Man Allegedly Threatens to Harm University of Minnesota Students, Prompts Heavy Police Presence in Watson

WATSON, Minnesota – Law enforcement officials have surrounded the home of a suspect in an alleged threat, leading to the shutdown of a portion of the city of Watson. The University of Minnesota identified the suspect as 41-year-old Joseph Mark Rongstad, who reportedly made a threat on social media to “start killing kids” on the Twin Cities campus. The university canceled its alert around 1 p.m. after announcing that the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office had contained Rongstad in their county. Posts made on a Facebook page for Rongstad’s business, which appear to be from him, … Read more

OpenAI Responds to Lawsuit Allegations by The New York Times with Claims of Manipulated Prompts and Unshared Details

San Francisco, California – OpenAI has responded to an ongoing lawsuit initiated by The New York Times, alleging copyright infringement. In a blog post published on Jan. 8, OpenAI disputed the newspaper’s claims and accused it of omitting key details from the account of events leading up to the lawsuit. According to OpenAI, discussions with The New York Times were progressing positively until their last communication on Dec. 19. The negotiations centered around a potential partnership that would allow the newspaper to connect with readers through OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform. OpenAI emphasized that the partnership would … Read more

OpenAI Counters The New York Times Lawsuit Allegations with Evidence of Manipulated Prompts

San Francisco – OpenAI has responded to The New York Times’ recent lawsuit, accusing the newspaper of using manipulative techniques to provoke its AI model, ChatGPT. The organization argues that the lawsuit is based on the misuse of ChatGPT to selectively generate lengthy excerpts of New York Times content. In the lawsuit filed against OpenAI and Microsoft, The New York Times claims that ChatGPT “recites Times content verbatim.” They have presented evidence showcasing how GPT-4 produced substantial amounts of New York Times content without proper attribution, asserting that this infringes on their copyright. This accusation … Read more