Alex Kantrowitz

1 week ago | bigtechnology.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Every AI bot’spersonality is the product of intentional decisions made within AI research houses, often behind closed doors. We typically only see glimpses of those decisions when things go awry, like in the cases of “white-genocide” Grok or “sycophant” ChatGPT. But otherwise, the process occurs in the background, influencing the type of conversations we have with the bots without our awareness. But late last week, Anthropic gave the public a peek into how it tunes Claude’s personality.

1 week ago | vktr.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft all made big headlines in a wild week of AI and other tech news. Here's the view from the ground. Table of ContentsThe Gist1. Scaling Isn’t Dead Yet2. But, There’s a Hedge3. Sergey Brin: Algorithmic Enhancements Will Lead4. AI Progress Will Move Faster5. Look Out for the First AI-Generated Crisis6. Video Generation Just Leapt Forward in a Massive Way7. The Sam Altman—Jony Ive Partnership Is a Signal8.

1 week ago | cmswire.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft all made big headlines in a wild week of AI and other tech news. Here's the view from the ground. The Gist1. Scaling Isn’t Dead Yet2. But, There’s a Hedge3. Sergey Brin: Algorithmic Enhancements Will Lead4. AI Progress Will Move Faster5. Look Out for the First AI-Generated Crisis6. Video Generation Just Leapt Forward in a Massive Way7. The Sam Altman—Jony Ive Partnership Is a Signal8. Apple’s Smart Glasses Are Only as Good as the Embedded AI Assistant9.

1 week ago | bigtechnology.com | Alex Kantrowitz

LONDON, United Kingdom -- In an age dominated by startup valuations and venture capital pomp, Arun Kar’s journey stands apart — a narrative defined not by overnight success but by persistent resilience, clarity of purpose, and quiet determination. Born in Odisha, India, and raised in a modest household, Kar’s early life was marked by adversity. One of the most defining moments came in 1999, when he survived the devastating Super Cyclone that ravaged the eastern coast of India.

1 week ago | vktr.com | Alex Kantrowitz

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and co-founder Sergey Brin explore AI's path to AGI, new reasoning breakthroughs,and what's next for AI at Google IO 2025. Google this week announced a series of impressive AI updates at its IO developer conference, including improved video generation, expanded AI Mode in search and an advanced reasoning architecture called Deep Think.