Artificial intelligence

Amazon and the endangered future of the middle manager
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Amazon and the endangered future of the middle manager

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s note sent this fall to employees about corporate culture drew […]

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Big Oil wants to help Big Tech power artificial intelligence data centers
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Big Oil wants to help Big Tech power artificial intelligence data centers

Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty Images Exxon Mobil and Chevron are jumping into the race to power artificial intelligence data centers, as the two oil majors bet tech companies will ultimately turn to natural gas to meet their tremendous energy needs. Exxon unveiled plans this week to build a natural gas plant to power […]

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Southeast Asian nations battle to become the region’s top AI hub
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Southeast Asian nations battle to become the region’s top AI hub

A woman (R) adjusts the Philippines flag before the 51st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)- Republic of Korea Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3, 2018. Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images Southeast Asia’s emerging economies are vying to become a top AI hub — a race that has them both coming together […]

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OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted it to be for-profit in 2017
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OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted it to be for-profit in 2017

In this photo, the logo of OpenAI is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Elon Musk and Sam Altman, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 14, 2024. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI on Friday clapped back against Elon Musk, one of its co-founders, […]

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New AI winners beyond Big Tech are set to emerge, UK fund manager predicts
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New AI winners beyond Big Tech are set to emerge, UK fund manager predicts

The AI revolution is “the biggest platform shift since electricity” and, as such, will bring investment opportunities in smaller tech firms that are climbing ever nearer to the Big Tech behemoths, according to one U.K.-based fund manager. “We’re of the firm belief that the winners of this new technology cycle, that really started 18 months, […]

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Singapore workers are afraid to admit using AI at work, even as demand for AI talent surges
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Singapore workers are afraid to admit using AI at work, even as demand for AI talent surges

AI adoption is on the rise in Singapore, with 52% of workers in the country using the technology in their jobs, according to Slack’s new Workforce Index. Primeimages | E+ | Getty Images The use of artificial intelligence has grown across industries globally, but there is still some confusion over how to properly use the […]

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New AI winners beyond Big Tech are set to emerge, UK fund manager predicts
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The limits of intelligence — Why AI advancement could be slowing down

Generative artificial intelligence has developed so quickly in the past two years that massive breakthroughs seemed more a question of when rather than if. But in recent weeks, Silicon Valley has become increasingly concerned that advancements are slowing.   One early indication is the lack of progress between models released by the biggest players in […]

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OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool
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OpenAI releases Sora, its buzzy AI video-generation tool

OpenAI said Monday it’s releasing its buzzy AI video-generation tool, Sora, later in the day. The AI video-generation model works similarly to OpenAI’s image-generation AI tool, DALL-E: A user types out a desired scene, and Sora will return a high-definition video clip. Sora can also generate video clips inspired by still images and extend existing […]

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Reddit begins testing AI-powered answers feature to win more users
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Reddit begins testing AI-powered answers feature to win more users

Reddit is rolling out a new artificial intelligence feature designed to help people quickly find answers based on user posts, the company said Monday. A small portion of Reddit’s U.S. user base will have access to the Reddit Answers feature as part of an initial test before the company rolls the feature out more broadly.  […]

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AI’s growth is just getting started, BlackRock’s thematic ETF head says
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AI’s growth is just getting started, BlackRock’s thematic ETF head says

ETF Edge AI’s growth is just getting started, BlackRock’s thematic ETF head says Published Sat, Dec 7 202411:00 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source

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