BUSINESS
Neuralink 'Telepathy' Implant: Elon, please keep the Internet out of our brains
Some of the benefits of the device named as 'Telepathy' – like helping paralysed persons sounds great, so long as the device doesn’t plug people’s brains into the time-sucking matrix of distraction that we call the internet. Far from enhancing our lives, that could prove a step too far in being “connected.”
BUSINESS
Apple is our big hope for making AI that respects privacy
If the “brain” of an AI tool lived within your own computer instead of routing back to someone else’s as happens with ChatGPT, the lack of privacy might not be as much of a problem. The great hope for making this happen is Apple
BUSINESS
WEF: Davos fears AI and 2024 elections
As global leaders descended on Davos this week, many fretted about the World Economic Forum’s top risk for 2024: AI-generated misinformation. Though big tech attempts at curbing misinformation was lauded, leaders at the Swiss talking shop must remember how significant a role good old-fashioned social media still plays in disrupting elections and democracy itself
BUSINESS
With GPT Store, OpenAI is going after the attention economy
The store allows the company to monetise its language model technology and share that wealth with other businesses. And it’s using an incentive structure that has a history of unpleasant side effects on — you guessed it — humanity
BUSINESS
ChatGPT, Google's AI will have to start answering to EU
EU’s AI Act is a decent, if slightly half-baked, start when it comes to regulating AI, and in the absence of anything similar this is a step in the right direction. The legislation will still rely on companies to audit themselves. There’s greater opportunity for researchers and regulators to probe where things are going wrong with AI companies' training data
BUSINESS
Google’s Gemini looks remarkable, but it’s still behind OpenAI
A Youtube video released by Google of an interaction with Gemini has created a buzz but the company has admitted the video was heavily edited. But many of the capabilities on display are not unique and can be replicated by ChatGPT Plus
BUSINESS
Elon Musk’s AI dreams are going in circles
Musk’s brand value can only hold out for so long, and he may find himself tempted to partner with a big player like Google or Nvidia. Then he will not only have come full circle, but gone back on one of his biggest pledges for AI. That would hardly be shocking
BUSINESS
OpenAI’s Q* is alarming for a different reason
When AI systems start solving problems, the temptation to give them more responsibility is predictable. That warrants greater caution
BUSINESS
There’s too much money going to AI doomers
Nonprofit groups that fight AI harms today are getting far less funding than those preventing a theoretical AI apocalypse.
BUSINESS
Elon Musk wants to master the universe with xAI
Musk’s new AI quest poses a threat to Google’s DeepMind
BUSINESS
Meet the $4 billion AI superstars that Google lost
These eight alumni made one of the biggest discoveries in AI, then left to build their own startups. Why did Google miss the boat?
BUSINESS
Twitter Vs Threads: EU strikes at the heart of Meta's money machine
Meta's release of Threads on Thursday is beautifully timed to capitalise on growing unease over the way Elon Musk has run Twitter. And it’s also horribly timed, coinciding with the imminent launch of a new European Union law that undermines Meta's plans to turn Threads into another outlet for data harvesting strikes and money-making
BUSINESS
Your future AI will have multiple personalities
Some of the most promising AI assistants are being primed in very different ways to help us in our work and personal lives
TECHNOLOGY
Nvidia, Microsoft, Big Tech have a troubling stranglehold on AI
Nvidia and Microsoft are reaping the profits of the AI boom, but their grip won’t last forever.
BUSINESS
Britain could be the right place to write AI's rules
Britain offers a temperate middle ground between the onerous approach of Europe and the more laissez-faire US, where most AI innovation is coming from. The UK also brought together its top regulators on antitrust, data privacy and online harms under one umbrella, called the Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum. That will make it much easier to set and enforce rules on AI with one voice
BUSINESS
Viral fake Pentagon explosion photo on Twitter is an AI wakeup call
Tech companies have to do a better job of preventing fake news from spreading — but we will also need to approach them with greater doses of skepticism. Soon enough, pics won’t be so useful for proof, and we’ll find ourselves questioning legitimate images too
BUSINESS
Meta’s $1.3 billion EU fine could get worse
If the US and Europe don’t reach a data-transfer agreement, Meta may have to delete European user data from its American servers
BUSINESS
AI’s 'Godfather' should have spoken up sooner about his concerns
Geoffrey Hinton’s concerns certainly make sense, but they would have been more effective if they had come several years earlier. If today’s researchers are willing to speak up now, while it matters, and not right before they retire, we are all likely to benefit
BUSINESS
Lessons from Isaac Asimov on taming AI
Scientists who broke away from OpenAI say they’re creating a safer version of ChatGPT. Co-founder Jared Kaplan explains their approach
BUSINESS
Memo to Mark Zuckerberg: Be like Satya Nadella
Meta has made Wall Street happy again but the CEO needs to shake up the company a lot more — including reshuffling his core executives
BUSINESS
Looking for emotional support? ChatGPT’s secret weapon is artificial emotional intelligence
There is good reason to think chatbots work better as an emotional companion than as a provider of facts. These tools are exceptionally good at mimicking empathy through learning from text scraped from the web, including emotive reactions posted on social media platforms
BUSINESS
The AI chatbot race has an Apple-sized gap
Apple Inc may be biding its time for the technology to mature, as it often does, yet waiting too long could also put the iPhone maker in a position where it’s hard to catch up
BUSINESS
Google, Beware: Ads and chatbots are a dangerous mix
Google is reportedly scrambling to develop an entirely new search engine that offers a “more personalised experience” using generative AI. The same impetus that pushed platforms to keep people rapt at all times had fostered misinformation and mental health problems
BUSINESS
ChatGPT’s ‘IPhone moment’ poses a new threat to Google
ChatGPT’s plugins allow businesses to essentially plug the tool into their own systems for searching product databases like a personal assistant or search engine and even carry out tasks like making bookings at a restaurant
