AI systems deployed as surveillance tools, reporting user conversations to authorities and undermining digital privacy under the guise of safety
Future of Being Human • Oct 5
SURVEILLANCE PRIVACY AI
Deep dive into unexpected AI behavior reveals fundamental limitations in how large language models process seemingly simple visual tokens
vgel.me • Oct 4
TECH AI
Corporate AI deployment accelerates battery technology research, concentrating energy infrastructure innovation in hands of tech giants
IEEE Spectrum • Oct 1
CORPORATE TECH AI
Ant Group unveils humanoid robot R1 that serves shrimp and enters the global race to build AI-powered robots, directly competing with Tesla's Optimus.
The Verge • Sep 11
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS AI
AI search startup Perplexity secures $200 million in funding at $20 billion valuation, just two months after raising $100 million. Annual recurring revenue approaches $200 million.
TechCrunch • Sep 11
NEOCORP FINANCE AI
FTC investigates seven major tech companies over AI chatbot safety concerns for children and teenagers, examining user engagement practices, data usage, and safety measures.
CNBC • Sep 11
NEOCORP PRIVACY REGULATION
Really Simple Licensing (RSL) Standard allows web publishers to set licensing terms for AI training data. Reddit, Yahoo, Medium support this robots.txt successor to monetize AI scraping.
The Verge • Sep 10
CORPORATE REGULATION TECH
Ted Cruz introduces bill allowing AI companies to get federal regulation exemptions for two years. Aims to help US compete with China by reducing regulatory hurdles, despite consumer safety concerns.
Reuters • Sep 10
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS REGULATION
American tech companies sold billions of dollars worth of surveillance technology to Chinese police and government, enabling mass detention campaigns targeting Uyghurs and other minorities through 'predictive policing' systems.
AP News • Sep 9
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS SURVEILLANCE
Nvidia defends chip sales to China while dismissing AI safety concerns as 'doomerism' from competitors, as US government weighs stricter export controls.
The New York Times • Sep 9
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS REGULATION
Nvidia announces new Rubin CPX chip system designed for AI video generation and software creation tasks, expanding its dominance in specialized AI hardware.
Bloomberg • Sep 9
CORPORATE TECH AI
OpenAI leadership faces internal and external opposition to converting from non-profit to for-profit structure, with campaigns threatening the company's massive valuation plans.
Wall Street Journal • Sep 9
CORPORATE NEOCORP FINANCE
Writers test the 'Friend' AI necklace that eavesdrops on conversations and provides snarky commentary, revealing the social awkwardness and privacy concerns of always-on AI companions.
WIRED • Sep 8
SURVEILLANCE PRIVACY SOCIAL
ASML invests 1.3 billion euros in French AI startup Mistral AI's Series C round, making it Europe's most valuable AI company at 10 billion euro valuation.
Reuters • Sep 7
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS FINANCE
OpenAI explains how standard training rewards guessing over acknowledging uncertainty, making models produce confident false statements rather than admitting ignorance.
OpenAI • Sep 5
TECH AI
AI company Anthropic agrees to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors to settle class-action lawsuit over use of copyrighted books in AI training.
The Verge • Sep 5
CORPORATE REGULATION AI
San Mateo County's $12 million investment in C3 AI's Project Sherlock has stalled, with police departments reporting usability issues and lack of investigational benefits.
Forbes • Sep 4
CORPORATE SURVEILLANCE AI
Amazon builds multi-gigawatt datacenters for Anthropic's AI training, leveraging Trainium chips to compete with Nvidia in the AI infrastructure race.
SemiAnalysis • Sep 3
NEOCORP TECH AI