CNBC: China leads the patents race for generative AI, with Tencent and Baidu topping the list
+ Geographically, China leads with 38,210 inventions from 2014 to 2023, far outpacing the U.S. (6,276), Republic of Korea (4,155), Japan (3,409) and India (1,350).
+ Tencent, Ping An Insurance and Baidu are among the top ten inventors, the UN report showed.
+ “The sharp rise in patenting activity reflects the recent technological advances and the potential within GenAI,” the report said.
AI begins ushering in an age of killer robots NYT
Amazon to build $1.3bn Australian defence cloud: FT reports the deal aims to improve data sharing with allies including UK and US.
The AI industry starts to focus on a potential Trump presidency Semafor
Hollywood tycoon Ari Emanuel blasts OpenAI’s Sam Altman after Elon Musk scared him about the future: ‘You’re the dog’ to an AI master Fortune
A hacker stole OpenAI secrets, raising fears that China could, too: NYT reports security breach at the maker of ChatGPT last year revealed internal discussions among researchers and other employees, but not the code behind OpenAI’s systems.
We need to control AI agents now: Automated bots are about to be everywhere, with potentially devastating consequences. Jonathan Zittrain
AI has all the answers. Even the wrong ones: ChatGPT has the appearance of a brilliant logician and that’s a problem. Tim Harford
For AI giants, smaller is sometimes better: Companies are turning their attention to less powerful models, hoping lower costs and solid performance will win more customers. WSJ
Reuters: Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 bln in first half of 2024, researchers say
Every time you post to Instagram, you’re turning on a light bulb forever: Even simple actions online can take a toll on the environment. Arthur Holland Michel
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
