Top stories in AI today: – Sam Altman details GPT-5 fixes in AMA
– Ex-OpenAI researcher raises $1.5B for AI hedge fund
– Automate meeting prep with AI Agents
– Google, NASA’s AI doctor for astronauts
– 4 new AI tools & community insights Read more: https://
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GPT-5 Updates, AI Agents, and Major Tech Developments
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NVIDIA CEO Salary Surge Driven by AI Boom Supernormal Profits
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Well, he’s a great CEO indeed but there are some nuances here. He’s been the CEO for over 30 years and this is the first time he’s done a raise at this scale – all because NVIDIA found itself at the centre of the AI frenzy and now earns supernormal profits.
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AI Literacy Initiative Launches Across India with Global Partners
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It takes a village! A huge thank you to @avpn_asia for leading the charge with the #AIOpportunityFund, alongside @Googleorg & @ADB_HQ
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Machine Learning Python Book for Algorithmic Trading and Time Series
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Comprehensive 822-page book on #MachineLearning with #Python for #AlgorithmicTrading (useful in many other business & industry #TimeSeries applications): http://
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Cutting NSF Funding Would Harm the United States
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A major cut to the funding of the National Science Foundation would be very bad for the future of the US. https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5439205-congress-wants-to-cut-the-smartest-investment-taxpayers-ever-made/ [Translated from EN to English]
→ View original post on X — @geoffreyhinton, 2025-08-11 02:45 UTC
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 Release Timing Dilemma: Innovation versus Perfection
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Sam Altman’s dilemma: OpenAI could have waited to release GPT-5 until it had something really worth bragging about, but that might have been forever.
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Robot Data Gap Estimates Off by Several Orders of Magnitude
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…their estimates of the robot data gap seem to be off by several orders of magnitude: https://
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VC Perspective on Robotics Article by Terran Mott
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Interesting article on robots from VC perspective by @TerranMott in @joinColossus magazine, however
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Academic Research to Startup Wealth: The Venture Capital Gap
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No one gets rich from fundamental academic research.
The people who do get rich start companies and turn the research into practical technology (they often need to raise venture capital money)
They are not the same people, generally.
