Meta will jettison about 4,000 employees, or roughly 5 percent of its workforce, as the company devotes more focus to AI.
Category: TRENDS IN AI – Feb 18 2025
PARIS AI SUMMIT SHOWS INCREASING RESISTANCE TO REGULATION
At last week’s two-day Artificial Intelligence Action summit in Paris, something was missing that had been present at past gatherings in Britain and South Korea: extensive discussions of AI’s risks and how to mitigate them.
WHY AI MODELS GET DUMBER OVER TIME
AI models share another human trait: without constant maintenance, their mental faculties can deteriorate.
WHAT IF AI DOESN’T NEED SO MUCH ELECTRICITY AFTER ALL?
China’s DeepSeek AI was trained for $6 million using second-tier chips, the company says.
MEGATECH FIRMS WILL SPEND $320 BILLION THIS YEAR ON AI INFRASTRUCTURE
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft together are planning to spend $320 billion this year to expand their AI data centers and continue building bigger, more powerful large language model AIs, according to the four companies’ announced plans.
CHINA FILING MORE AI PATENTS THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD
In 2024, Chinese researchers filed 300,510 AI-related patents, while scientists in the world’s other countries 188,454, according to data compiled by Triangle IP, a firm that helps companies manage their intellectual property.