The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023 highlighted the intertwined nature of multiple risk factors. The most critical element of the SVB case is to understand the mechanisms between the risks, and to highlight […]
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Sarah Silverman is Suing OpenAI and Meta for Copyright Infringement
The lawsuits allege the companies trained their AI models on books without permission. Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, as well as authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey — are suing OpenAI and Meta each in […]
In-Space Manufacturing Startup Aces Pharma Experiment in Orbit
One more big test remains for Varda’s first-of-its-kind “space factory.” The co-founder of California-based startup Varda Space Industries says his company’s first space mission—a miniature lab that has grown crystals of the drug ritonavir in […]
Let the Platforms Burn
Tech bosses know the only thing protecting them from sudden platform collapse syndrome are the laws that have been passed to stave off the inevitable fire. Governments hold back from passing and enforcing laws that […]
The Rise of the AI Engineer
Emergent capabilities are creating an emerging title: to wield them, we’ll have to go beyond the Prompt Engineer and write *software*. We are observing a once in a generation “shift right” of applied AI, fueled […]
Meet the People Still Living on Second Life
Second Life remains both the first and the most successful manifestation of a so-called metaverse. Zuckerberg first outlined his vision for the Metaverse, the “successor to the mobile internet”, in 2021. According to Nick Clegg, […]
Threads Won’t Be Fun — But It Will Give Brands a Refuge From Twitter
Everyone is on Instagram and everyone will probably wind up on Threads too, whether they enjoy it or not will be beside the point. When Elon Musk went well out of his way to fumble […]
Google’s Advancements in Quantum Computers
Progress towards fully capable and practical quantum computers isn’t slowing down, and researchers from Google are the latest to announce a significant step forward in the capabilities of today’s machines. While we call these devices […]
Apple to Ask US Supreme Court to Undo App Store Order in Epic Games Case
Apple said on Monday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge to a judge’s order in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games that could force the iPhone maker […]
The Alternative Limb Project and the Nexus of Art and Medicine
Grace Ebert of “This Is Colossal” speaks with Sophie de Oliveira Barata of The Alternative Limb Project, a Lewes-based studio that makes custom prosthetics for people with amputated or missing appendages. About sixteen percent of […]
A Storefront for Robots
The SEO arms race has left Google and the web drowning in garbage text, with customers and businesses flailing to find each other. Google Search’s dominance has created a cottage industry of SEO professionals who […]
3D Printing Living Cells Inside Human Body Becomes a Reality
Three-dimensional bioprinting technology offers great potential in the treatment of tissue and organ damage. Three-dimensional bioprinting uses bio-inks mixed with living cells to print natural tissue-like structures. Currently, this technology can be applied to various […]
Hallucinations in AI
Today, AI hallucinations propel hyperbolic narratives around foundation model FUD, open source outperformance, incumbent invincibility, investor infatuation, and doomer declarations. During the early internet era of the mid-90s – and crypto in the early 2010s […]
Trying to Close a Series B in 2023? Read This First
Mark Chaffey, CEO of Hackajob a career marketplace for technology job seekers and employers, discusses the strategies that helped him close his Series B. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, there will always be a path forward […]
Artificial Intelligence Can’t Work Without Our Data
Everyone is talking about these new AI technologies — like ChatGPT — and AI companies are touting their awesome power. But they aren’t talking about how that power comes from all of us. For four […]
Why AI Matters And How To Deal With The Coming Change
In this episode, Peter Diamandis and Emad Mostaque the CEO and Co-Founder of Stability AI, discuss the AI revolution. Emad Mostaque is the CEO and Co-Founder of Stability AI, a company funding the development of […]
AI: The Next Chapter in Design
Just as Adobe acquired Figma, Figma has acquired Diagram, a startup using AI to create design. Noah Levin, VP of product design at Figma, talks about its vision for the future of design. Somewhat paradoxically, […]
Scientists Beam Solar Power to Earth from Space for First Time Ever
The MAPLE experiment was able to wirelessly transfer collected solar power to receivers in space and direct energy to Earth. A space solar power prototype has demonstrated its ability to wirelessly beam power through space […]
Mining the Moon to Lift Off Within 10 Years — NASA
The US space agency (NASA) is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions. According to Gerald Sanders, a NASA scientist, the government body […]
Apple Patent Suggests Xcode Will Use Machine Learning to Expedite Development
Apple has long championed the idea that coding should be accessible to everyone and the company is making significant strides in leveraging machine learning to expedite app development. While the focus has largely been on […]
Nvidia CEO Huang: Get Ready for Software 3.0
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said that AI is ushering in the era of Software 3.0, where creating apps will be as simple as writing queries into a universal AI translator, running a few lines of […]
Vertex AI: A Bold Leap in Google Cloud’s AI Services
With the proven reliability and scalability of Google Cloud Services, Vertex is likely to become a top choice for many development tasks. The AI landscape in the United States is currently dominated by three heavyweights: […]
On Giving AI Eyes and Ears
Jobs that require visual or audio interactions felt insulated from AI, but now they are not – for better and for worse. What multimodal AI does is let the AI “see” images and “understand” what […]
We’re Now Finding Out The Damaging Results of The Mandated Return to Office
Companies knew the mandated return to the office would cause some attrition, however, they were not prepared for the serious problems that would present. Unispace finds that nearly half (42%) of companies that mandated office […]
Decades-Long Bet on Consciousness Ends
Christof Koch wagered David Chalmers 25 years ago that researchers would learn how the brain achieves consciousness by now. But the quest continues. Consciousness is everything a person experiences — what they taste, hear, feel […]
Dune Part Two: How the Film Will Differ From Its Predecessor
It may seem difficult to believe, but the first film, Dune, barely covered two-thirds of Frank Herbert’s book. The first book in the Dune series was divided into three parts: Dune, Muadib, and the Prophet. […]
The People Paid to Train AI are Outsourcing Their Work… to AI
It’s a practice that could introduce further errors into already error-prone models. It takes an incredible amount of data to train AI systems to perform specific tasks accurately and reliably. Many companies pay gig workers […]
How To Regulate AI, If You Must
Jon Stokes argues that “The rules are definitely coming, so let’s make sure they lead to a future we want.” AI is both extremely powerful and entirely new to the human experience. Its power means […]
Can Netflix’s Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Show Do Justice to the Story’s Epic Scope?
One of the most popular science fiction book series of the 21st century could be the next massive TV series hit on Netflix. Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem is about to become 3 Body Problem, […]
AI Anthology
Microsoft invites 20 experts, with specialties spanning the fields of business, economics, education, engineering, health, history, law, mathematics, medicine, psychology, and the sciences, to explore the capabilities of GPT-4 and provide their insightful reflections in […]