Elon Musk's supercomputer, ChatGPT in iPhones, and the antitrust spotlight: AI news roundup
Plus, Saudi Arabia is getting into semiconductors, but it’s not trying to beat Nvidia — yet
Three of the top players in the generative artificial intelligence race are reportedly going under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice over possible antitrust practices. Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft are all subject to scrutiny by the regulators, the New York Times reported. Meanwhile, Nvidia unveiled its plans this week for more AI chips in the future — and so did its rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.
Read these stories and more in the AI news roundup.
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It turns out regulators aren’t going to let Microsoft scoop up AI talent however it pleases. The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating the company over its strange deal to “acqui-hire” a burgeoning rival to OpenAI: the AI startup Inflection.
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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has been led by a few key players in the tech world: Microsoft, OpenAI, and chipmaker Nvidia. Now, they’re all coming under federal scrutiny for their outsized dominance of the market.
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, now has an intended home for its unbuilt supercomputer.
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Saudi Arabia is looking to diversify its economy away from crude oil, and is turning to what some consider its modern day equivalent: semiconductors.
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Apple is going all-in on its artificial intelligence ambitions — and it’s apparently turning to the company that kicked off the generative-AI hype for help.
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When Google unveiled its AI-powered search feature last month, it boasted that the new tool would “do the Googling for you.” Called AI Overviews, the new capability serves up concise, AI-generated summaries with key info and links, displayed atop search results.
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Nvidia has seen its revenue, shares, and valuation rocket this year — and now its ranking on the Fortune 500 has too.
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Employees of leading AI companies are raising alarm bells about “serious risks” posed by the light-speed evolution of artificial intelligence. In an open letter published today, some 13 former and current staffers of OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic — 11 of the group were or are affiliated with OpenAI — warned that AI tech companies lack oversight and transparency.
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Nvidia’s share price soared to a record high of $1158.58 on Tuesday morning ahead of its stock split that will begin on Friday.
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Microsoft and Google are slashing jobs from their otherwise very successful Cloud divisions as the companies shift gears to focus on AI.
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Artificial intelligence has crept into our everyday lives in many ways, both seen and unseen. And older generations are hesitant to leverage the technology when it comes to their finances.
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Semiconductor pioneer Intel may have fallen behind in the artificial intelligence chips race, but it’s doing its best to catch up.
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Nvidia is powering the current wave of generative artificial intelligence, and chief executive Jensen Huang says robots are next.
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Nvidia unveiled its highly-anticipated artificial intelligence chip platform, Blackwell, in March, and already has its successors lined up.