Power, people & politics – central forces behind OpenAI’s news from this week. My @ftweekend lunch w/Signal’s mer__edith addresses these exact themes: the economic forces that shape AI’s impact, power of workers & the need for alternative models of tech.
BIG TECH
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AI Training Data Regulation and Legal Compliance Issues
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They are subject to that regulation by virtue of having trained on people's data, so simply withholding the models/services is extortion.
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EU Compliance Gaps in Big Tech Regulation Debate
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It has nothing to do with homogeneity within EU nations, but compliance at the top-level that's unambiguously completely missing. What specific regulations? (To me it seems you're regurgitating the argument of Big Tech without having thought about it.)
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US Tech Monopolies Exploit EU Regulation Gaps for Profit
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"AI not available in the EU" is not a sign of regulation problems. It simply reflects of U.S.-style capitalist Trusts extorting — as they always do — people out of their rights for profit (e.g. privacy rights, property rights, publicity rights). 135 years later, still the same:
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French Government Demands Complete Digital Policy Leadership
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[#Article] Gouvernement Barnier : la filière des télécommunications demande un portage politique complet du numérique https://
actuia.com/actualite/gouv
ernement-barnier-la-filiere-des-telecommunications-demande-un-portage-politique-complet-du-numerique/
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Big Tech’s Questionable Expansion Into New Market Spaces
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Hehe, that analogy is hilarious knowing that it expanded its activities into a new space voluntarily, and arguably without much due diligence. That's like saying: "In light of crackdowns on extortion, Mafia is in a fight to save itself."
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Intel Gaudi 3 AI Accelerator Marks Significant Stride Forward
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Yesterday's unveiling of Intel's Gaudi 3 AI accelerator marks a significant stride in #AI technology. The Gaudi 3, designed to cater to the most complex deployments, stands out with its combination of cost-effectiveness and robust performance #intelambassador @intel @IntelAI https://
x.com/IntelAI/status
/IntelAI/status/1838984469773959525
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Google revolutionizes chip design with new AI tools and jobs
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Top stories in AI today: -Google revolutionizes chip design
-YouTube support added to NotebookLM
-Find viral clips with Canva’s ‘Highlights’
-Archaeologists make big discovery using AI
-5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
therundown.ai/p/google-alpha
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Starlink reaches 4M users; AI video and datacenters advance
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Les sources du #FlashTweet sont ici https://
techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/sta
rlink-will-hit-4-million-subscribers-this-week-spacex-president-says/?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/run
way-earmarks-5m-to-fund-up-to-100-films-using-ai-generated-video/?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
theregister.com/2024/09/26/bac
kstone_ai_datacenter?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/goo
gles-notebooklm-enhances-ai-note-taking-with-youtube-audio-file-sources-sharable-audio-discussions/?utm_source=pocket_shared
… https://
frenchweb.fr/ynsect-icone-d
e-la-frenchtech-bascule-dans-un-plan-de-sauvegarde/449245
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Starlink reaches 4M subscribers, Runway funds AI video production
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Prêt pour votre rendez-vous avec l’innovation ?
Starlink passe la barre des 4 millions d’abonnés
Runway va financer des vidéos AI à hauteur de 5 M$
Le plus grand datacenter d’Europe coûtera 10 Mrds £
Notebook de Google résume les vidéos YouTube
Ynsect en sauvegarde