Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google AI-ngst: Apple Deal May Disintegrate Even Without Court Intervention

The future of traditional search engines got a rude awakening last week as an Apple executive predicted their eventual demise.

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CIO Upside

DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise

Small and energy-efficient models have garnered growing attention in recent months.

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Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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CIO Upside

What’s The Point of Chasing Superintelligence?

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“Putting ‘safe’ next to ‘superintelligence’ is kind of an oxymoron.”

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CIO Upside

Why Factory Floors Are the Best Place to Start with AI Robots

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“The problem is bounded,” one expert said.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech Wants to Settle the ‘Fair Use’ AI Question Once and For All

Several years into the great AI revolution, it still remains an unsettled question whether firms are committing mass copyright infringement.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Are Betting Billions on AI Smartphones. But Consumers Aren’t Sold

Big Tech is hoping AI-powered smartphones will be the first of many great returns on its eye-popping AI investments.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Fights to Stay One Step Ahead of AI’s Many Evolutions

This year’s Nvidia GTC event comes after the bombshell DeepSeek moment, the acceleration of a global trade war, and a broader market rout.

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