Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
Category: Artificial Intelligence
-
Are ‘Bossware’ Tools Tracking You?
The New York Times – Business:In recent years, the technologies used to surveil workers have become more sophisticated and widespread.
-
Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War
The New York Times – Business:The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
-
OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Fuel Growth, Extending A.I. Boom
The New York Times – Business:Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.
-
A World Where All Is Free? That’s Elon Musk’s Theory of ‘Sustainable Abundance.’
The New York Times – Business:The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need and people do not have to work, in what has become his latest slogan.
-
India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
The New York Times – Business:Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.
-
Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.
The New York Times – Business:About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
-
Why Nvidia’s Big Profits Aren’t Lifting Markets
The New York Times – Business:The chip giant at the center of the artificial intelligence boom again beat expectations. But it didn’t overcome investor jitters.
-
A.I. Dating Apps Complicate China’s Efforts to Boost Birthrate
The New York Times – Business:As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.
-
Bleak Research Report Stokes A.I. Debate on Wall St.
The New York Times – Business:In a widely circulated note, Citrini Research painted a dire picture of job losses and stock market sell-offs, though many analysts and economists questioned its conclusions.
-
Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion
The New York Times – Business:The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles.