A Microsoft VC’s warning about dubious AI usage claims from companies

A Microsoft VC’s warning about dubious AI usage claims from companies

A humanoid robot works in an office on a laptop to listening music in headphones. Demaerre | Istock | Getty Images The artificial intelligence landscape is teeming with players, and they’re not all legitimate. Some are practicing something called “AI washing,” which Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler explained in a video includes “false …

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Sam Altman takes nuclear startup Oklo public to power AI ambitions

Sam Altman takes nuclear startup Oklo public to power AI ambitions

On Friday, advanced nuclear fission company Oklo, for which Sam Altman serves as chairman, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, which has yet to generate any revenue, went public through a special purpose acquisition company called AltC Acquisition Corp., founded and led by Altman. Under the ticker symbol “OKLO,” shares were …

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Appian CEO on Big Tech AI strategy, competition concerns, regulation

Appian CEO on Big Tech AI strategy, competition concerns, regulation

Just_super | E+ | Getty Images “AI is not a place where money makes more money,” Calkins told CNBC in an interview at its London bureau on Tuesday. Calkins was referring to the high-profile deals companies like Microsoft and Amazon are agreeing with ambitious and fast-growing foundational AI model makers, like OpenAI and Anthropic. Microsoft …

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How generative, ChatGPT-like AI is accelerating humanoid robots

How generative, ChatGPT-like AI is accelerating humanoid robots

Shenzhen-based LimX Dynamics shows off one of its humanoid robots. Limx Dynamics In robotics, the development of generative AI can help machines with understanding and perceiving their environment, said Li Zhang, chief operating officer of Shenzhen-based LimX Dynamics. About three months after joining the two-year-old startup, Li said he shortened his expectations for how long …

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