Want agency in the AI age? Get ready to fight
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. There’s an AI revolution brewing. Last...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg training to get his pilot’s license
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has learned to surf, taken up jiu-jitsu, and is now reportedly in the process of adding a new hobby — flying. The Facebook co-founder and tech...
Meta’s latest AI model is free for all
Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company is today unveiling LLaMA 2, its first large language model that’s available for anyone to use—for free. Since OpenAI released...
House Republicans urge Lina Khan’s FTC to drop fight against Microsoft-Activision deal
Twenty-two Republican lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to drop its fight against Microsoft’s deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, calling it “an example of the FTC’s rejection of sound antitrust...
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Meta’s latest AI model is free for all
Meta is going all in on open-source AI. The company is today unveiling LLaMA 2, its first large language model that’s available for anyone to use—for free. Since OpenAI released...
AI-powered sex robots will seem ‘alive’ and negate need for partner, ex-Google exec says
A former senior executive at Google predicted that sex robots powered by artificial intelligence could eliminate the need for a human partner in the bedroom. Mo Gawdat, who was chief...
Good governance essential for enterprises deploying AI
Building fair and transparent systems with artificial intelligence has become an imperative for enterprises. AI can help enterprises create personalized customer experiences, streamline back-office operations from onboarding documents to internal...
The great acceleration: CIO perspectives on generative AI
The emergence of consumer-facing generative AI tools in late 2022 and early 2023 radically shifted public conversation around the power and potential of AI. Though generative AI had been making...
A faster way to teach a robot
Imagine purchasing a robot to perform household tasks. This robot was built and trained in a factory on a certain set of tasks and has never seen the items in...
Warren Buffett cut Activision stake before US judge approved Microsoft merger
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold 70% of its investment in Activision Blizzard in the second quarter, appearing to miss out on some gains when a federal judge said Microsoft can complete its $75 billion...
Armando Solar-Lezama named inaugural Distinguished College of Computing Professor
The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing named Armando Solar-Lezama as the inaugural Distinguished College of Computing Professor, effective July 1. Solar-Lezama is the first person appointed to this...
Understanding viral justice
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the word “viral” has a new resonance, and it’s not necessarily positive. Ruha Benjamin, a scholar who investigates the social dimensions of science,...
Ford slashes prices of F-150 Lightning trucks as EV price war heats up
Ford is cutting the price of its F-150 Lightning trucks by 17% — the latest attempt by the Detroit automaker to put a dent in the electric vehicle market that...
Microsoft, UK regulators granted pause of appeal over Activision deal
Microsoft’s appeal against Britain’s block on its $75 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard was formally paused by a London tribunal on Monday, to give the parties more time to resolve the dispute....
How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s AI rules
It’s becoming increasingly clear that courts, not politicians, will be the first to determine the limits on how AI is developed and used in the US. Last week, the Federal...
