System Admin Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI TL;DR Former UK Chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI as Managing Director for Countries based in London. Osborne expressed honor in taking the role, focusing on global AI policy. OpenAI aims to expa...
System Admin UK to shift more research funding into AI and video games UK to Shift More Research Funding into AI and Video Games TL;DR The UK government is reallocating £12 billion in research funding over the next four years. The primary focus will be on ten key sectors...
System Admin OpenAI hires George Osborne to spearhead global ‘Stargate’ expansion TL;DR OpenAI has hired former UK Chancellor George Osborne to lead its global expansion of the "Stargate" initiative. The aim of the project is to spread democratic AI technologies worldwide. This str...
Eileen Sullivan Trump Administration Begins Program to Increase Government’s Tech Worker Ranks The U.S. Tech Force is aiming to hire about 1,000 top-level technical employees and supervisors to join federal agencies and work on projects related to artificial intelligence and modernization....
System Admin Is the ‘Made by AI’ label pointless? TL;DR The labeling of products or content as "Made by AI" is under scrutiny. Transparency about AI usage in industries like gaming remains complicated. Stakeholders debate the necessity and implicatio...
Ivan Penn and Karen Weise Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses....
Geoffrey A. Fowler, Kevin Schaul We asked five AIs to give The Rock hair, draw fingers and delete an ex. Only one was a clear winner. We asked five AIs to give The Rock hair, draw fingers and delete an ex. Only one was a clear winner. TL;DR Five AI tools were tested for generating images based on specific prompts. Judges included an...
System Admin Investors bet on Chinese companies powering global AI build-out TL;DR Investors are increasingly focusing on Chinese companies as key players in the global artificial intelligence (AI) market. Major firms like CATL are capitalizing on high margins despite internat...
Karen Weise and Eli Tan How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom The data centers used for work on artificial intelligence can cost tens of billions to build. Tech giants are finding ways to avoid being on the hook for some of those costs....
System Admin US tech stocks slide as fears over AI boom flare up TL;DR US tech stocks experience a significant downturn, led by a drop in chipmaker Broadcom. Concerns over the sustainability of the AI boom have heightened market jitters. The market's reaction indic...
Erin Griffith In A.I. Boom, Venture Capital Firms Are Raising Loads More Money Lightspeed Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley venture firm, has amassed more than $9 billion to invest in artificial intelligence. That is its biggest haul....
System Admin Investors seek protection from risk of AI debt bust TL;DR Investors are increasingly opting for insurance-like products to guard against defaults of technology companies, particularly those in the AI sector. Trading activity in these protective financi...
