Public opinion of the AI industry is already sinking. A parade of seemingly untrustworthy executives makes it look worse. Ultimately, Musk v. Altman was a battle about control—and even though claims were dismissed, some of the trial takeaways were damning. www.theverge.com/ai-…
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Hayden Field
Senior AI reporter at The Verge.
6 years covering the AI industry's power dynamics, societal implications & the AI arms race. Previously: CNBC, Morning Brew, Protocol, etc.
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After about two hours of deliberation, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict in Musk v. Altman, the tech trial of the year. They found that two claims were barred by the statute of limitations (& a third failed thanks to the dismissal of one of these). www.theverge.com/ai-a…
The US military has backed AI development for decades; in turn, AI has transformed warfare. Amid shifting alliances & lawsuits, it’s easy to lose sight of the larger context: In recent years in particular, AI has enabled more and faster killings than ever before. www.theverge.…
In the journey of AI agents, so far I've seen the year of ideation, the year of deployment & the year of experimentation. Now, if Google’s promises at Google I/O is to be believed, we may finally arrive at a new milestone: the year of usefulness. (TBD...) www.theverge.com/ai-a…
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If you wanted to see the trophy that Dario Amodei and David Luan gave Josh Achiam in 2018, after he sparred with Elon Musk at an all-hands Q&A (when Musk was departing the OpenAI board, and Achiam expressed his concerns that Musk was "racing towards AGI" at any cost)... Here.
between stories, had a blast today going on Vergecast Live to talk about Google's AI strategy and potential wins and losses. avail on youtube or wherever you get your podcasts!