Portfolio managers have conflicting incentives as the economic and financial risks from climate change become more apparent but remain imprecise.
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‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.
One Year of ChatGPT: How A.I. Changed Silicon Valley Forever
ChatGPT’s release a year ago triggered a desperate scramble among tech companies and alarm from some of the people who helped invent it.
It Could Be a Vast Source of Clean Energy, Buried Deep Underground
In eastern France, and in other places around the world, deposits of natural hydrogen promise bountiful power. But questions remain.
How Elon Musk and Larry Page’s AI Debate Led to OpenAI and an Industry Boom
The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fueled a spiraling competition.
The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI
The departure of the high-profile boss of the San Francisco company drew attention to a philosophical rift among the people building new A.I. systems.
Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3 percent of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system’s rate was 27 percent.
The Secret Ingredient of ChatGPT Is Human Advice
Companies like OpenAI hone their bots using hand-tailored examples from well-educated workers. But is this always for the best?
How Gilead Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy
Gilead delayed a new version of a drug, allowing it to extend the patent life of a blockbuster line of medications, internal documents show.