Beijing has summoned Nvidia over alleged security issues with its chips, in a blow to the US company’s push to revive sales in the country after Washington granted approval for the export of a made-for-China chip. China’s cyber regulator on Thursday said it had held a meeting with Nvidia over Read more…
A Nature survey of more than 1,100 physicists reveals fundamental disagreements about quantum mechanics’ relationship to reality, despite the theory’s century-long track record as one of science’s most successful frameworks. The survey, conducted to mark quantum mechanics’ 100th anniversary, found 36% of researchers favor the Copenhagen interpretation while 17% prefer Read more…
Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that Meta’s AI systems have begun improving themselves over the past few months, calling the development “slow for now, but undeniable” and declaring that superintelligence is now within reach. The Meta CEO staked out the company’s vision in a blog post for what he termed “personal Read more…
Edward Saatchi isn’t totally sure people will flock to Showrunner, the new AI-generated TV show service his company is launching publicly this week. But he has a vote of confidence from Amazon, which has invested in Fable, Saatchi’s San Francisco-based start-up. The amount of Amazon’s funding in Fable isn’t being Read more…
Manager engagement has plummeted to its lowest level since tracking began, with only 27% of managers globally reporting they feel involved and enthusiastic about their work. The 3-percentage-point decline from 2023 marks an unprecedented drop in manager satisfaction. Overall employee engagement fell to 21% in 2024 from 23% the previous Read more…
The rise of large language models like ChatGPT has led to widespread concern that “everyone is cheating their way through college,” as a recent New York magazine article memorably put it. Now, OpenAI is rolling out a new “Study Mode” that it claims is less about providing answers or doing Read more…