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Amazon's deal with AI startup Adept faces FTC scrutiny: Regulators in the U.S. and abroad are increasingly zeroing in on tech companies' investments and ...
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Key FactsInvestigation of Microsoft's Staff Restructuring with AI Start-Up
Jul 16, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- Microsoft is under scrutiny in the UK to determine if its personnel restructuring through hiring has effectively merged it with an AI start-up.
- The CMA is investigating whether this could be considered a merger and its potential impact on competition.
- Specializing in generative AI, Inflection AI creates texts and images using computers trained on extensive data libraries.
- The CMA expressed 'real concerns' about the dominance of Big Tech in the AI sector and the risk of larger companies controlling access to AI hardware and products.
Apple just got an OpenAI board seat. That's probably bad for Microsoft: Apple and Microsoft are vying to be the world's most valuable company
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AI in Focus: Hot seat: Plus: Grok’s new home.
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Key FactsMicrosoft's AI Deal with Inflection Under Antitrust Scrutiny
Jun 6, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: go.forbes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: go.forbes.com
- The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft's recent deal with artificial intelligence startup Inflection AI to assess if the tech giant structured it in a way to avoid antitrust review, according to the Wall Street Journal report.
- In March, Inflection AI's co-founder and CEO Mustafa Suleyman joined Microsoft, along with almost all 70 of the startup's employees, shaking up the company valued at $4 billion last year.
- The regulator is looking into whether Microsoft engineered the deal to take control of Inflection AI without facing an FTC review, the report adds.
- If the review determines Microsoft should have sought a review of the deal, the FTC could request a court to issue a fine against Microsoft and halt the deal until a comprehensive review of its competitive impact is conducted.
Key FactsExtensive ChatGPT Outage Impacts Numerous Users
Jun 4, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pcmag.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pcmag.com
- OpenAI's primary chatbot experienced a significant outage on Tuesday morning, with the specific reason still unknown.
- Over 5,000 reports were submitted on Downdetector when ChatGPT became unavailable again, occurring later in the morning.
- Although OpenAI confirmed all systems were operational at 7:30 a.m., they have yet to disclose the cause of the ChatGPT outage.
- Numerous ChatGPT users faced issues with the AI tool, including encountering error messages when trying to access the application.
Good Luck Escaping AI: At Build 2024, Microsoft Leans Hard Into Copilot: Among the many developer and productivity announcements, Microsoft hammers home the ...
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From safety-first to sales pitches, AI companies speak for themselves: Big Tech firms’ lobbying and promotional language shows they approach a crowded ...
politico.eu/article/from-safety-first-to-sales-pitches-artifical-intelligence-companies-speak-for-themselves/

Big tech companies are plowing money into AI startups, which could help them dodge antitrust concerns
techcrunch.com/2024/05/24/big-tech-companies-are-plowing-money-into-ai-startups-which-could-help-them-dodge-antitrust-concerns/

Stanford Report Signals Troubled Waters for AI Investments: The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence reports a significant decline in AI ...
techtimes.com/articles/303636/20240416/stanford-report-signals-troubled-waters-ai-investments.htm

AI chatbot letdown: Hype hits rocky reality: The generative AI iindustry hits a "trough of disillusionment" as early awe dims and tough problems mount.
axios.com/2024/03/27/ai-chatbot-letdown-hype-reality

Microsoft pulls Edge 123 from the Stable Channel with its 'Microsoft Copilot' app
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Stability AI CEO resigns because you can't beat centralized AI with more centralized AI | TechCrunch
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Key FactsStability AI CEO Resigns - Decentralized AI in Focus
Mar 23, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: techcrunch.com
- Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, has stepped down to focus on decentralized AI, while the company has appointed interim co-CEOs.
- Mostaque emphasized that centralized AI cannot be beaten with more centralized AI, advocating for more transparent and distributed governance in the AI industry.
- His departure comes amid challenges at Stability AI, with high expenditures reported and struggles to secure new funding rounds.
- Mostaque's shift in focus towards revenue growth over time, aiming for cash flow positivity and emphasizing open models and enterprise adoption.
Microsoft agreed to pay Inflection $650 mln while hiring its staff, source says: Microsoft has agreed to pay Inflection about $650 million while hiring the AI ...
reuters.com/technology/microsoft-agreed-pay-inflection-650-mln-while-hiring-its-staff-information-2024-03-21/

Tech giants sign voluntary accord to combat election deepfakes generated with AI: The accord is largely symbolic, but targets increasingly realistic AI-generated ...
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Key FactsTech Giants Unite to Battle AI-Generated Election Deepfakes
Feb 16, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pbs.org
- Major tech companies voluntarily commit to combating AI-generated election deepfakes.
- The agreement targets more realistic AI-generated images, audio, and video that deceive voters.
- Companies won't ban deepfakes but will focus on detection and labeling methods.
- The accord emphasizes transparency to users and educating the public about AI fakes.
Days after half a billion Asians went to the polls, Big Tech promises to counter 2024 election misinformation
theregister.com/2024/02/19/big_tech_election_misinformation_accord/

Humans still cheaper than AI in vast majority of jobs, MIT finds: Artificial intelligence can’t replace the majority of jobs right now in cost-effective ways ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/01/23/humans-still-cheaper-than-ai-in-vast-majority-of-jobs-mit-finds
What the global elite are saying about AI behind closed doors: The AI era at Davos 2024: Copilots, task automation, workforce reskilling, and human augmentation.
businessinsider.com/davos-global-elite-saying-about-ai-behind-closed-doors-2024-1
ChatGPT rival Pi launches on Android: Available in 35 countries, including the U.S., to begin with, the Pi Android app strives to deliver an experience similar ...
venturebeat.com/ai/chatgpt-rival-pi-launches-on-android/

OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work: No detectors "reliably distinguish between AI-generated and human-generated content."
arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/09/openai-admits-that-ai-writing-detectors-dont-work/

The AI Power Paradox: Can States Learn to Govern Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late?
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