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TechCrunch's Equity program discussed whether AI executives truly want to slow down AI development.
- •Discussed whether AI industry leaders are seriously seeking to slow development.
- •Considered the speed of AI development and the industry's response.
- •Raised as a topic on the show "Equity".
Nvidia CEO Jensen Fan told CBS that the chance AI will end humanity is zero, arguing concerns about AI are exaggerated.
- •Fan positioned himself as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom, emphasizing his own view over those of researchers.
- •In a CBS Sunday Morning interview he said the probability of AI causing humanity's end is 0%.
- •His stance differs from the views of researchers who have been studying and developing AI for decades.
Vocci announced a $249 lightweight ring-shaped device that offers a new form factor for meeting note‑taking while raising privacy concerns.
- •Vocci's lightweight ring is sold for $249.
- •It adds a new form factor as a means of taking meeting notes.
- •Privacy concerns related to using the device have been noted.
The article humorously reports the trial-and-error of running the OS Jev model as a chatbot, concluding that the results were disappointing.
Samsung Electronics is expected to more than double production of next‑generation HBM4 and HBM4E memory from current levels.
TechCrunch Mobility's newsletter discussed AI's role in the future of transportation and the criteria for deeming autonomous vehicles sufficiently safe.
- •AI's role in the future of transportation is being emphasized more than ever.
- •The criteria and methodology for assessing autonomous vehicle safety are highlighted as discussion points.
- •TechCrunch Mobility serves as a hub for topics about the future of transportation.
An article examines the limits of prompt engineering and argues that prompts are not the essential factor that determines model behavior.
The article reports a technical validation where the OS Jev model was run offline on a Mac M4 using CoreML, achieving an inference speed of 45 runs per second.
President Trump announced on Truth Social that he will appoint an “AI czar” and establish an “AI Force,” saying his administration will not impede AI development in any form.
- •The president made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and industry to slow down AI development.
- •He plans to appoint an “AI czar” to lead the new “AI Force.”
- •The administration clearly stated it will not hinder AI development in any way.
There are claims that ChatGPT now tracks users' activity on other websites via an ad collector, but no concrete mechanism is provided.