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US Widens AI-Driven Investment Gap with Europe

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US Widens AI-Driven Investment Gap with Europe

The bloc struggles to keep up with US spending on high-tech equipment and facilities

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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs

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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs

HONG KONG — Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun’s boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues.

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Meta hires OpenAI veteran Luke Metz

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Meta hires OpenAI veteran Luke Metz

Metz rejoined OpenAI earlier this year after a stint at Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Labs.

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Sam Altman says he's worried about AI being controlled by a few powerful players

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Sam Altman says he's worried about AI being controlled by a few powerful players

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that fears about AI going off the rails could lead people to trade liberty for safety.

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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine on music and AI.

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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine on music and AI.

The Beats by Dre pair spoke to the New York Times briefly, with former Interscope head Iovine saying AI companies have terrible communication skills but that “I’m very pro-A.I. in music creation. I don’t see the downside at all. There will be some crappy music. There’s crappy music now.”

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Who's behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?

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Who's behind the new ‘stealth model’ Ox Alpha?

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation.

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Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule

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Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule

Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.

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Yahoo, the internet’s ‘OG’, wants to win over Gen Z

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Yahoo, the internet’s ‘OG’, wants to win over Gen Z

Group’s chief says vintage web name can help draw younger users

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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.

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Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

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Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated

Most published authors have, without their knowledge or consent, contributed to the development of the same AI tools that threaten to undermine their livelihoods. That seems illegal, right?

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Due to need for 'absolute success,' China delays critical Moon launch to 2027

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Due to need for 'absolute success,' China delays critical Moon launch to 2027

“The Chang’e 7 mission does not meet the conditions for launch.”

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Life After Automation

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Life After Automation

Plus: One person running an engineering team of agents, what it costs to stay at the frontier, and the case for AI writing

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