The World Wide Web turns 35 today. I spoke with its inventor, @timberners_lee
, about the milestone – and what the next 35 years will bring. From AI assistants to Big Tech breakup: World Wide Web inventor's top predictions as it turns 35
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Web inventor predicts AI future and Big Tech breakup
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South Korean Startup Launches $1,800 AI Companion Doll
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South Korean startup Hydrol AI launched a $1,800 AI-powered companion doll.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 12 mars 2024
The doll is aimed at alleviating loneliness among the country's rapidly aging population.https://t.co/soTpSSvJWgSouth Korean startup Hydrol AI launched a $1,800 AI-powered companion doll. The doll is aimed at alleviating loneliness among the country's rapidly aging population.
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Apple’s Siri Set for Major AI Assistant Upgrade Challenge
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Apple's Siri is set for a major upgrade that could make it a challenger to ChatGPT in the AI assistant race. Co-creator of Siri, Dag Kittlaus, recently said the assistant will "accelerate and become a real force in the AI arena" More on the story here: https://
therundown.ai/p/apples-ai-sl
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Sam Altman Rejoins OpenAI Board with New Executive Members
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An investigation just cleared Sam Altman of any misconduct, and allowed him to officially rejoin the board at OpenAI. Also, three new additions: -Former Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann
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Elon Musk’s xAI to Open-Source Grok This Week
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Elon Musk just announced that xAI will open-source Grok this week. Major win for open-source, and another twist in his escalating feud with Sam Altman/OpenAI and the race to dominate the AI space.
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Elon Musk to Release Grok After Suing OpenAI for Lack of Openness
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From earlier today… After suing OpenAI for being too closed, Elon Musk has said he will release Grok. It's could help attract developers to his project but will likely also see him wade into the debate concerning the risks of open models.
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Metaverse Transforms Hospitality and Tourism With Digital Avatars
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From venue visualisers to digital avatars: How the #metaverse is reshaping the future of hospitality and tourism @ExpComputer https://
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om-venue-visualisers-to-digital-avatars-how-the-metaverse-is-reshaping-the-future-of-hospitality-and-tourism/109935/
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Kyle Chayka discusses FILTERWORLD on Decoder podcast with Nilay Patel
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I was so so pleased to go on @reckless / @verge's Decoder podcast to talk about FILTERWORLD and how distribution shapes content online. As a longtime listener I was offended, however, that Nilay didn't ask about my org chart or decision framework theverge.com/24094338/kyle-c…
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AI Memory Chip Shortage Creates Investment Opportunities
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Can we pick winners in AI’s memory obsession? The ever-increasing scale of artificial intelligence programs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT is creating a crisis where the available memory chips can’t keep up with today’s fastest processors from Nvidia and others. Investors should look
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GPT-4 Still Preferred by 10% Users in Model Comparison
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Did a thread on this. Around 10% that answered still found GPT-4 better