OpenAI and partners announce $500 billion AI infrastructure project amid controversy

OpenAI, along with SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, has announced “The Stargate Project,” a planned $500 billion investment over four years to build AI infrastructure in the United States. The initiative, unveiled at the White House, includes an immediate deployment of $100 billion, with SoftBank taking financial responsibility and OpenAI handling operations under the chairmanship of … Read more

OpenAI increases lobbying spending to shape AI policy

OpenAI significantly expanded its lobbying efforts in 2024, spending $1.76 million compared to $260,000 in 2023. According to a disclosure filed on January 22, as reported by James O’Donnell, the company spent $510,000 in the last quarter alone. The AI company hired several key personnel, including former Senate staffers, to strengthen its government relations team. … Read more

Reasoning

Reasoning, in the context of artificial intelligence, describes a system’s ability to draw logical conclusions, recognize connections, and derive new insights based on existing information. In AI systems like ChatGPT, reasoning means that they don’t just reproduce memorized answers but can reach independent conclusions by connecting different pieces of information. A simple example: if the … Read more

US: Major tech companies plan $500 billion AI infrastructure venture

OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in Texas, with investments of up to $500 billion over four years. According to Reuters reporter Steve Holland, President Donald Trump will announce this private sector initiative at the White House. The companies have committed an initial $100 billion … Read more

OpenAI funded math benchmark before achieving record results

OpenAI has been revealed as the financial backer of FrontierMath, a significant AI mathematics benchmark, only after announcing their own record-breaking performance on it. According to Matthias Bastian’s report in Decoder, OpenAI’s new o3 model achieved a 25.2 percent success rate on complex mathematical problems, far surpassing previous models’ 2 percent capability. Epoch AI, the … Read more

AI search company Perplexity buys professional network Read.cv

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has acquired Read.cv, a professional social media platform that competed with LinkedIn. According to TechCrunch reporter Kyle Wiggers, Read.cv will cease operations, with users having until May 16 to export their data. The Berkeley-based platform, founded in 2021, offered tools for sharing resumes, professional networking, and job listings. Read.cv’s team will … Read more

Google and Mistral AI sign content deals with major news agencies

Major technology companies Google and Mistral AI have announced separate partnerships with leading news agencies to enhance their AI chatbot services. Google has entered an agreement with The Associated Press (AP) to incorporate real-time news feeds into its Gemini app, while Paris-based Mistral AI has partnered with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to improve its Le Chat … Read more

Apple temporarily disables AI summaries for news apps in iOS 18.3

Apple has introduced changes to its Intelligence notification summaries feature in iOS 18.3 beta 3. According to reporting by Chance Miller, the update temporarily disables AI-generated summaries for news and entertainment applications. The modification follows complaints from media outlets including the BBC about the feature’s accuracy. Apple has implemented several changes to make the beta … Read more

Education: ChatGPT may lead to “metacognitive laziness”, study finds

A new study reveals that while ChatGPT can improve immediate task performance, it might encourage students to become overly dependent on AI technology. The research, conducted by Shufang Tan and published as an original article, compared different learning support methods among university students. The randomized experimental study involved 117 university students who were divided into … Read more

Enterprise AI initiatives show positive returns, Deloitte study finds

A new Deloitte study reveals that 74% of enterprises are meeting or exceeding their return on investment expectations from generative AI initiatives. The research, reported by Sean Michael Kerner for VentureBeat, surveyed 2,773 leaders across 14 countries. IT and cybersecurity departments are showing the strongest adoption and results. Despite challenges requiring at least 12 months … Read more