Outsourcer in Chief: Is Trump Trading Away America’s Tech Future?
Big deals to sell chips to the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia have divided the U.S. government over whether they could be remembered for shipping cutting-edge A.I. overseas.
A.I. Starting in Pre-K Would Be an ‘Unmitigated Disaster’
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The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It
Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs.
Trump Administration Considers Large Chip Sale to Emirati A.I. Firm G42
The firm, which the U.S. government scrutinized for its ties to China, is angling for hundreds of thousands of advanced artificial intelligence chips in a deal that could be finalized this week.
For Trump, It’s a New Era of Deal-Making With Tech’s Most-Coveted Commodity
As the president heads to the Middle East, America’s dominance over A.I. chips has become a powerful source of leverage for the president.
A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse
Last month, an A.I. bot that handles tech support for Cursor, an up-and-coming tool for computer programmers, alerted several customers about a change in company policy. It said they were no longer allowed to use Cursor on more than just one computer …
Why the A.I. Race Could Be Upended by a Judge’s Decision on Google
A federal judge issued a landmark ruling last year, saying that Google had become a monopolist in internet search. But in a hearing that began last week to figure out how to fix the problem, the emphasis has frequently landed on a different …
Venture Firm Thrive Bets on Buying Firms That Can Benefit From A.I.
The investor is raising money to start and build companies infused with artificial intelligence, then use them to buy more.
If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.