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Rachyl Jones

Rachyl Jones

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Tech firms are diverging on how to integrate AI

Companies are leaning on AI firms to teach them how to integrate the technology into their own businesses.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.Priyanshu Singh/Reuters

Workers need to figure out their ‘real’ job in AI age, analyst says

When spreadsheet software was invented, it didn’t eliminate accountants — their job, it turned out, was more than crunching numbers.
Workers cross London Bridge during the morning rush-hour with skyscrapers of the City of London financial district seen behindToby Melville/Reuters

AI bubble driving interest in chip alternatives

Tech companies’ capex problem is driving research and investment in new kinds of chips that aim to lower the cost and energy needs of data processing.
A new type of chip.Courtesy of Great Sky

Why AI job losses will take longer than you think

Economists and AI experts can look back to the invention of the telephone for an example of how rapid technological change can impact the labor market.
Photo of old switchboard STR/NurPhoto/Getty

Big Tech moves to keep up with scams

Tech companies announced new security and scam-prevention tools, in their ongoing efforts to clean up the AI slop and security risks they helped create.
Scam detection example from Meta.Courtesy of Meta

AI is the latest gatekeeper between brands and buyers

Companies are now writing ad copy for bots, not people, and those bots are telling consumers what products to buy.
An example of an ad on ChatGPT’s interface.Courtesy of OpenAI

AI guardrails more popular than beating China, survey finds

Support for AI guardrails is one of the most bipartisan issues in the US, according to a new survey shared exclusively with Semafor.

Sam Altman pledges OpenAI deference to government amid Anthropic rift

Altman’s worldview hinges on the belief that “a democratically elected government” usurps “unelected private companies.”

The rise of AI agents is jamming up security firms

For firms managing security for businesses, hospitals, and banks, identifying AI is no longer enough, now that AI agents handle more private tasks on behalf of humans.

A new lawsuit claims Gemini assisted in suicide

Federal complaint alleges Google designed chatbot for ‘emotional dependency’

Data centers are caught in the crossfire of the Iran war

Putting data centers in an underground bunker could cost $200 million.

New AI-generated videos push boundaries

One video was a mock commercial for a gym where humans who lost their jobs to AI instead power it by exercising at “Energym,” run by aged versions of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos.

Perplexity’s ‘Computer’ wasn’t always planned

After Perplexity spent six months building its browser product Comet, it made Computer in two months.

Coco’s new delivery robot is hitting the streets, literally, and without a human driver

Coco 2 will be able to maneuver off sidewalks and onto streets and bike lanes, without needing a remote human driver to navigate it.

Perplexity launches ‘Computer’ super agent

“Computer” breaks down any assignment for task-specific sub-agents to do the work from start to finish.

Trump’s State of the Union address largely skips AI

For all the AI investments the President has been taking credit for this term, he said surprisingly little about the technology on Tuesday.

NY Gov. Hochul nixes plans for Waymo expansion

Kathy Hochul withdrew her proposal for robotaxi services in areas outside New York City after it drew pushback from transit workers and rideshare drivers.

Behind Microsoft’s efforts to push AI adoption

Microsoft is expanding its boot camp for educating employees on AI.