ChatGPT Enterprise has 600K+ paying customers up from ~150K in January, OpenStack improves support for AI workloads

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OpenAI COO says ChatGPT Enterprise has 600K+ paying customers, up from ~150K in January, and 2024 is going to be the “year of adoption for AI in the enterprise.” - Link

OpenStack improves support for AI workloads. - Link

Varda Space’s orbital drug factory success fuels $90M in new funding. - Link

Meta plans to label a wider range of video, audio, and image content as “Made with AI” starting in May, following feedback from its independent Oversight Board. - Link

US and EU commit to links aimed at boosting AI safety and risk research. - Link

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