Scott Rosenberg
Managing Editor, Technology at Axios
Managing editor/tech, Axios. Writing on the Web since '94. Books: Say Everything, Dreaming in Code. Formerly: Salon, Wired, etc. Mastodon: https://t.co/VAYC4glNrp
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6 days ago |
axios.com | Scott Rosenberg
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo in Sept., 2024. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInstacart CEO Fidji Simo will join OpenAI in the new role of CEO of applications, reporting to CEO Sam Altman, the company announced late Thursday. Why it matters: OpenAI's move suggests the company is preparing to take on ad industry leaders Google and Meta as AI redraws tech's business map.
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2 weeks ago |
axios.com | Scott Rosenberg
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2 weeks ago |
axios.com | Scott Rosenberg
Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosThe AI industry —convinced it's on the verge of developing AI that's self-aware — is beginning to talk about ways to protect the "welfare" of AI models, as if they were entities that deserve their own rights. Why it matters: The assumption that today's generative AI tools are close to achieving consciousness is getting baked into the industry's thinking and planning — despite plenty of evidence that such an achievement is at best very far off.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Scott Rosenberg
2 hours agoThere are many fields where generative AI is proving to have truly transformative potential, and some of the most interesting use cases are around mental health and wellbeing. While it can’t provide the human connection and intuition of a trained therapist, research has shown that many people are …
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Scott Rosenberg
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosThe rave reviews OpenAI's latest models have been winning come with an asterisk: Experts are also finding that they're erratic — they break previous records for some tasks but backslide in other ways. Why it matters: "Frontier AI models" keep pushing into new territory, but their progress hasn't become any more scientific or predictable in the two-and-a-half years since ChatGPT took tech by storm.
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It could certainly be a DDOS attack. But DDOS looks a lot like "many people trying to view content from a server that lacks enough capacity to serve that volume of people."
RT @rachelmetz: If you’re in the Bay Area and you still have power, charge your phone.
OpenAI's drama looks like the result of a culture clash on the nonprofit board over its mission. Nonprofit boards aren't like other boards! They're responsible for a mission, not for maximizing shareholder value. My analysis at @axios https://t.co/0TFYY4bt95
