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Silicon Valley entrepreneur and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman advocates for widespread AI adoption as a critical tool for future competitiveness. In an interview with Zoë Corbyn for The Observer, Hoffman discusses his new book “Superagency,” which argues that AI will enhance human capabilities rather than diminish them. “If you don’t use AI you will be … Read more
Artificial intelligence could lead to widespread job displacement, especially if an economic downturn occurs in 2025. According to Gary Grossman, EVP of technology practice at Edelman, while current AI-related job losses appear minimal, the pattern may follow a “gradually, then suddenly” trajectory. Grossman points to data showing that 40% of employers anticipate reducing their workforce … Read more
OpenAI has published research examining the emotional impact of ChatGPT on its users. The study, conducted in partnership with the MIT Media Lab, found that while most users approach ChatGPT as a productivity tool, a small subset engage with it emotionally, sometimes averaging about 30 minutes of interaction daily. Rhiannon Williams reported these findings for … Read more
Privacy advocacy group Noyb has filed a GDPR complaint against OpenAI after ChatGPT falsely claimed a Norwegian man murdered two of his children. As reported by Natasha Lomas for TechCrunch, the AI chatbot generated completely fabricated information stating that Arve Hjalmar Holmen was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in prison for killing his sons. … Read more
Google’s response to OpenAI’s ChatGPT launch sparked a dramatic two-year transformation within the tech giant, according to an extensive report by Paresh Dave and Arielle Pardes in Wired. The article details how Google, despite having developed transformer-based architecture (the “T” in ChatGPT), found itself playing catch-up in the generative AI race. When ChatGPT debuted in … Read more
In a wide-ranging interview with Ben Thompson of Stratechery, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed insights about the company’s unexpected transformation from a research lab into a major consumer technology company. Altman explained that ChatGPT’s viral success in late 2022 forced the organization to rapidly pivot its operations and strategy. “What I wanted was to get … Read more
Free and open source software (FOSS) projects are facing severe infrastructure challenges due to aggressive crawling by AI companies. According to a report by Niccolò Venerandi, multiple FOSS projects have experienced outages and service disruptions from AI crawlers that ignore standard protocols like robots.txt. SourceHut founder Drew DeVault reported that LLM crawlers are accessing expensive … Read more
Hollywood directors Anthony and Joe Russo are building a high-tech studio aimed at harnessing AI to empower artists rather than replace them. According to technology journalist Christopher Mims of The Wall Street Journal, the directors of “Avengers: Endgame” are investing in AI technology that could help filmmakers create content on smaller budgets. The Russos received … Read more
Author Molly White argues that AI companies are endangering free knowledge projects by exploiting them without contributing back. In her newsletter “Citation Needed,” White describes how generative AI companies use open resources like Wikipedia while placing costly demands on their infrastructure and failing to provide attribution or financial support. The real threat isn’t AI using … Read more
The tech industry continues to promote AI agents as transformative tools, but lacks consensus on what they actually are. According to TechCrunch reporters Maxwell Zeff and Kyle Wiggers, major companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Salesforce are using inconsistent definitions, creating confusion. OpenAI even contradicted itself, publishing different explanations in the same week. Ryan Salva, senior … Read more