AI expansion may not be one big environmental problem. But it’ll be lots of smaller ones.
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Artists boycotted this portrait prize over AI entries. Now they’re back to take them on
After two years shunning the Brisbane portrait prize, several artists are entering again, with some First Nations painters counting on another AI – ‘ancestral integrity’ – to help them win Poised above the lady in the red dress is a claw. Its metallic fingers grasp to pluck its prize from a jumble of other women while she looks dreamily upward, as if to say “Who, me?” The woman in the red dress…
Nvidia CEO warns against regulating AI like social media
Nvidia CEO warns against regulating AI like social media Washington Examiner
Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakes Meta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim woman from Facebook and do more to tackle AI-generated fake imagery . A fake video showing a Labour party councillor in Scotland making inflammatory…
Tax the middle earners! Will the PM do it? – podcast
Former Bank of England economist Andy Haldane said the markets regarded this government as ‘a pretty traditional tax and spend socialist government with better TikTok videos’. Harsh criticism or truth? As pressure mounts on the chancellor, John Healey, to rule out tax rises, what options do they have left? Plus, what can the government do to tackle AI warnings? Please keep sending your comments…
King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands
The comments were made at a summit in Ayrshire with participants from AI giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.
House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay for Power Grid Upgrades
House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay for Power Grid Upgrades Law Commentary
Press Release: Mike Kelly backs Ratepayer Protection Act on data center electricity costs
Press Release: Mike Kelly backs Ratepayer Protection Act on data center electricity costs Quiver Quantitative
DVLT Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Datavault AI Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with SBS Law
DVLT Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Datavault AI Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit with SBS Law GlobeNewswire
Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
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.
Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
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 […]
AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobs
Pew Research has published a new global survey that sheds light on how people view AI, including its impact on jobs, life in general, and income inequality. The survey questioned 42,151 people across 37 countries from February 8th to May 13th - well ahead of recent apocalyptic warnings. A majority sees AI as a threat […]
What happens when data centers lose power?
What happens when data centers lose power? DW.com
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) & Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) on AI Regulation
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) & Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) on AI Regulation C-SPAN
Rival AI agents, Instinct and Meta’s Muse, both add the ability to make calls
People can use these assistants to make restaurant reservations and cancel subscriptions.
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.
OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among six more cases as firm reveals framework for tracking AI misalignment OpenAI has disclosed six more examples of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour by its technology, as it warned that the pace of development could not continue at “maximum speed for much longer” responsibly. In one of the new cases reported by OpenAI, an unreleased research…
I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy
A glaring loophole in digital music distribution makes it very easy to piggyback on the talent of real artists with AI generated music.
House passes bill aimed at protecting consumers from data center energy costs
House passes bill aimed at protecting consumers from data center energy costs 12News
Oracle Shares Climb Despite Layoffs as $30 Billion AI Deals Fuel Growth
Oracle Shares Climb Despite Layoffs as $30 Billion AI Deals Fuel Growth Yahoo Finance
Oracle stock rises as investors look past layoffs to its AI backlog
Oracle stock rises as investors look past layoffs to its AI backlog TradingView
ERCOT group meets in Austin to plan for AI, data center power demand on grid
ERCOT group meets in Austin to plan for AI, data center power demand on grid KEYE
Open AI and the million-dollar maths problem - video
In early September, OpenAI announced it had solved a major mathematics problem that has stumped humans for nearly a century. The news left mathematicians reeling, and many expressed concern over what will be left for humans as AI becomes ever more adept at unravelling complex problems. Now 25 recipients of the Fields medal – often called the Nobel prize for maths – have signed an open letter…
House approves sweeping legislation on Russia and AI data centers ahead of the midterms
House approves sweeping legislation on Russia and AI data centers ahead of the midterms WDSU