AI anime flood: An infringement investigation of 90,000 images: AI-generated Pokemon characters, Luffy and Mario images tarnish Japan's soft power. Nikkei
CNN: Janet Yellen warns AI in finance poses ‘significant risks’
+ “The world isn’t ready, and we aren’t ready.” -- Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher, explains to the New York Times why he lost confidence in the company’s ability to behave responsibly as it creates ever more capable AI systems.
WSJ: Nvidia’s market cap passes $3 trillion
Reuters: Hewlett Packard Enterprise surges as AI-server demand powers strong results
Reuters: Cisco launches $1 billion AI fund and makes first investments
Most downloaded US news app has Chinese roots and 'writes fiction' using AI: Reuters reports Newsbreak launched in the US in 2015 as a subsidiary of Yidian, a Chinese news aggregation app. Both companies were founded by Jeff Zheng, the CEO of Newsbreak, and the companies share a US patent registered in 2015 for an "Interest Engine" algorithm, which recommends news content based on a user's interests and location.
Bloomberg: Snowden says attempts to regulate AI may stifle its potential
+ ‘They will build a dam around us,’ Snowden tells tech event
+ But AI is advancing too fast for it to be suppressed, he says
Fortune: Microsoft’s chief scientist: Step aside, prompt engineers—AI will start prompting you instead
Asana is rolling out an initial version of its "AI teammates" — an artificial intelligence-based feature that aims to assist users by doing some of their tasks.
Satya Nadella has made Microsoft 10 times more valuable in his decade as CEO. Can he stay ahead in the AI age? Fortune
Apple faces pressure to deliver on AI at developer conference: AFP reports Apple is expected to make the case next week that it is not being left behind as tech world rivals blaze ahead with artificial intelligence.
Apple made once-unlikely deal with Sam Altman to catch up in AI: An OpenAI agreement is due to be announced at the Apple’s developer conference next week. Bloomberg
Elon Musk’s xAI plans to build supercomputer in Memphis: WSJ reports the investment’s size hasn’t been finalized, and it still requires local officials’ approval—but it represents Musk’s latest step to supercharge his entry into the artificial-intelligence race.
Bloomberg: AI’s insatiable data-center demand makes crypto miners targets
+ Takeover bid for Core shows rising value of company’s assets
+ Miners have gone on a shopping spree for Nvidia equipment
'Amelie' director to judge first AI film festival: AFP reports the director of French classic "Amelie" said he was fascinated but occasionally scared by artificial intelligence as he launched a first-ever festival for AI-generated movies on Wednesday.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
