The problem is not AI. It’s the disbelief created by Trump. Zeynep Tufekci
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says her agency is doing everything it can to manage AI's massive energy demands.
"Made in America" chips: Two years ago, the US passed bipartisan legislation seeking to revitalize the country’s semiconductor manufacturing industry. Since then, the Biden administration has handed out almost $39 billion in grants, primarily to four companies to produce sophisticated chips.
AI industry leader expects early Air Force adoption of unmanned fighter jets: Unmanned fighter jets could be fielded "way" before the end of the decade, or sooner than the Air Force's planned timeline for operating Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Brandon Tseng, co-founder and president of ShieldAI, told Inside Defense.
Brands love influencers (until politics get involved): Marketing firms are using artificial intelligence to help analyze influencers and predict whether they will opine about the election. NYT
Bloomberg: TSMC sales soared 45% in July on strong AI demand, shares gain
+ World’s leading contract chipmaker accelerated growth in July
+ TSMC serves as bellwether for AI and mobile chip demand
Here’s how people are actually using AI: Something peculiar and slightly unexpected has happened: people have started forming relationships with AI systems. Melissa Heikkilä
Khosla Ventures backed the latest AI unicorn, DevRev Inc.
X hit with Austrian data use complaint over AI training: Reuters reports Austrian advocacy group NOYB on Monday filed a complaint against social media platform X accusing the Elon Musk-owned company of training its artificial intelligence (AI) with users' personal data without their consent in violation of EU privacy law.
The billionaire suing Facebook to remove his face from AI scams: Mining executive’s lawsuit is one of first to threaten tech immunity protections, alleges company’s AI-powered ad systems amplify scams. WSJ
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
