Claire Brownell

Reporter

Claire Brownell covers digital currencies, with a focus on data-driven journalism and investigations. She was previously associate editor of reports and rankings at Maclean’s, and an award-winning tech reporter and feature writer at the Financial Post.

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Articles by Claire Brownell

Briefing

OpenAI adds Microsoft as non-voting member

https://thelogic.co/briefing/openai-adds-microsoft-as-non-voting-member/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 30, 2023 | 4:36 PM EST

Coinbase airdrops stablecoins to Toronto party guests, despite a catch

https://thelogic.co/news/coinbase-airdrops-stablecoins-to-toronto-party-guests-despite-a-catch/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 29, 2023

At a Shopify office in Toronto, the U.S. crypto-trading giant held a party and gifted USDC stablecoins to event attendees as deadline looms for regulatory compliance.

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AI safety movement not ‘malevolently motivated’: AIGS Canada

https://thelogic.co/briefing/ai-safety-movement-not-malevolently-motivated-aigs-canada/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 29, 2023

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Crypto-trading platform Shakepay launches bank-like services

https://thelogic.co/briefing/crypto-trading-platform-shakepay-launches-bank-like-services/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 28, 2023

Doom, Inc.: The well-funded global movement that wants you to fear AI

https://thelogic.co/news/special-report/doom-inc-the-well-funded-global-movement-that-wants-you-to-fear-ai/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 27, 2023

Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton’s warnings of existential risk are shaping how the world thinks about AI. It’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Wyatt Tessari L'Allié, founder of AI Governance and Safety Canada, is seen holding a microphone in one hand and a piece of paper with some writing in the other. The Parliament Hill building is in the background.

Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez slams effective altruism in wake of OpenAI scandal

https://thelogic.co/news/cohere-ceo-aidan-gomez-slams-effective-altruism-in-wake-of-openai-scandal/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 23, 2023

Gomez warns of potential for ‘extreme actions’ by people who believe AI threatens humanity.

Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez holds a microphone in one hand and raising the other hand forward. The backdrop is pink and black with signs for the Collision technology conference on it.

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Sam Altman returns as OpenAI CEO just days after boardroom coup

https://thelogic.co/briefing/sam-altman-returns-as-openai-ceo-just-days-after-boardroom-coup/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 22, 2023

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Changpeng Zhao to step down from Binance, plead guilty to breaking money-laundering laws

https://thelogic.co/briefing/changpeng-zhao-to-step-down-from-binance-plead-guilty-to-breaking-money-laundering-laws/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 21, 2023

Canadian Ilya Sutskever at the centre of Sam Altman firestorm

https://thelogic.co/news/canadian-ilya-sutskever-at-the-centre-of-sam-altman-firestorm/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 20, 2023

OpenAI co-founder is known for his concern about the technology’s risks.

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is seen sitting with a microphone attached to his ear. He is looking up at co-founder Ilya Sutskever who is standing with his right hand raised up.

Briefing

Cohere’s Command AI model coming soon to Microsoft Azure customers

https://thelogic.co/briefing/coheres-command-ai-model-coming-soon-to-microsoft-azure-customers/

By Claire Brownell | Nov 17, 2023