Microsoft Establishes Advanced Planning Unit to Explore AI's Societal Impacts
Microsoft creates a new unit to study AI's effects on society, health, and work, as the company bets big on AI-driven growth.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Unveils o3-mini Reasoning Model with Free ChatGPT Version
OpenAI launches o3-mini, a faster and more accurate reasoning model, available for free in ChatGPT with rate limits, and offers a high-intelligence version for paid users.
OpenAI Unveils o3-mini, a Faster and More Affordable AI Reasoning Model
OpenAI launches o3-mini, a powerful and affordable AI reasoning model, marking a significant step towards broadening accessibility to advanced AI capabilities.
New Play 'Doomers' Explores AI Safety and Ethics Through Fictionalized Account of OpenAI's Leadership Crisis
Matthew Gasda's play 'Doomers' uses the ousting of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI as a backdrop to explore the philosophical questions of AI safety and alignment, premiering in New York City.
Nvidia Touts GPU Performance for DeepSeek AI, But Misses the Bigger Picture
Nvidia claims its new RTX 50-series GPUs are the fastest for DeepSeek AI, but the real story is how DeepSeek's R1 model challenges Nvidia's dominance in AI hardware.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Fights Deposition in OpenAI Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann are trying to avoid testifying in a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, citing busy schedules and personal reasons.
Conviction Partners Secures $230M for Second Fund, Welcomes Sequoia Veteran Mike Vernal as GP
Conviction Partners, an AI-focused fund, closes its second fund with $230 million in capital commitments and appoints Mike Vernal, former Sequoia partner, as a new general partner.
DeepSeek Chatbot Raises Security Concerns in US, Blocked by Hundreds of Companies
Chinese chatbot DeepSeek's rapid rise to popularity in the US is met with security concerns, prompting hundreds of companies to block the service over data leakage fears to the Chinese government.
MLCommons and Hugging Face Unveil Massive Public Domain Voice Recording Dataset for AI Research
Nonprofit AI safety group MLCommons and AI dev platform Hugging Face release Unsupervised People's Speech, a vast collection of public domain voice recordings for AI research, but experts warn of potential biases and risks.