AI systems are trained on huge data sets using thousands of complex computer chips that gobble power.
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HOW A LABOR ECONOMIST LEARNED TO LOVE AI
David Autor, a labor economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has spent decades chronicling technology’s corrosive effects on American incomes and the middle class.
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AI DEVELOPMENT IS SPEEDING PAST HUMANS’ ABILITY TO EVALUATE IT
Recently released AI systems are so sophisticated and powerful that they have outstripped the techniques developers use to assess their accuracy, safety, and overall performance, the Financial Times reported.
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META, OPENAI SAY THEY SOON WILL RELEASE A “REASONING” AI
Meta and OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, will soon unveil an AI able to reason and plan ahead, the two companies have announced independently.
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AI WILL BE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE NEXT YEAR, MUSK SAYS
In 2025, new, cutting-edge AI systems will be more capable than humans in a variety of ways, Elon Musk predicted earlier this month during an interview on X with Nicolai Tangen, the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management.
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OBSOLESCENT GODS: THE FEVER DREAM OF TRANSHUMANISTS
AI is coming, sooner or later, for every human occupation. It will eventually outstrip human abilities to such a degree, that we will not be able to fathom its intelligence.
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APPLE IS BUILDING AI CAPACITY INTO EVERY NEW MAC
After equipping some Mac computers with M3 AI chips late last year, the company will now power all Macs with Apple’s proprietary next-generation M4 chips, people familiar told Bloomberg.
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FAST FOOD TURNS TO AI TO CUT STAFF, MAINTAIN PROFITS
Yum Brands—the Kentucky company that owns KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and the Habit burger chain—has nearly doubled its investment in technology from $11 billion in 2022 to $21 billion now.
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OPENAI UNVEILS NEW VOICE-CLONING PROGRAM
On 5 April, OpenAI unveiled “Voice Engine,” an AI that can clone a person’s voice and speech patterns after hearing a 15-second sample, the company said. The program also can read text aloud in the borrowed voice and enable the cloned voice to speak in foreign languages.
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GOOGLE MULLS AI-POWERED “PREMIUM” SEARCH FEATURES FOR A FEE
Google already charges for AI-driven special services in its Docs and Gmail programs. Now it may do the same with its iconic search engine. It would be the first time the company has put any of its search capacities behind a paywall.