual viewers Criminal Record on Apple TV+ looks tense and gritty in the official trailer