Microsoft doesn’t just passively provide its services to these companies. It develops bespoke AI-enhanced tools for them, which it also markets to them as for the explicit purpose of optimizing and automating drilling, and maximizing fossil-fuel production. 3/
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Researcher Departs Google DeepMind After Decade of AI Advancement
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It’s time to say thank you and goodbye to @GoogleDeepMind
. I had the immense fortune of working there for 10 years. They were undoubtedly the most exciting years in the history of AI, and I feel that I grew beyond all my expectations thanks to my uniquely smart, generous and -

OpenAI o1 and Major AI Breakthroughs Shape Industry Landscape
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Top stories in AI today: -OpenAI unveils o1: A new 'reasoning' AI model
-White House launches AI datacenter task force
-AI image transitions with Latent Navigation
-Google’s robots master shoelace tying
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Social Platforms Combat AI-Generated Fakes and Misinformation
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Battling AI Fakes: Are Social Platforms Doing Enough? Discover whether #socialmedia companies are effectively combating #AI-generated #fakes and #misinformation on their platforms. Dive into the strategies employed by major networks like #Meta and #X, evaluate their successes
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Starlink announcement anticipated with luggage tag reference
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Holding my 1K luggage tag like a rosary praying that this is a Starlink announcement 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/upi3ZC3swA
— Ben Thompson (@benthompson) 13 septembre 2024Holding my 1K luggage tag like a rosary praying that this is a Starlink announcement
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AI-Driven Threat Detection in VMware vDefend Enhances Security
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The integration of AI-driven threat detection within VMware’s vDefend highlights the growing role of artificial intelligence in automating security tasks, potentially reducing human error and increasing efficiency in complex cloud infrastructures.
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DeepPCB Pro: Reinforcement Learning for PCB Layout Design
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Nice to see this launch of a Pro version of DeepPCB, an RL-based system for laying out PCB boards, which runs on @googlecloud. Nice work, @kbeguir and team! 🎉
— Jeff Dean (@JeffDean) 13 septembre 2024
The use of RL for many kinds of hardware design and layout problems is accelerating. I remember excitedly comparing… https://t.co/yhfTJHoGBcNice to see this launch of a Pro version of DeepPCB, an RL-based system for laying out PCB boards, which runs on @googlecloud
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Robot taxi companies use remote assistance despite autonomy claims
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"By creating the illusion of complete autonomy, companies can fuel interest in their technology and raise the billions of dollars they need to build a viable robot taxi service." Waymo and Cruise have recently admitted they use remote assistance. Zoox is more up front about it.
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OpenAI Releases New Reasoning Model Advancing Toward AGI
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This is going to get interesting … a new reasoning model from OpenAI … one step closer to AGI
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ChatGPT Feature Rollout Complete for Plus and Team Users
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rollout complete; live to 100% of chatgpt plus/team users now