Ina Fried

San Francisco

Chief Technology Correspondent at Axios

Chief Technology Correspondent for @Axios; former Senior Editor at Recode. Huge softball, hockey, basketball fan. she/her 🏳️‍⚧️

Articles

OpenAI for Countries aims to build global AI infrastructure and beat China

1 week ago | axios.com | Ina Fried

Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/AxiosOpenAI announced a push to help countries build AI infrastructure and promote AI rooted in democratic, rather than authoritarian, values. Why it matters: Global expansion will be one key to ensuring that OpenAI's massive investments pay off — and the company is arguing that it will help the U.S. counter China's influence, too.
Exclusive: Wikipedia CEO is leaving

1 week ago | axios.com | Ina Fried

Photo Illustration: Annelise Capossela. Photo: Gabriel Diamond via Wikimedia CommonsMaryana Iskander, CEO of the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, plans to step down early next year, Axios has learned first. Why it matters: A search for a new CEO is underway in a critical moment for AI and the digital media ecosystem.
Garmin powers Cirrus auto-landing system

1 week ago | axios.com | Ina Fried
This small jet can land itself in an emergency

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ina Fried

9 hours agoElon Musk may have a sizable fan base, but residents of the upscale Austin suburb of West Lake Hills, Texas, are unimpressed by their celebrity neighbor, reports the New York Times. Instead, a $6 million home Musk purchased in 2022 has become the center of a battle after his team erected an …
OpenAI walks back plan to convert to for-profit, leaving Sam Altman hanging

1 week ago | axios.com | Ina Fried
Where OpenAI's for-profit switcheroo leaves Sam Altman

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ina Fried

3 hours agoAI Marketing Team Built Using One AI Agent and No CodeWhat if you could build an entire marketing team without hiring a single person, writing a single line of code, or spending a fortune? It might sound …10 hours agoWhy Sam Altman And Others Are Now Using Vibes As A New Gauge For The Latest Progress In AIIn today’s column, I examine the hot new trend in the AI community decreeing that generative AI and large language models (LLMs) can be rated or assessed via their respective vibes.
Zuckerberg, Meta foresee world of bots as social-network friends

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ina Fried

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/AxiosMark Zuckerberg and Meta are pitching a vision of AI chatbots as an extension of your friend network and a potential solution to the "loneliness epidemic."Why it matters: Meta's approach to AI raises the broader question of just whose interest chatbots are serving — especially when the bot has access to the details of your life and the company's business depends on constantly boosting the time you spend with it.
Apple earnings top expectations thanks to services growth

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ina Fried
ChatGPT and Visa brings shopping to chatbots

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ina Fried

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosSoon online shoppers will be able to make purchases straight from their chatbots, which could drive the biggest shift in shopping since Amazon or the iPhone. Why it matters: Shopping has fueled every internet boom from the dot-com to mobile to social. Driving the news: Visa on Wednesday announced a push to embed its payment network into AI systems, including chatbots and agents.
E-commerce is coming to a chatbot near you

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ina Fried

NowTesla investor thinks this is why Musk was reportedly set to be replacedProminent Tesla investor Ross Gerber reacts to a Wall Street Journal report that Tesla’s board in March contacted multiple executive placement firms to begin a search process for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk.