AI-20250707
15 posts
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Meta’s AI Spending Spree
After reorganizing its AI group in May, Meta has been on a free agent hiring spree. So much so that one intrepid developer created a little dashboard: Zuck's Haul. As…
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Joanna Stern on AI Energy Uses
Joanna Stern from the Wall Street Journal explores: How Much Energy Does Your AI Prompt Use? I Went to a Data Center to Find Out. Her findings are helpful but…
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Bad (Uses of) AI
From MIT Technology Review: People are using AI to ‘sit’ with them while they trip on psychedelics. "Some people believe chatbots like ChatGPT can provide an affordable alternative to in-person…
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AI Free Agency
From the Wall Street Journal: Mark Zuckerberg Announces New Meta ‘Superintelligence Labs’ Unit and a partial reorganization of Meta. Mark Zuckerberg announced a new “Superintelligence” division within Meta Platforms, officially organizing an…
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If AI Lets Us Do More in Less Time—Why Not Shorten the Workweek?
It's a good question for work (particularly for white collar roles) — if workers are more productive because of AI, should the workweek be shorter? This question is increasingly central…
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Microsoft Releases Copilot Extension for VS Code
From Microsoft: GitHub Copilot is an AI peer programming tool that helps you write code faster and smarter. GitHub Copilot adapts to your unique needs allowing you to select the best…
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Bloomberg: Apple Weighs Using Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri in Major Reversal
Mark Gurman reports (paywall) that Apple is considering using OpenAI or Anthropic to power Siri. Maginative has a little more on Apple's failures with AI: This isn't just about technology.…
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TechCrunch: Congress might block state AI laws for five years
Senators Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn include a measure to limit (most) state oversight of AI laws for the next five years as part of the "Big Beautiful Bill" currently…
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The Verge: Microsoft should change its Copilot advertising, says watchdog
The BBB critiques Microsoft's recent advertising for Clippy, I mean Copilot, and they found quite a bit of puffery. From The Verge: Microsoft has been claiming that Copilot has productivity…
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Checking In on AI and the Big Five
Ben Thompson writes on the Big 5 (Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta/Facebook, Microsoft) and where they stand in the AI field today. ... [is] AI complementary to existing business models (i.e.…