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Nvidia Probed in China Over Possible Antimonopoly Violations - Beijing opened an antitrust probe into U.S. chip juggernaut Nvidia, a week after the U.S.... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/nvidia-probed-in-china-over-potential-antimonopoly-violations-da4f3d1f?mod=rss_Technology #paid

The Download: satellites’ climate impact, and OpenAI’s frantic release schedule - This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a d... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/09/1108139/the-download-satellite-climate-impact-openai-release/ #thedownload #app

Robot Rodents: How AI Learned to Squeak and Play - In an astonishing blend of robotics and nature, SMEO—a robot rat designed by resea... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/robot-rodents-how-ai-learned-to-squeak-and-play/ #artificialintelligence #robotshacks #animatronic #robotrat #labrat #rodent #robot #smeo #rat #ai

Small AI Chip Maker Marvell is Now More Valuable Than Intel - This year Marvell's stock rose 95%, giving it a $100 billion market capitalization... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/12/08/1753204/small-ai-chip-maker-marvell-is-now-more-valuable-than-intel?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

OpenAI Partners with Anduril, Leaving Some Employees Concerned Over Militarization of AI - "OpenAI is partnering with defense tech company Anduril," wrote the Verge this wee... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/08/0022207/openai-partners-with-anduril-leaving-some-employees-concerned-over-militarization-of-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

AI Safety Testers: OpenAI's New o1 Covertly Schemed to Avoid Being Shut Down - Wednesday OpenAI bragged they'd released "the smartest model in the world". But th... - https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/07/1941213/ai-safety-testers-openais-new-o1-covertly-schemed-to-avoid-being-shut-down?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Google Says Its New PaliGemma 2 AI Models Can Identify Emotions. Should We Be Worried? - "Google says its new AI model family has a curious feature: the ability to 'identi... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/06/0222235/google-says-its-new-paligemma-2-ai-models-can-identify-emotions-should-we-be-worried?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

ElonMusk's AI Chatbot 'Grok' is Now Free to All X Users - "Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is now available to free users on X," reports the Ver... - https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/06/2053214/elonmusks-ai-chatbot-grok-is-now-free-to-all-x-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Your AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense - On Tuesday, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation advised Americans to sh... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/your-ai-clone-could-target-your-family-but-theres-a-simple-defense/ #machinelearning #audiosynthesis #imagesynthesis #voicesynthesis #voicecloning #aipassword #secretword #asaranear #deepfakes #aiethics #safeword #aicrime #aifraud #twitter #biz⁢ #fbi #ai

Google, Other OpenAI Rivals Make Their Own Big Announcements - Thursday OpenAI released a "smarter, faster" ChatGPT. But there's still competitio... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/06/0145252/google-other-openai-rivals-make-their-own-big-announcements?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

OpenAI Releases 'Smarter, Faster' ChatGPT - Plus $200-a-Month Subscriptions for 'Even-Smarter Mode' - Wednesday OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced "12 Days of OpenAI," promising that "Eac... - https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/06/0121217/openai-releases-smarter-faster-chatgpt---plus-200-a-month-subscriptions-for-even-smarter-mode?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

OpenAI’s new $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription will buy you more compute time - On Thursday during a live demo as part of its "12 days of OpenAI" event, O... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/openais-new-200-mo-chatgpt-subscription-will-buy-you-more-compute-time/ #machinelearning #12daysofopenai #chatgptpro #o1-preview #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #gpt-4o #openai #gpt-4 #ai #o1

Soon, the tech behind ChatGPT may help drone operators decide which enemies to kill - As the AI industry grows in size and influence, the companies involved hav... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/openai-and-anduril-team-up-to-build-ai-powered-drone-defense-systems/ #machinelearning #anduril #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

Elon Musk's xAI Plans Massive Expansion of AI Supercomputer in Memphis - An anonymous reader shared this report from Reuters:

Elon Musk's artificial intell... - https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/05/0246248/elon-musks-xai-plans-massive-expansion-of-ai-supercomputer-in-memphis?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Music Sector Workers Will Lose Nearly a Quarter of Their Income to AI in 4 Years, Study Suggests - The Guardian reports:

People working in the music sector will lose almost a quart... - https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/12/05/038224/music-sector-workers-will-lose-nearly-a-quarter-of-their-income-to-ai-in-4-years-study-suggests?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Verizon is once again raising its fees - The fee creep is back. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge

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OpenAI teases 12 days of mystery product launches starting tomorrow - On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a "12 days of OpenAI" period... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/openai-teases-12-days-of-mystery-product-launches-starting-tomorrow/ #machinelearning #christmas #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai

HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death - The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his col... - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/12/web-pioneer-marshall-brain-dies-suddenly-at-63-amid-ethics-battle/ #ncstateuniversity #howstuffworks #marshallbrain #roboticnation #transhumanism #obituaries #futurism #futurist #obituary #ncstate #biz⁢ #robots #wired #tech #ncsu #ai

Amazon AI Data Centers To Double as Carbon Capture Machines - Amazon's data centers could soon double as carbon capture machines, offsetting the... - https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/03/1635220/amazon-ai-data-centers-to-double-as-carbon-capture-machines?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why - OpenAI's ChatGPT is more than just an AI language model with a fancy inter... - https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/12/certain-names-make-chatgpt-grind-to-a-halt-and-we-know-why/ #adversarialattacks #machinelearning #davidmayer #brianhood #voldemort #404media #chatgpt #chatgtp #biz⁢ #openai #ai