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An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech’s A.I.

The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.

In Antitrust Trial, Google Argues That Smart Employees Explain Its Success

While the Justice Department says Google has squeezed partners and made expensive deals to maintain its search dominance, the company has a more genteel story…

IBM Tries to Ease Customers’ Qualms About Using Generative A.I.

The company will assume the legal risk of businesses that use its A.I. systems and will publish the technology’s underlying data.

Biden Administration Plans to Bring Back ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules

The head of the Federal Communications Commission said the government needed to protect open access to the “essential infrastructure of modern life.”

Biden Administration Plans to Bring Back ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules

The head of the Federal Communications Commission said the government needed to protect open access to the “essential infrastructure of modern life.”

A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?

The government states that data is “oxygen for a search engine” and that Google’s anticompetitive behavior has given it a data fortress. Google says innovation…

Microsoft, Google and Antitrust: Similar Legal Theories in a Different Era

The government’s antitrust case against Google borrows heavily from the landmark lawsuit against Microsoft 25 years ago. But it lacks the same cultural impact.

Occupational Segregation Drives Persistent Inequality, Study Says

New research points to the limits of education as a path to upward mobility for Black workers.

Occupational Segregation Drives Persistent Inequality, Study Says

New research points to the limits of education as a path to upward mobility for Black workers.

The A.I. Revolution Is Coming. But Not as Fast as Some People Think.

From steam power to the internet, there has always been a lag between technology invention and adoption across industries and the economy.