How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda: News avatars are proliferating on social media, and experts say they will spread as the technology becomes more accessible. Guardian
In DC, a new wave of AI lobbyists gains the upper hand: An alliance of tech giants, startups, and venture capitalists are spending millions to convince Washington that fears of an AI apocalypse are overblown. So far, it’s working. Politico
Press pause on the Silicon Valley hype machine Julia Angwin
OpenAI putting ‘shiny products’ above safety, says departing researcher: Jan Leike, a key safety researcher at firm behind ChatGPT, quit days after launch of its latest AI model, GPT-4o. Guardian
AI's ‘Her’ era has arrived: New chatbot technology can talk, laugh and sing like a human. What comes next is anyone’s guess. NYT
Openwashing: An accusation against some AI companies that they are using the “open source” label too loosely. NYT
Facebook parent’s plan to win AI race: Give its tech away free: WSJ reports Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has trained his ‘Eye of Sauron’ on its artificial-intelligence strategy, which comes with risks.
Artificial intelligence companies seek big profits from ‘small’ language models: FT reports Microsoft, Meta, and Google have released new versions with fewer ‘parameters’ that are cheaper to build and train.
For AI, a few seconds of power becomes a booming business: Expansion of data centers fuels demand for generators and battery backups: ‘You cannot have downtime.’ WSJ
Microsoft’s emissions jump almost 30% as it races to meet AI demand: FT reports an increase from 2020 to 2023 highlights challenges of meeting climate goals while investing in infrastructure.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
