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Swedish fintech company Klarna has halted hiring and reduced its workforce by 22% to 3,500 employees while implementing AI solutions, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, reported by Aisha S Gani and Caroline Hyde, Siemiatkowski revealed that about 200 employees now use AI for their core work. The company’s AI …
Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team, a specialized safety testing unit, has conducted extensive evaluations of the company’s latest AI model Claude 3.5 Sonnet to assess its potential dangers. As reported by Sam Schechner in The Wall Street Journal, the team led by Logan Graham runs thousands of tests to check the AI’s capabilities in areas like …
OpenAI’s Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar suggests Donald Trump could become the “president of the AI generation” as he takes office during a crucial period of artificial general intelligence development. According to Reuters reporter Krystal Hu, Friar made these remarks during the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. The CFO expressed confidence in Elon Musk …
Former Google employees are playing a significant role in shaping the artificial intelligence industry, according to a new study by WriterBuddy.ai. The research found that 14 of the top 50 AI startups are led by ex-Google staff, with these companies collectively raising $14.7 billion in funding and achieving a combined valuation of $71.6 billion. The …
A website impersonating the defunct Ashland Daily Tidings newspaper has been publishing AI-generated content while stealing identities of real journalists, according to an investigation by Ryan Haas of Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). The website emerged after the legitimate newspaper ceased operations in 2023, featuring eight purported reporters who were either nonexistent or had their identities …
Microsoft has developed a new data center cooling system that eliminates the need for fresh water consumption, according to a report by Dina Bass for Bloomberg. The innovative “closed loop” design, launched in August 2024, will replace conventional cooling methods that typically use 125 million liters of water annually per facility. The company plans to …
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman believes artificial general intelligence (AGI) could be achievable within the next five to ten years, according to an interview with Nilay Patel from The Verge. Suleyman emphasizes that AGI should be understood as a general-purpose learning system capable of performing well across all human-level training environments, rather than as superintelligence. …
Technology critic Evgeny Morozov, writing in Boston Review, argues for a fundamental reimagining of artificial intelligence that prioritizes human creativity and democratic values over pure efficiency. The article explores how AI development has been historically shaped by Cold War imperatives and corporate interests, resulting in systems that primarily serve bureaucratic and market-driven goals rather than …
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has marked its second anniversary since its launch in November 2022, sparking unprecedented growth in artificial intelligence development. According to Gary Grossman, EVP of technology practice at Edelman, the AI chatbot’s release led to a dramatic surge in AI startups, with current estimates suggesting around 70,000 AI companies worldwide – double the number …
Technology journalist Om Malik argues that traditional web browsers may need fundamental changes to remain relevant in an era of artificial intelligence and augmented reality. In an article published on Crazy Stupid Tech, Malik explains how his experience with Apple’s Vision Pro headset revealed the limitations of conventional browsers in immersive environments. The article details …