OpenAI scrutiny, calling agents, a 100 GW grid push and Huawei’s chip plan show AI colliding with trust, infrastructure and physical limits.
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OpenAI scrutiny, calling agents, a 100 GW grid push and Huawei’s chip plan show AI colliding with trust, infrastructure and physical limits.
On a sunny July day in Berkeley, California, the country's top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor of an unmarked building. They had come together for a "war room" to dissect the high-profile cybersecurity incident that had rocked the AI industry hours earlier. An unreleased OpenAI model had gone rogue, executing a stunningly
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.
Snap is introducing "Specs Intelligence," a new AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help you with things like work tasks and keeping track of travel information. It seems similar to AI assistants like Meta's Muse and Gemini's Spark, though Snap is pitching Specs Intelligence as an "anticipatory AI service" that "helps you
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.
People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions
Why it matters: Useful for teams deciding how to make agents reliable outside a demo.
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.
Treble's voice simulation platform is used by voice AI model developers, AI wearable, and robotics companies
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. As you’re no doubt aware, the biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation. It should come as no surprise that Mustafa has strong opinions on how AI should be built and regulated. Microsoft just published a
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.
In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's own warnings about where the technology is headed.
Why it matters: A product or market move worth tracking for its downstream effect on how people adopt AI.