The Hong Kong government is making its own version of ChatGPT, after OpenAI restricted access to the popular chatbot.
India antitrust probe finds Apple abused position in apps market: An investigation by India's antitrust body has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices," a confidential report seen by Reuters showed.
‘I am happy to see how my baby is bouncing’: The AI transforming pregnancy scans in Africa: While ultrasound services are normal practice in many countries, software being tested in Uganda will allow a scan without the need for specialists, providing an incentive for pregnant women to visit health services early on. Guardian
Starmer plans to introduce AI bill in King’s Speech: Plan for tech regulation will be one of 35 bills to be set out by new Labour government. FT
Robots and other smart machinery will comprise up to one-third of the US military in the next 10 to 15 years, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at an Axios event.
+ The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the annual defense policy bill features an array of provisions focused on AI and emerging tech.
What are AI agents? The next big thing is AI tools that can do more complex tasks. Here’s how they will work. Melissa Heikkilä
What if the AI boosters are wrong? A skeptical paper by Daron Acemoglu, a labor economist at MIT, has triggered a heated debate over whether artificial intelligence will supercharge productivity. NYT
Fortune: 70,000 students are already using AI textbooks
OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’ Reuters
OpenAI promised to make its AI safe. Employees say it ‘failed’ its first test. The previously unreported incident showcases the limits of President Biden’s strategy for thwarting AI harms. WP
OpenAI illegally barred staff from airing safety risks, whistleblowers say: In a letter exclusively obtained by The Washington Post, whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe company’s allegedly restrictive non-disclosure agreements. WP
AT&T says data from 109 million US customer accounts illegally downloaded: Reuters reports AT&T said on Friday the company suffered a massive hacking incident as data from about 109 million customer accounts containing records of calls and texts from 2022 was illegally downloaded in April.
Bloomberg: AT&T data hack prompts FCC probe, raises broad security concerns
+ Records downloaded from Snowflake cloud platform, AT&T says
+ Data includes records of customer calls, texts over 6 months
Google near deal to buy startup Wiz for $23 billion: WSJ reports the deal for the cybersecurity company would be the tech giant’s largest acquisition ever.
AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft, a major contributor to climate change: NPR reports as AI gets more sophisticated, it needs more energy. In the US, a majority of that energy comes from burning fossil fuels like coal and gas which are primary drivers of climate change.
AI's insatiable appetite for energy: NYT reports the soaring electricity demands of data centers and AI are straining the grid in some areas, pushing up emissions and slowing the energy transition.
AI’s bizarro world: Fortune reports we’re marching towards AGI while carbon emissions soar.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
