🧐 OpenAI's CEO Says the Age of Giant AI Models Is Already Over
PLUS: How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool, Elon Musk Says His AI Project Will Seek to Understand the Nature of the Universe and more...
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OpenAI's CEO Says the Age of Giant AI Models Is Already Over. The stunning capabilities of ChatGPT, the chatbot from startup OpenAI, has triggered a surge of new interest and investment in artificial intelligence. But late last week, OpenAI's CEO warned that the research strategy that birthed the bot is… (Will Knight / WIRED)
@WIREDScience: Sam Altman says the research strategy that birthed ChatGPT is played out and future strides in artificial intelligence will require new ideas.
How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool. The Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a major sale: The Mexican military was about to become the first client ever to buy their product, the world's most advanced spyware. But before they could close the deal, an argument erupted over price and… (Natalie Kitroeff / The New York Times)
@Nataliekitro: It was in the dark Mexico City cabaret in 2011, among women dancing onstage and tequila shots, that the most powerful cyberweapon in existence got its start
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Elon Musk Says His AI Project Will Seek to Understand the Nature of the Universe. Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI but left the company in 2018 after losing a power struggle to its current chief executive, elaborated on his current ambitions for artificial intelligence in an interview scheduled to air later Monday. “I'm… (Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal)
@shashj: “I’m going to start something which I call ‘Truth GPT’ or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe”
Why countries are jostling to attract migrant workers. Labour shortages and demographic pressures fuel competition for skilled people Receive free EU immigration updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest EU immigration news every morning. When the word… (Sarah O'Connor / Financial Times)
@ftbrussels: Why countries are jostling to attract migrant workers
Competition authorities need to move fast and break AI up. Unless regulators act, Big Tech's dominance over the digital economy will be cemented Receive free Artificial intelligence updates We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Artificial intelligence news every morning. The… (Sarah Myers West / Financial Times)
@FinancialTimes: If artificial intelligence is poised to occupy an increasingly central place in our digital infrastructure, it’s time to think long and hard about who will control it
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