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US and tech firms strike deal to review AI models for national security before public release

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US and tech firms strike deal to review AI models for national security before public release

Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI products to be vetted for cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons risks

6 months ago

MasterClass CEO: I've interviewed hundreds of successful people—they taught me to stop believing a common myth about hard work

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MasterClass CEO: I've interviewed hundreds of successful people—they taught me to stop believing a common myth about hard work

Hard work, on its own, won't automatically make you successful, says MasterClass co-founder and CEO David Rogier. Here's what else you need, he says.

6 months ago

Why Palantir's stock is down despite a stellar first quarter

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Why Palantir's stock is down despite a stellar first quarter

There are doubts about valuation in the Anthropic Mythos era.

6 months ago

Semiconductor stocks did something not seen since the dot-com bubble burst. What the charts show

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Semiconductor stocks did something not seen since the dot-com bubble burst. What the charts show

Todd Gordon takes a look at the charts in the semiconductor space and Nvidia.

6 months ago

Anthropic CEO warns of cyber ‘moment of danger’ as AI exposes thousands of vulnerabilities

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Anthropic CEO warns of cyber ‘moment of danger’ as AI exposes thousands of vulnerabilities

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned AI has created a narrow window for software firms, governments and banks to fix tens of thousands of vulnerabilities.

6 months ago

Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training

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Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training

Hachette, Macmillan and others allege that Meta pirated millions of works from textbooks to novels for Llama model

6 months ago

“Think before sharing,” Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral

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“Think before sharing,” Giorgia Meloni says as AI-made lingerie image of her goes viral

Italian prime minister had received wave of criticism from people who believed deepfake pictures of her were real

6 months ago

AI costs are coming to consumers

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AI costs are coming to consumers

A slew of tech earnings predict an expensive future for everyday electronics buyers, and big developments in the UK tech world

6 months ago

Trump Admin Moves Further Into AI Oversight, Will Test Google, Microsoft and xAI Models

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Trump Admin Moves Further Into AI Oversight, Will Test Google, Microsoft and xAI Models

The White House is also considering a new AI working group that would explore potential oversight and vet models before release, CNBC confirmed.

6 months ago

Microsoft Xbox CEO overhauls leadership amid sinking sales: 'We need to evolve how we work'

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Microsoft Xbox CEO overhauls leadership amid sinking sales: 'We need to evolve how we work'

Asha Sharma, the former Instacart and Meta executive who took over Xbox at Microsoft, said the unit doesn't spend enough time with developers and players.

6 months ago

Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

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Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry

6 months ago

In this machine age we must hold on to imperfect writing. It is not flawed. It is human

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In this machine age we must hold on to imperfect writing. It is not flawed. It is human

We need the mess of it all. Without it, what remains are sentences that are technically flawless but emotionally vacant

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