Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei raised a few eyebrows on Monday after suggesting that advanced AI models might someday be provided with the ability to push a “button” to quit tasks they might find unpleasant. Amodei made the provocative remarks during an interview at the Council on Foreign Relations, acknowledging that Read more…
Apple’s announcement that “more personalized Siri” features of Apple Intelligence would be delayed until “the coming year” reveals a troubling departure from the company’s hard-earned reputation for reliability. Unlike other Apple Intelligence features that were demonstrated to media in June, the personalized Siri features — promising personal context awareness, onscreen Read more…
Apple is undertaking one of the most significant software overhauls in its history, aiming to revamp the user interface across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. This ambitious update, set for release later this year, will fundamentally transform the look and feel of Apple’s operating systems, enhancing consistency and the user Read more…
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has publicly disagreed with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s prediction that AI will write 90% of code within 3-6 months, estimating instead that only “20-30% of code could get written by AI.” “Are there some really simple use cases? Yes, but there’s an equally complicated number of Read more…
D-Wave researchers have published findings in Science demonstrating what they call “quantum supremacy” by showing their quantum annealers can solve problems beyond the reach of classical computers. The team, led by Andrew D. King, demonstrated area-law scaling of entanglement in model quench dynamics of two-, three- and infinite-dimensional spin glasses. Read more…
On Wednesday, Google DeepMind announced two new AI models designed to control robots: Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER. The company claims these models will help robots of many shapes and sizes understand and interact with the physical world more effectively and delicately than previous systems, paving the way for applications Read more…
There’s a power crunch looming as AI and cloud providers ramp up data center construction. But a new report suggests that a solution lies beneath their foundations. Advanced geothermal power could supply nearly two-thirds of new data center demand by 2030, according to an analysis by the Rhodium Group. The Read more…