Here’s an example: In a slide deck from Jan 2022, Microsoft prepared an analysis that said its tools could allow ExxonMobil to increase its annual revenue by 0.8%, or $1.4 billion—$600 million of which would come from optimizing its drilling. 4/
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Microsoft develops AI tools to optimize fossil fuel production
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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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Net Zero Transition Creates New Industry Jobs Through Reshoring
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Net zero is actually a great provider of industry jobs. Most of the reshoring in the states is in new industry
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Understanding Hidden Costs of AI Thought Tokens
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Note that you pay for the invisible thought-tokens. (!) You can at least find out what it's costing you here:
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Philosophy Career Remains Safe from AI Automation
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Follow my lead and do philosophy. There will always be a high demand for philosophers, and AI isn't going take over our jobs.
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The Beginning of the End of Human Work Is Good News
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Début de la fin du travail humain (et c'est une excellente nouvelle)
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Economics Capabilities of OpenAI o1 Model
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6/ Economics with OpenAI o1
— God of Prompt (@godofprompt) 12 septembre 2024
What can this new model do in "Economics"?pic.twitter.com/MEU0MNC2Hg6/ Economics with OpenAI o1 What can this new model do in "Economics"?
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Metaverse hype fades as digital real estate investments collapse
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Las empresas se subieron a la ola del metaverso, cegadas por promesas y por un futuro digital que finalmente no calaron.
— Juan Merodio (@juanmerodio) 12 septembre 2024
Mucho dinero invertido en algo que finalmente ha quedado en nada, en parcelas de terreno digital que se han desplomado y que ya no valen prácticamente nada. pic.twitter.com/9SvU5pBbVSLas empresas se subieron a la ola del metaverso, cegadas por promesas y por un futuro digital que finalmente no calaron. Mucho dinero invertido en algo que finalmente ha quedado en nada, en parcelas de terreno digital que se han desplomado y que ya no valen prácticamente nada.
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Microsoft cuts 650 Xbox jobs amid gaming restructuring
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Microsoft is cutting 650 jobs at its Xbox gaming unit — read the full memo from Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, here:
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OpenAI’s $150 Billion Valuation Fundraising Round Announced
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Scoop from me, @EdLudlow
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! OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup’s Value to $150 Billion