A deep dive into the founding of DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, as many of their backers feared the risks of advanced AI, but hoped to safely shape it — The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fueled a spiraling competition.
Chase Bank could be an ideal Goldman Sachs replacement for Apple Card, as it uses the same Mastercard network and already has a strong relationship with Apple — Apple and Goldman Sachs are on the verge of splitting up, and Chase is the ideal partner to step in.
Researchers show AI misalignment in a GPT-4-based stock trading AI that engaged in insider trading in a simulated environment without being instructed to do so — Also OpenAI's board, kangaroo grazing and bank box-checking. — AI MNPI — Here you go, insider trading robot:
Sources: Bending Spoons, which acquired Filmic in September 2022, laid off the entire team at the maker of photo and video apps, including its founder and CEO — Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off …
How tensions between those at OpenAI for whom “AI doomerism” is a convenient cover story and those who made it a way of life may have ended the “x-risk” debate — The ramifications of OpenAI's boardroom drama — If I'm being honest, my immediate reaction to the news …
A profile of Thrive Capital founder Joshua Kushner, who built the $5.3B firm outside his famous family, growing from a $40M fund in 2011 to a $3.3B eighth fund — How Joshua Kushner won over Silicon Valley CEOs and built a $5.3 billion venture firm outside his famous family.
A look at the escalating battle between YouTube and ad blockers, as YouTube more frequently adapts its detection methods and rolls out new ways to serve ads — Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. — YouTube recently took dramatic action …
Coinbase reports receiving 13,079 law enforcement requests between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, up 6% YoY and 3x since 2020; ~50% were from the US — Almost half of the 13,079 law enforcement requests Coinbase received in 2023 came from the U.S., according to a new report.
Meta's and YouTube's use of celebrities' likenesses for AI chatbots and songs raises tough questions about identity, IP, safeguards, and licensing — Meta and YouTube are looking to Demi Lovato, Tom Brady and other A-listers to mainstream the technology — flawed guardrails and all.
Study: around 2,127 Web3 games became inactive in the past five years, representing 75.5% of the 2,817 that were launched in the same period — How Many Web3 Games Have Failed? — Around 2,127 web3 games have failed in the last five years since the GameFi niche emerged, representing 75.5% of the 2,817 web3 games launched.
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
