OpenAI CFO Says Firms Using Chinese AI Models Are Risking Safety

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Businesses opting to use low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence models are taking a cybersecurity risk, said OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar, echoing concerns from rival Anthropic. OpenAI and Anthropic are under pressure from advances among open-weight AI models, particularly emerging from China, which allow users to download and run their parameters on their own hardware. These offerings are generally cheaper than the top-flight options from US companies and, for some tasks, almost as good. -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET Saturday & Sunday 7am-10am ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android

Tags: AI, Anthropic, ChatGPT, Demand, OpenAI, Sarah Friar, Tom Mackenzie, chips, revenue

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