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Google’s AI Boss Says Scale Only Gets You So Far

In an interview with WIRED, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the biggest breakthroughs in AI are yet to come—and will take more than just chips.

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Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

The airline tried to argue that it shouldn’t be liable for anything its chatbot says.

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Sierra Says Conversational AI Will Kill Apps and Websites

Sierra hopes every company will use its empathetic AI chatbots for customer interactions.

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ChatGPT vs. Gemini: Which AI Chatbot Subscription Is Right for You?

Everyone wants your $20 per month for access to their best AI chatbot. Who gets it depends on what features are important to you.

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OpenAI’s Sora Turns AI Prompts Into Photorealistic Videos

OpenAI’s entry into generative AI video is an impressive first step.

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Some People Actually Kind of Love Deepfakes

AI fakes are a disinformation menace. But some politicians, executives, and academics see them as a way to extend their reach.

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Google’s Flagship Gemini AI Model Gets a Major Upgrade

Just two months after Alphabet made its Gemini AI model public, it’s rolling out a new version that can handle several times as much audio, video, and text input as GPT-4.

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Kara Swisher Is Sick of Tech People, So She Wrote a Book About Them

Silicon Valley’s top pundit dishes on her memoir Burn Book, immature billionaires, and whether she’s actually mean.

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Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Upside Foods Just Paused a Major Expansion

Upside Foods is putting plans for its Illinois-based cultivated meat factory on hold and laying off staff to focus on its existing plant.

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The Puzzling Testimony of Craig Wright, Self-Styled Inventor of Bitcoin

In a lengthy cross-examination in the UK High Court, Craig Wright rejected all claims he had forged and manipulated evidence that indicate he is Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin.

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