Wikipedia Wanted to Follow Google’s Lead With AI Systems. However, Editors Have Said, ‘Enough Is Enough’
Robotics and AIThe Wikimedia Foundation suspended AI-generated summaries after editors protested against automation.
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A U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Was Set to Close Due to the Loss of Subsidies. Mark Zuckerberg Seized the Opportunity to Acquire It
EnergyThe agreement is as follows: Meta will receive 1,121 megawatts for its AI data centers over 20 years.
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Sam Altman Claims ChatGPT’s Water and Energy Consumption Is Negligible. He’ll Have to Prove It
Robotics and AIOther previous studies support his estimates.
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Zuckerberg Is So Concerned About AI Progress at Meta That He’s Entered Full Founder Mode
Robotics and AIThe Meta CEO wants to lead in AI at all costs with a new “superintelligence” team.
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The AI Race for Seemed to Be Evening Out. OpenAI Just Made a Bold Move With o3-Pro, a Model That Aims Very High
Robotics and AIIt outperforms previous models in math, code, and complex tasks, but it’s slower.
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Apple Is Choosing to Be Just Like Microsoft in the 1990s. It’s Good and Bad News
Robotics and AIAlthough Apple is late to the AI game, it’s countering this delay with deep integration.
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A Programmer Had ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Other AI Models Play a Strategy Game. Each One Developed a Unique Personality
Robotics and AIFor weeks, he pitted the best AI models against each other in the Diplomacy game. Their emerging “personalities” reveal more about us than about them.
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Reddit Has Become the Best Source of Human Data on the Internet. AI Companies Are Trying to Steal It
Robotics and AIReddit just sued Anthropic for using its content to train AI models.
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Forget Humanoid Robots Working in Factories. In South Korea, They Do Parkour
Robotics and AIRaibo can run up walls, jump ramps, and maneuver around obstacles independently.
Read more »We Suspected the Ukrainian Drone Strike Was Destructive. Space Imagery Revealed Just How Harmful It Was
MagnetThe number of destroyed aircraft is one thing. But the implicit message is another: No air base, no matter how distant, is beyond the reach of attacks.
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Meta Is Turning to Nuclear Power for Its AI Data Centers With New 20-Year Agreement
Robotics and AIThe company has agreed to power some of its data centers with nuclear energy. Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are also investing in the solution
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China’s Three-Pronged Approach to Achieving ‘Technological Independence’ Involves Securing Raw Materials, Manufacturing Chips, and Developing AI Systems
Business and EconomicsChina’s plan unfolds in three stages: securing resources, building industrial capacity, and establishing innovation leadership.
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The U.S.’ New Idea to Power Its AI: Constructing Data Centers Near Natural Gas Fields
EnergyInstead of transporting energy to data centers, Crusoe Energy is relocating data centers to areas where natural gas is readily available.
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The AI Images in Ghibli Style Were Fascinating. The Restored Old Photos Are Amazing
Robotics and AIBlack Forest Labs has launched its Flux.1 Kontext model, allowing users to work with context images and prompts simultaneously.
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Builder.ai Promised to Revolutionize Programming With AI. In Reality, 700 Humans Did the Work
Robotics and AIAfter a loan default, its fraudulent model was exposed. Its AI system turned out to be 700 programmers in India.
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The World Is Seeking an AI-Powered Device to Replace the iPhone. China Is Gearing Up
Robotics and AIFollowing the setbacks of devices such as the Humane AI Pin and the Rabbit R1, companies in the U.S. and China are now focusing on developing AI-enabled gadgets.
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Nvidia’s Chips Have Long Been a Bargaining Chip in the U.S.-China Trade War—Until Now
Business and EconomicsThe problem isn’t that Nvidia opposes the Chinese trade embargo. It’s that China no longer wants to rely on its GPUs for AI development.
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Samsung Plans to Become the Biggest AI Powerhouse in the Mobile Industry. That’s Why It Wants to Partner With Perplexity
SmartphonesWhile Gemini will continue, Samsung’s AI capabilities will no longer depend on a single company.
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AI Companies Have Declared a Hidden War on Human Teachers
Robotics and AIFor years, traditional education has promised that technology would revolutionize it. However, companies hope to use AI systems as 24/7 teachers.
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U.S. Senators Voice Mistrust of Nvidia as Its China Plans Face Scrutiny
Business and EconomicsTwo U.S. senators sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, warning that the Shanghai facility could give China access to the tools needed to design advanced GPUs for AI.
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