OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Jony Ive “the greatest designer in the world” on Wednesday after announcing his company’s plan to buy Ive’s artificial intelligence device startup io, in a deal worth $6.4 billion. The deal signals OpenAI’s intention to build consumer devices, likely…
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Pennsylvania’s attorney general recently accused a police officer of taking photos in a women’s locker room, secretly filming people while on duty and possessing a stolen handgun. But he was unable to bring charges related to a cache of photos…
AI can perform tasks such as writing, coding, reasoning, and researching with great accuracy — all tasks that are key to starting your own company. That begs the question: can AI help people start their own billion-dollar business? Anthropic CEO Dario…
Today’s newest AI models might be capable of helping would-be terrorists create bioweapons or engineer a pandemic, according to the chief scientist of the AI company Anthropic. Anthropic has long been warning about these risks—so much so that in 2023,…
The summer reading list tucked into a special section of The Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer seemed innocuous enough. There were books by beloved authors such as Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee; novels by best sellers including Delia…
Michael Dell is pitching a “decentralized” future for artificial intelligence that his company’s devices will make possible. “The future of AI will be decentralized, low-latency, and hyper-efficient,” predicted the Dell Technologies founder, chairman, and CEO in his Dell World…
)Companies across the globe are scrambling to incorporate AI into their business models, but a new study has found that the technology isn’t working quite like they expected. Only 25% of AI initiatives have delivered expected return on investment (ROI), over the past…
President Donald Trump will rescind a set of Biden-era curbs meant to keep advanced technology out of the hands of foreign adversaries but that has been panned by tech giants. The move could have sweeping impacts on the global distribution of critical…
Almost anyone who has used the internet has probably experienced that alarming moment when a window pops up claiming your device has a virus, encouraging you to click for tech support or download security software. It’s a common online scam,…
Today, I’m talking with Paul Bascobert, who is the president of Reuters, the news and information service you have undoubtedly heard of. This is part of a special Thursday series we’re running this month to explore how leaders at some…
