The fire department said a room with batteries contributed to the blaze at a building leased by Elon Musk’s X near Portland, Oregon.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Musk Meltdown
Fire Breaks Out at a Data Center Leased by Elon Musk’s X Read Post »
A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.
Science, Science / Environment, Power Hungry
AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse Read Post »
When Anthropic’s older Claude model played Pokemon Red, it spent “dozens of hours” stuck in one city and had trouble identifying non-player characters. With Claude 4 Opus, the team noticed an improvement in Claude’s long-term memory and planning capabilities.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Claude Core
DOGE tested and used Meta’s Llama 2 model to review and classify responses from federal workers to the infamous “Fork in the Road” email.
Politics, Takeover
DOGE Used a Meta AI Model to Review Emails From Federal Workers Read Post »
As Donald Trump pens deals in the Middle East, the gulf nation opens a research lab in San Francisco.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Gulf AI
Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Wars
Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI Read Post »
As Google and Microsoft push agentic AI systems, the kinks are still being worked on how agents interact with each other—and intersect with the law.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Going Rogue
Io, a firm Ive and Sam Altman cocreated, will now merge with OpenAI.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, LoveFrom AI
OpenAI’s Big Bet That Jony Ive Can Make AI Hardware Work Read Post »
Mark Brown, who posts game explainers to his Game Maker’s Toolkit channel, says his persona has been plagiarized.
Culture, Culture / Video Games, Losing Game
Jack Dorsey’s company went all-in on agents by deploying one capable of building software—and occasionally deleting stuff.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
Jack Dorsey’s Block Made an AI Agent to Boost Its Own Productivity Read Post »
In her new book Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao chronicles the anxieties around the OpenAI office in its early days.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Business / Big Tech, Book Excerpt
The Time Sam Altman Asked for a Countersurveillance Audit of OpenAI Read Post »
Google’s AI models are learning to reason, wield agency, and build virtual models of the real world. The company’s AI lead, Demis Hassabis, says all this—and more—will be needed for true AGI.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Missing Pieces
Google’s AI Boss Says Gemini’s New Abilities Point the Way to AGI Read Post »
Google’s new chatbot-style AI Mode search experience, previously an experiment, is launching for US users. Publishers and marketers will have to adjust their search strategies once again.
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, 10 Chatbot Links
With AI Mode, Google Search Is About to Get Even Chattier Read Post »
A chart-topping jazz album! Loads of Spotify and Apple Music plays! Just one problem: The success might not be real.
The Big Story, Culture, Culture / Music, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Bot and Roll
‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case Read Post »
The AI doomer and the AI boomer both created each other’s monsters. An excerpt from The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Awkward!
How Peter Thiel’s Relationship With Eliezer Yudkowsky Launched the AI Revolution Read Post »
People are turning to generative AI to sort out their interpersonal conflicts, but some say it’s heightening their anxiety.
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, personal questions
The annual developer conference kicks off with a keynote address on Tuesday. Look out for updates on Android, Gemini, Search, and Google’s latest forays into XR.
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Livestream
Format Boy makes a living teaching Yahoo Boys, notorious West African scammers, how to use AI and deepfake technology to ensnare their next victims.
Security, Security / Privacy, Like and Subscribe
Others have found more subtle ways to fool the AI into giving problematic responses.
Culture, Culture / Video Games, Culture / Digital Culture, Culture / Movies, Culture / TV, Forceful Language
‘Fortnite’ Players Are Already Making AI Darth Vader Swear Read Post »
With vibe coding all the rage, OpenAI says Codex can take on more development chores in a safe and explainable way.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, More Vibes
OpenAI Launches an Agentic, Web-Based Coding Tool Read Post »
