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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is Growing a Stable of Allies

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Adding as many corporate friends as possible is probably helpful in the face of mounting regulator unease.

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Regulation

AI Enters its Antitrust Era

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According to reports, the DOJ will take the lead on chipmaker Nvidia, while the FTC will run point on OpenAI.

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Artificial Intelligence

Altman-backed Startup is Forging a Nuclear Energy Deal with OpenAI

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Nuclear-fusion startups are getting a lot of funding, but their commercial viability doesn’t seem too imminent.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Want its AI Models to Speak to the Heart

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Microsoft’s patent for a language model that talks back signals Big Tech’s interest in multimodal AI.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s Fascination with Large Language Models May Be Overkill

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A high-powered chatbot may not deliver the illusive dream of developing artificial intelligence that can teach itself.

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Artificial Intelligence

The Scarlett Johansson-OpenAI Clash is a Vision of the Future

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As one legal expert put the issue: “The technology is moving faster than the law ever will.”

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Trades AI Capability for Efficiency as Ambitions Mount

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Google’s recent patent to boost AI efficiency signals that massive models may cost more resources than they’re worth.

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Artificial Intelligence

The Next Big US-China Trade War is Over AI Talent

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The US is trying to box China out of AI development. The problem is the Asian nation is also the source of invaluable AI talent.

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Social Media

TikTok to Start Labeling AI-Created Content

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The platform says it plans to identify and label content created by other AI tools, like Adobe’s Firefly and OpenAI’s Dall-E.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Inks Licensing Deal with the Financial Times to Train Chatbots

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On Monday, the Financial Times said it struck a deal with OpenAI to allow the generative AI darling to license the FT’s content.

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Markets

General Catalyst Closes $6 Billion Fund

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It’s a possible sign that the VC industry’s newest chapter is a story of the haves and have-nots.

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Artificial Intelligence

Finding the Real in Artificial Intelligence

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Does the AI hype actually hold any substance? As long as you don’t get distracted by shiny things, these venture capitalists say.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Uses AI Race to Boost its Cloud Clout

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In a bid to attract some new clients for its cloud service, Amazon announced it will foot the bill for startups using AI models.

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Artificial Intelligence

The AI Talent War Is Supercharged

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Some candidates with experience in large language models can reap salaries in excess of $1 million a year.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Latest Patent May Boost Enterprise AI Offerings

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Google’s latest AI patent may make your spreadsheets less daunting.

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Big Tech

Apple Might Team Up With Google to Put AI on iPhones

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The two tech titans may leverage their frenemy relationship to boost the technology on the best-selling device.

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Artificial Intelligence

Temasek May Be Circling an OpenAI Investment

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Sam Altman may be looking to the Singaporean fund to help him build his own supply of semiconductors.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s AI Push Requires a Big Bath

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The hot new technology needs a lot of cooling off — and increasing use of water supplies is getting it done.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia CEO Expects AI to Get Cheaper as Computing Power Expands

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Jensen Huang seems to think that Sam Altman’s quest for $7 trillion to invest in AI chips is maybe a little overkill.

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Big Tech

Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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