I first met Sam Altman in the summer of 2019, days after Microsoft agreed to invest $1 billion in his three-year-old start-up, OpenAI. At his suggestion, we had dinner at…
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Japan joins US, Europe in chipmaking equipment export curbs on China
Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN — Japan will restrict the overseas sale of chip manufacturing equipment, joining the United States and the Netherlands in curbing the export of key technology to China.…
Elon Musk Tried to Meet With F.T.C. Chair About Twitter but Was Rebuffed
Elon Musk tried engaging with the Federal Trade Commission as the agency intensified an investigation into Twitter’s privacy and data practices, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times,…
The FTC should investigate OpenAI and block GPT over ‘deceptive’ behavior, AI think tank claims
Washington CNN — An AI policy think tank wants the US government to investigate OpenAI and its wildly popular GPT artificial intelligence product, claiming that algorithmic bias, privacy concerns and…
Elon Musk and Others Call for Pause on A.I., Citing ‘Risks to Society’
More than 1,000 technology leaders and researchers, including Elon Musk, have urged artificial intelligence labs to pause development of the most advanced systems, warning in an open letter that A.I.…
FDA requires medical devices be secured against cyberattacks
New York CNN — The Food and Drug Administration will now require medical devices meet specific cybersecurity guidelines after years of concerns that a growing number of internet-connected products used…
As Washington Calls for TikTok Ban, Its Owner Pushes a New App
As TikTok’s chief executive was getting grilled by lawmakers last week about the app’s relationship to Beijing, with some even calling for a ban, the company’s Chinese owner was sending…
ChatGPT and AI automation: 300 million jobs could be affected globally, says Goldman Sachs
Hong Kong CNN — As many as 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be automated in some way by the newest wave of artificial intelligence that has spawned…
What’s Hot on TikTok? Defending Its C.E.O.
The latest viral trend on TikTok is defending TikTok. “Now is the time to fight the ban on TikTok,” read a caption of a TikTok video that was posted on…
Alibaba will split into six units, reshaping Jack Ma’s business empire
CNN — Alibaba on Tuesday said it plans to split its business into six separate units, in a move that promises to radically reshape the sprawling Chinese e-commerce firm that…