meta Meta Tests Facial Recognition to Block Celebrity Bait Scam Ads Meta is testing facial recognition technology to identify and block scam ads that misuse the faces of celebrities and public figures on Facebook and Instagram.
women in ai Utilidata CTO Leverages AI to Build a Cleaner, Smarter Electric Grid Marissa Hummon, CTO of Utilidata, applies artificial intelligence to modernize the electric grid and transition the energy sector away from carbon-intensive sources. She also advocates for systemic changes to support and retain more women in engineering and AI fields.
mira murati Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Seeks Over $100 Million for New AI Venture Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is reportedly raising venture capital for a new AI startup focused on proprietary models. The fundraising effort comes just weeks after her sudden departure from the AI giant.
openai OpenAI Launches Dedicated ChatGPT Desktop App for Windows Users OpenAI introduces a preview of its official ChatGPT app for Windows, currently limited to paid subscribers. The early release allows users to chat, upload files, and generate images while a complete version arrives later this year.
nvidia Nvidia Stock Hits Record High as AI Chip Demand Skyrockets Nvidia shares close at a record $138.07, pushing the company's market cap to $3.4 trillion. Insatiable demand for AI chips keeps the tech giant firmly ahead of competitors.
meta Meta AI Pioneer LeCun Dismisses Existential Threat Fears as Nonsense Yann LeCun argues that current AI systems lack basic reasoning and physical understanding, making fears of an existential threat completely unfounded. He believes entirely new approaches are required to achieve true artificial general intelligence.
anthropic Anthropic CEO Envisions AI-Driven Utopia in Massive New Essay Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pushes back against his "doomer" reputation with a sweeping essay predicting that incredibly powerful AI will arrive by 2026 and solve humanity's greatest challenges within a decade.
nobel prize DeepMind Leaders Share Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold Breakthrough DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Director John Jumper win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI-powered protein structure prediction tool, AlphaFold. They share the award with University of Washington researcher David Baker, who earns recognition for computational protein design.
google deepmind Google DeepMind Leaders Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their AI tool AlphaFold, which predicts protein structures, alongside David Baker for computational protein design.
shield ai Shield AI Brings Autonomous Drones to the Frontlines of Ukraine Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng is actively selling AI pilot systems and autonomous drones to Ukrainian military officials amid active conflict. The defense tech startup raises over $1 billion to deploy a million AI pilots across various military vehicles.
nobel prize AI Pioneers Hinton and Hopfield Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to Geoff Hinton and John Hopfield for their foundational work in artificial neural networks and machine learning.
agi AI Pioneer Fei-Fei Li Admits She Does Not Understand What AGI Means Despite being known as the "godmother of AI," renowned researcher Fei-Fei Li states she does not know what artificial general intelligence actually means. She urges the tech industry to focus on more important, evidence-based work rather than chasing vague buzzwords.
google Google Inserts Ads Into AI Overviews to Compete With ChatGPT Google is placing sponsored ads inside its AI-generated search summaries and launching AI-organized results pages in the U.S. as it works to fend off AI-powered search competitors.
elon musk Elon Musk's xAI Takes Over OpenAI's Former San Francisco Headquarters Elon Musk's AI startup xAI moves into the same Mission District building that previously housed OpenAI. Musk claims he originally leased the space and continues to pay the bills.
anthropic Anthropic Hires OpenAI Co-Founder Durk Kingma in Ongoing Talent War OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma joins Anthropic to help develop AI systems responsibly, working mostly remotely from the Netherlands. This latest hire continues Anthropic's successful streak of recruiting top talent from its chief rival.