Stanford computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is unveiling a startup that aims to teach AI systems deep knowledge of physical reality. Investors are throwing money at it.
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The NSA Has a Podcast—Here’s How to Decode It
The spy agency that dared not speak its name is now the Joe Rogan of the SIGINT set. And the pod’s actually worth a listen.
Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
In a letter to Congress, the Meta CEO echoed what many right-wingers have claimed for years: that some of the company’s content decisions amounted to censorship.
Elon Musk Is No Climate Hero
During a live interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the former president literally said, “Drill, baby, drill.” Musk met the statement with … silence.
Google’s Rise Was Inevitable. So Was Its Antitrust Ruling
This week, a US federal district court judge ruled that Google was a monopolist. It’s been a long time coming.
Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It’s Calling Again
In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.
Donald Trump and Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Elegy
Venture capitalists Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen claim the tech industry, California, and the country are doomed if we don’t embrace the former president.
He Helped Invent Generative AI. Now He Wants to Save It
Illia Polosukhin doesn’t want big companies to determine the future of artificial intelligence. His alternative vision for “user-owned AI” is already starting to take shape.
My Memories Are Just Meta’s Training Data Now
Meta’s plans to use personal content posted by Facebook and Instagram users to train algorithms suggest our digital histories are being repackaged to teach AI about—and how to mimic—humanity.
No Matter How You Package It, Apple Intelligence Is AI
Apple is eager to show us that its approach to artificial intelligence is safer, better, and more useful than the competition. Maybe that’s just a hallucination, but it’s working.