Category: Artificial Intelligence

Are You Using A.I. at Work? We Want to Hear From You.

Please tell us how you’re using A.I. tools to fulfill your job responsibilities. We may include your experiences in an article.
U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
Coders Coded Their Job Away. Why Are So Many of Them Happy About It?

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
Microsoft Takes a Stand Against the Trump Administration in Anthropic Fight

The technology giant’s siding with Anthropic in its fight against the Pentagon stands out in an era when big companies have tended to keep quiet.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos

Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
YouTube Adds Tool to Help Public Figures Report Fake Videos

Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.
An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media

Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake.
The Former Coal Miner in the Middle of the A.I. Data Center Boom

Josh Payne, the chief executive of Nscale, raised $2 billion from investors. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Facebook executive, is joining his board.
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder

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.
Are ‘Bossware’ Tools Tracking You?

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 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

Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.