Enrique Dans

20 hours ago | medium.com | Enrique Dans

The 2019 alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI promised to accelerate the race for AI, but seems to be faltering over an almost philosophical question: what does artificial general intelligence (AGI) mean, and who decides when we have achieved it? The contract both companies signed in 2022 allows OpenAI to cut off Microsoft from its most advanced models as soon as its board of directors declares that this milestone has been reached.

22 hours ago | goodmenproject.com | Enrique Dans

It’s tempting to hope that each innovation that comes along is the panacea for our many problems. Sadly, more and more reports suggest that on the contrary, technology could be driving inequality as never before. For example, the International Monetary Fund warns that up to 40% of jobs around the world could be affected by the rise of AI, causing unprecedented social disruption.

1 day ago | enriquedans.com | Enrique Dans

La alianza entre Microsoft y OpenAI nació en 2019 prometiendo acelerar la carrera por la inteligencia artificial, pero hoy parece tambalearse por un detalle casi filosófico: ¿qué diablos significa «inteligencia artificial general» (AGI) y quién decide en qué momento hemos llegado a ella? El contrato que ambas compañías firmaron en 2022 permite a OpenAI cerrar el grifo a Microsoft de sus modelos más avanzados en cuanto su junta directiva declare que ese hito ha sido alcanzado.

1 day ago | medium.com | Enrique Dans

This year’s enrollment figures for computer science at US universities grew by just 0.2% growth year-on-year, after quadrupling between 2005 and 2023. It seems the profession is about to change cycle. At Princeton University, enrollment in the degree program could fall by 25% in just two years, and at Duke, the decline in introductory courses is already around 20%, with glum predictions of the computer science bubble bursting.

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Enrique Dans

1 hour agoThe amount is nearly identical to Dominion Voting’s 2023 defamation settlement with Fox News. Gavin Newsom is taking a page right out of Donald Trump’s media playbook. The California governor accused Fox News of defamation in a lawsuit Friday morning, alleging the network should fork over $787 …