Who will control the future of AI? That is the urgent question of our time. The rapid progress being made on artificial intelligence means that we face a strategic choice about what kind of world we …
The first wave of AI innovation is over
Imagine asking a sophisticated AI model for tips on making the perfect pizza, only to be told to use glue to help the cheese stick. Or watching it fumble through basic arithmetic problems that a …
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It’s time to get real about what AI can and can’t do
It feels delightful when technology helps you do something useful or cool. It’s fantastic to point your phone camera at an unfamiliar tree and see that it’s an eastern redbud. Maybe you remember the …
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American tech companies need to help build AI weaponry
On July 16, 1945, not long after dawn, a group of scientists and government officials gathered at a desolate stretch of sand in the New Mexico desert to witness humanity’s first test of a nuclear …
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How calls for AI safety could wind up helping heavyweights like OpenAI
For months, I’ve been writing about concerns that OpenAI, under Sam Altman’s leadership, is far more excited about pushing out new AI products than doing the hard work of making them safe. Well, those …
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Big Tech’s Budding AI Monopoly
Microsoft, Google and Amazon are remarkably successful companies, and their ability to suppress competition in their primary and adjacent markets is unparalleled. These tech giants are now attempting …
How Companies Overhype Artificial Intelligence
Although I firmly believe AI is a hugely transformative technology that will change the world in many ways, it’s also clear that there is a lot of hype and hot air around the subject! It’s something …
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AI Will Eventually Fade From View, By Design
Commodization has been a staple of the information technology realm for years. It really doesn’t matter what personal computer or smartphone you use, and stepping it up in the enterprise, databases …
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Dimon Likens AI’s Transformational Impact to Steam Engine
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said artificial intelligence may be the biggest issue his bank is grappling with, likened its potential impact to that of the steam engine …
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AI-powered robotics will fuel jobs disruptions in ways we don’t realize
Wellness startup Aescape’s pending launch of AI-powered robotic masseuses is one of the unexpected ways the technology could disrupt the labor market. Founder Eric Litman has raised $80 million to …
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