What Will A.I. Do When Humans Aren’t Involved?
As humans’ deferral to A.I. systems increases, the “Hard Fork” guest Chris Painter suggests examining the goals, values and principles of A.I. when it’s left unchecked.
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Are Rogue A.I. Models Just a Marketing Stunt?
A.I. models are going rogue. On the “Hard Fork” podcast, the guest Chris Painter asserts that these events aren’t just elaborate marketing stunts — they’re real.
Poor numeracy is a blind spot in the age of AI
An understanding of maths can be crucial to judging if the tech is telling you the right thing
Why “It Depends” Is the Most Future-Proof Phrase in Software
Ask an architect almost any question and you’ll get the same answer: It depends. For years this answer has been the punchline of jokes about architects, but in an era when AI can generate a working service faster than you can describe it, “it depends” is one of the most important phrases in software. It
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Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books
If you can truly appreciate an old book—and maybe even marvel at how its fragile, yellowing pages contain some of the earliest ways that people tried to make sense of the world around them—then headlines about tech companies that are destroying books to train AI likely torture a tender part of your soul. It’s indeed
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Smile, you’re on camera: when the boss wants to read your mood
Patent records show how many companies are interested in trying to record how people feel
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From assistance to execution: How enterprises put AI to work
OpenAI research reveals how enterprises are adopting agentic AI, using ChatGPT and Codex, and how frontier firms are pulling ahead in AI adoption.
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Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
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Exclusive: ClearJet raises $25M to build the ‘Uber of Cargo’
ClearJet, an AI-enabled logistics technology startup, has raised a $25 million Series B, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively. Edison Partners led the raise, which brings the Austin-based startup’s total funding to $40 million since its 2022 inception. Returning backers Venture53, Origin Ventures, SaltVC and SpringTime Ventures also participated in the round. ClearJet’s earlier investors include
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