In a policy paper released Wednesday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks argue that the U.S. should avoid a Manhattan Project-style effort to develop AI systems with “superhuman” intelligence, or AGI. Titled Superintelligence Strategy, the paper warns that a unilateral U.S. push for […]
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With just a few words, AI models can generate stories, images, or even short films. However, Weber Wong argues that these tools are designed by non-creatives for other non-creatives to feel creative—meaning they don’t truly serve professional artists. Wong aims to change that with Flora, a startup he founded and now leads as CEO. A
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The Large Hadron Collider’s Data Challenge CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, generates approximately 30 petabytes of data annually by capturing particle collisions occurring at near-light speeds. This volume of information is equivalent to around 600 million filing cabinets filled with documents, making it impossible for a single
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang remains optimistic about the company’s future, reaffirming that DeepSeek won’t affect sales during Wednesday’s earnings call. DeepSeek R1 Sparks Stock Dip, But Huang Sees Growing Demand for Compute Last month, speculation that DeepSeek’s R1 model required significantly fewer chips for training led to a record drop in Nvidia’s stock price. However,
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Inception, a newly launched company based in Palo Alto and founded by Stanford computer science professor Stefano Ermon, claims to have developed an innovative AI model leveraging diffusion technology. The company refers to it as a diffusion-based large language model (DLM). Currently, generative AI models fall into two primary categories: large language models (LLMs) and
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With the newly announced Alexa+ experience, Amazon’s smart assistant can now navigate movies on Prime Video for users. Through its integration with Prime Video and Fire TV, Alexa+ enables seamless scene-jumping without the need for manual fast-forwarding. Alexa+ Demonstrates Seamless Movie Navigation At a press event in New York, Amazon showcased the new feature by
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At a New York event on Wednesday, Amazon introduced Alexa+, an enhanced version of its AI assistant powered by generative AI. Amazon’s devices and services chief, Panos Panay, described it as a “complete re-architecture” of Alexa. Panay emphasized that while Alexa’s vision has always been ambitious, technological limitations previously held it back. He noted that
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform continues to evolve, introducing new features to enhance user experience. Its memory function personalizes interactions by saving preferences, while an improved voice mode enables near real-time conversations. Additionally, the GPT Store offers a marketplace for AI-powered applications and services. If you’re wondering about ChatGPT’s pricing, the answer isn’t straightforward. OpenAI provides a
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Last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang made a bold statement by taking out a full-page ad in The Washington Post, urging President Trump that “America must win the AI war.” His remarks sparked debate, which was evident during his appearance at Web Summit Qatar on Sunday. When Axios’ Felix Salmon, who was moderating the
Voice AI company ElevenLabs now allows authors to publish AI-generated audiobooks directly on its Reader app, as confirmed by the company and reported by TechCrunch. This announcement follows its recent partnership with Spotify for AI-narrated audiobooks. Expansion of Audiobook Publishing Last month, ElevenLabs secured a $180 million funding round. The company initially launched its audiobook