🚨 AI Breakthrough Raises Humanitarian Concerns, US-China Tech Tensions, Tech Giants’ Decisions
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OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say. Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. By Anna Tong via Reuters
𝕏: Extremely concerning! - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
US chip export ban is hurting China's AI startups, not so much the giants yet. Well before Washington banned Nvidia’s exports of high-performance graphic processing units to China, the country’s tech giants had been hoarding them in anticipation of an escalating tech war between the two nations. By Rita Liao via TechCrunch
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OpenAI and X: Promises of populist technology, shaped by a single man. The mutiny inside OpenAI over the firing and un-firing of chief executive Sam Altman, and the implosion of X under owner Elon Musk, are not just Silicon Valley soap operas. They're reminders: A select few make the decisions inside these society-shaping platforms, and money drives it all. By Drew Harwell via Washington Post
𝕏: .@drewharwell is onto a bigger story here: Tech boys believe their own PR. Convinced of their own power, they now run cults. A next angle: the cults' followers, workers + media. OpenAI & X: Promises of populist technology, shaped by a single man - Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis)
Tesla silences critics with Cybertruck's immaculate build quality and perfect panel gaps, delivers it to more showrooms before Black Friday. With each passing day, we are getting closer to the most hyped and anticipated automotive event of the year — the Cybertruck Delivery Event. As the coveted event becomes nearer, Tesla (TSLA) is showing off its unconventionally-designed electric pickup truck. By Iqtidar Ali via Tesla Oracle
𝕏: Cybertrucks are on their way to Tesla stores in North America! - Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
The Humane AI Pin won't help you message your friends any faster. Humane soft launched its wearable device Pin this month. It'll start selling them for $699 in 2024. A video shared on X shows it took a user '6 pinches and 15 hand wiggles' to send a message. It took them 21 seconds to send the suggested text. Sign… By Jyoti Mann via Business Insider
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