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Senior Developers as AI Code Babysitters: The New Normal The rise of AI-powered coding tools has transformed the development landscape, offering speed and creative freedom. Yet, for many experienced developers, the reality is a double-edged sword: they’re now spending more time overseeing and correcting the very AI agents designed
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AI Chatbots Find a Place in Modern Spiritual Life Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing how people seek spiritual support. Recent coverage highlights a surge in the popularity of AI-powered chatbots and religious apps, which are reshaping spiritual engagement for millions worldwide. From Apps to Virtual Advisors Apps like Bible Chat
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The AI Empire: OpenAI, AGI Beliefs, and the Real-World Costs In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, belief systems and ambitions are shaping not only technology but society itself. Karen Hao, in her book Empire of AI, explores how OpenAI and its pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) have created
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Penske Media Takes Legal Action Against Google for AI Summaries In a significant development in the ongoing debate over AI and copyright, Penske Media Corporation (PMC)—the owner of major publications like Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter—has filed a lawsuit against Google and its parent company,
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The Shifting Ground Under Foundation Models: Is an AI Commodity Future Near? The rapid progress of artificial intelligence has, until recently, revolved around a handful of tech giants racing to build ever-larger foundation models. Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google seemed poised to dominate, backed by massive investments in computing
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California Passes Major AI Safety Bill—Governor's Signature Still Pending In a significant move for AI regulation, California's state senate has approved SB 53, a bill designed to set new transparency and safety standards for large artificial intelligence companies. The legislation now awaits a crucial decision
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xAI Restructures Workforce, Lays Off 500 Data Annotation Employees Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has reportedly laid off 500 members of its data annotation team, marking a significant shift in the company’s strategy. According to internal communications seen by Business Insider, the layoffs were announced late on
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Oracle and OpenAI’s $300B Cloud Deal: What It Means for AI Infrastructure This week, the tech and finance worlds were abuzz as OpenAI and Oracle announced a massive five-year, $300 billion cloud computing deal. The agreement marks one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed and sent Oracle’s
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Google Faces Publisher Backlash for AI Content Crawling The ongoing friction between major tech platforms and content creators has reached a new peak, as Neil Vogel, CEO of People, Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith), publicly accused Google of unfairly leveraging publisher content to fuel its AI products. Publisher Traffic Plummets as
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Micro1 Raises $35M at $500M Valuation to Challenge Scale AI Micro1, a rising player in the AI data services industry, has closed a $35 million Series A funding round, boosting its valuation to $500 million. The round was led by O1 Advisors, the venture firm co-founded by former Twitter executives
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FTC Probes AI Chatbot Companions: Safety, Monetization, and Risks for Minors The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a formal inquiry into the practices of seven leading technology companies—Alphabet, CharacterAI, Instagram, Meta, OpenAI, Snap, and xAI—regarding their AI chatbot companions, particularly those marketed to minors. Why
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Box Unveils Box Automate: Ushering in the Era of Context-Driven AI Agents Box has taken another major step in embedding artificial intelligence into enterprise workflows, unveiling a suite of new AI-powered features at its annual Boxworks developer conference. The highlight of the announcements is Box Automate, a new system designed