Willy Staley Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman. What an A.I.-generated video of the former reality TV star teaches us about the future of political ads....
System Admin UK military looks at allowing lethal strikes without human approval TL;DR The UK military is considering allowing autonomous weapons systems to conduct lethal strikes without human approval in exceptional circumstances. This discussion is part of a broader analysis re...
Theodore Schleifer Powerful A.I. Super PACs Duel Over the Midterms: ‘This Is a War’ One super PAC is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They’re both spending millions to influence this year’s elections....
System Admin US stocks post longest weekly winning streak since 2023 TL;DR U.S. stocks have achieved their longest weekly winning streak since 2023, driven by renewed enthusiasm in artificial intelligence and geopolitical developments. Investors are optimistic about on...
Ross Douthat and Sophia Alvarez Boyd Interesting Times: Why Are We Still Driving? Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future....
System Admin Am I lower-value human capital? Am I Lower-Value Human Capital? TL;DR A CEO's recent comments have prompted discussions about perceptions of employee value in the age of AI. The debate centers on how artificial intelligence influenc...
Mike Isaac and Cade Metz Anthropic Tops OpenAI to Become the World’s Most Valuable A.I. Start-Up Anthropic raised $65 billion in new fund-raising that put its value at $900 billion, ahead of OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, as the companies duel for A.I. dominance....
System Admin Anthropic finalises $65bn funding deal to surpass OpenAI’s valuation Anthropic Finalises $65bn Funding Deal to Surpass OpenAI’s Valuation TL;DR Anthropic has secured a $65 billion funding deal, boosting its valuation to $965 billion. This funding allows Anthropic to su...
Stuart A. Thompson I Tried to Sell My House With A.I. Over five frantic days, I gambled my family’s life savings on a hunch that A.I. could outperform a real estate agent....
System Admin King's College team wins access to cutting-edge Google quantum chip TL;DR King's College London team gains access to a state-of-the-art quantum chip from Google. The chip is expected to facilitate breakthroughs in understanding fundamental natural processes. Researche...
System Admin The Pope disrupts Silicon Valley TL;DR Pope Francis is addressing ethical concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). In contrast to some political leaders, he is emphasizing the moral implications of technology. The pontiff a...
Brian X. Chen A.I. Is Making Scams Hard to Spot. Here’s How to Protect Yourself. A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach....
