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: Computers and the Internet
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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.
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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.
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Elon Musk’s Secret Web of Companies in Texas
The megabillionaire was tied to about 90 companies in the state, which he uses for everything from paying nannies to buying land to supporting Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a Times examination.
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India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
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.
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Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.
About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
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Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion
The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles.
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More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds
A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teens think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.”
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The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored
If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.