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Navigating AI optimism and workforce realities
It’s hard to overestimate the level of hype surrounding the future of work at the moment. Nowhere is this more encapsulated by the furor surrounding the release of DeepSeek towards the end of January.
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Musk's xAI expands in Memphis to build world’s largest supercomputer
Elon Musk and his AI startup company xAI have expanded its footprint in Tennessee with the purchase of a 1-million-square-foot property, said to be the future site of the world’s largest supercomputer.
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Microsoft will develop its own AI reasoning models to rival OpenAI - media
Microsoft is developing in-house artificial intelligence reasoning models to compete with OpenAI and may sell them to developers, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person involved in this initiative.
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Alibaba’s tiny AI model QwQ-32B is a big threat to Silicon Valley’s AI profits
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen Team has released its open-source QwQ-32B AI model, which is small enough to run on consumer-grade hardware. The Chinese company claims it outperforms the 20 times larger DeepSeek R1 or OpenAI’s o1-mini across some critical benchmarks.
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Will Sergey Brin's 60-hour workweek help Google win the AI race?
When Google co-founder Sergey Brin stepped away from daily executive duties in 2019, many assumed his name would slowly fade from headlines.
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Understanding LLM hallucinations: causes, examples, and strategies for reliable AI-generated content
In recent headlines, AI-powered systems have sparked debate after several high-profile incidents associated with large language models (LLMs) made glaring...
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“Self-aware” robots learn from watching themselves
Robots can become "truly useful" if they learn to take care of themselves – something they can apparently achieve by watching their movements through a camera.
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AI guardrails kick in too early on valid emotional requests
Chatbot-based LLMs are too quick to say no to users in need, new research has found.
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Can AI deliver legal expertise? What Linklaters' tests reveal
AI can be found everywhere, from drafting emails to coding apps to diagnosing diseases. But when it comes to providing legal advice, how close are we to AI being a reliable legal expert?
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“Just in time for me not to care” – OpenAI launches Sora in Europe
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has released its text-to-video generator Sora in Europe, almost three months after its launch in the US and many other countries.
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Cracking down on AI-generated child abuse: 25 arrests in major operation
Two dozen people were arrested this week for their role in a criminal group that distributed images generated by artificial intelligence of children being sexually abused, Europol said on Friday.
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Meta plans paid subscription service for chatbot Meta AI, source says
Meta Platforms plans to test a paid subscription service for its AI-enabled chatbot Meta AI, similar to those offered by OpenAI and Microsoft to access advanced versions of their chatbots, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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OpenAI releases a "more thoughtful" and "less hallucinogenic" GPT-4.5
OpenAI on Thursday announced the release of its latest large language model GPT-4.5, said to be the company’s most natural and brightest chatbot yet – and the most expensive.
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DeepSeek cuts off-peak pricing for developers by up to 75%
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek on Wednesday introduced discounted off-peak pricing for developers.
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Scandi firm unveils robot servant dressed in Kim Kardashian-style shapewear
A Dyson-wielding robot squeezed into beige shapewear, reminiscent of Kim Kardashian’s Skims, may be the future of Scandinavian living.
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Don’t use Grok’s new voice feature at work, definitely not in “sexy” mode
Grok 3 now has a voice, and its not safe for work (NSFW) chats have the internet in a chokehold
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DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in
DeepSeek is looking to press home its advantage.
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Anthropic releases new Sonnet model with advanced coding capabilities
Anthropic has released Claude 3.7 Sonnet, its best large language model (LLM) for solving real-world coding problems, along with the first agentic coding tool.
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New Trump and Musk video is a win for AI models everywhere
A compromising AI-generated video of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk is going viral on social media, but AI models have finally mastered the art of generating the correct number of fingers and toes.
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OpenAI removes users in China, North Korea suspected of malicious activities
OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea.
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