Elon Musk's xAI closes in on $6 billion as AI race heats up
Elon Musk's xAI secures significant venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital, highlighting its potential value and competition in the AI industry. [ more ]
First AI Beauty Pageant To Crown Winner Based On Looks And Social Clout
AI beauty pageants are now being held to crown the best AI-generated influencers based on looks, technical skill, and social media engagement. [ more ]
FTC opens investigation into Big Tech stakes in hot AI startups
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching an investigation into competition in the AI industry and has ordered Alphabet/Google, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic to provide information about their investment deals.
The investigation aims to examine corporate partnerships and investments with AI providers and determine their impact on the competitive landscape.
The FTC wants to ensure that tech giants are not using large investments to bypass traditional reviews and stifle competition in the AI industry. [ more ]
Mistral CEO Says AI Companies Are Trying to Build God
The CEO of Mistral, a new AI firm, rejects the notion of creating artificial general intelligence (AGI) equating it to a desire to create God. [ more ]
Meta's AI chief: LLMs will never reach human-level intelligence
AGI predictions vary widely, with some industry leaders suggesting it could arrive within five years while others, like Yann LeCun, argue that human-level AI is a more feasible goal.
Current AI systems lack key cognitive capabilities essential for human-like intelligence, such as reasoning, planning, memory, and understanding the physical world. [ more ]
Nvidia GTC 2024 preview - AI marches forward | Greg Estes
Nvidia's GTC 2024 event expects over 16,000 attendees in person and around 300,000 online, showcasing the significant growth reflective of the AI industry's advancement.
Nvidia's market value at $2.21 trillion places it among the top five most valuable tech companies, with the company being viewed as a leader in generative AI. [ more ]
AI has opposing factions - doomers fearing disaster, accelerationists predicting abundance, not representative of whole industry.
AI ethicists work to mitigate harm from AI, critique racist biases in predictive policing, and school algorithms. Doomers overlook existing harms. [ more ]
Apple just hinted at its AI plans, and they could be game-changing. Here's why
AI is rapidly changing the tech industry, with companies like Apple adopting a new tone in 2024.
Apple is emphasizing AI capabilities in its latest product, the M3 MacBook Air, but still relies on third-party apps for generative AI features. [ more ]
Former OpenAI Exec Predicts AI Could Be Last Thing Humans Ever Invent
Zack Kass, former OpenAI executive, is optimistic about the potential of artificial intelligence to save the world.
He believes that AI will lead to a bright future with more joy and less suffering, and that people in developed countries will work less while children in poorer countries will have AI-powered teachers. [ more ]
Sam Altman's Second Coming Sparks New Fears of the AI Apocalypse
Weaknesses in OpenAI's self-governance were revealed during a five-day period of chaos.
The removal of OpenAI's CEO and the reshuffling of the board have raised concerns among those worried about AI's existential risk and advocates for AI regulation. [ more ]
How chaos at OpenAI reshapes AI's competitive landscape
OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman, was unexpectedly fired by the board of directors, creating uncertainty for the company's future.
Altman's departure has led to the resignation of OpenAI president Greg Brockman and three senior researchers, indicating a significant leadership shake-up.
The reasons behind Altman's firing are unclear, but it has raised questions about his honesty and communication with the board. [ more ]