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The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to search out you at the moment’s most enjoyable/necessary/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.
1 Meta is pausing an AI coaching program that tracks staff’ keystrokes
The transfer comes after delicate information was leaked. (Enterprise Insider)
+ Meta declined to say how lengthy the pause would final. (Reuters $)
+ This system tracked workers keystrokes and mouse actions. (BBC)
+ AI is supercharging surveillance. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
2 Trump is throwing his weight behind quantum computing
He is signed an order for a system for scientific analysis by 2028. (Reuters $)
+ A second order goals to guard authorities methods from the tech. (TNW)
3 A trial was reportedly gained utilizing an AI lawyer
An AI regulation agency in England gained the landmark case over an unpaid debt. (Guardian)
+ Courts have been flooded with AI lawsuits. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
4 Tesla faces a federal probe after a Mannequin 3 killed a 76-year-old
The automobile crashed into the lady’s Texas dwelling. (NYT $)
+ Police stated Tesla’s driver-assistance system has been engaged. (CNBC)
5 Google DeepMind has partnered with film studio A24 to construct AI instruments
It’s invested $75 million into the corporate as properly. (The Verge)
+ The deal goals to develop new film manufacturing tech. (WSJ $)
6 Nvidia says its new information middle design can considerably reduce water use
The breakthrough lies in a “closed-loop” cooling system. (Gizmodo)
+ However there are main caveats to Nvidia’s claims. (The Verge)
+ We did the mathematics on AI’s vitality footprint. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
7 SpaceX at the moment plans to check a spacecraft for shifting cargo from orbit
Starfall is designed to ship payloads anyplace on Earth. (Ars Technica)
+ Business area stations are gaining traction. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
8 Folks coaching new AI fashions admit they simply get chatbots to do it
Which can scale back the usefulness of future fashions. (New Scientist $)
+ AI educated on AI rubbish spits out AI rubbish. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
9 A girl with Alzheimer’s regained speech after taking psilocybin
She had solely spoken in monosyllables earlier than the dose. (Vice)
+ However psychedelics are falling quick in scientific trials. (MIT Expertise Evaluate)
10 Elon Musk and NASA’s chief are dreaming of antimatter propulsion
They argue it may allow journey past our photo voltaic system. (Gizmodo)
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