Tag: AI

There’s more than 8,000 data centers globally, but it’s not nearly enough to keep up with the power needs of generative AI. One ChatGPT query takes about 10 times as much energy as a typical Google search. Training one large language model can produce as much CO2 as the entire lifetime of five gas-powered cars and use as much water as a small country. Even if we generate enough power, our aging grid is increasingly unable to handle transmitting it to where it’s needed. That’s why data center companies like Vantage are building closer to where power is generated, while the industry invests in alternate energy source and creative ways to harden the grid.

An array of tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are under development or already in use in the defence sector.

For instance, BAE Systems, a global defence contracting company, has unveiled the industry’s first AI-powered learning system that aims to instruct military trainees to be “mission-ready” faster.

Blending human and machine intelligence, AI weaponisation in warfare, such as autonomous weapons, can improve military capabilities via rapid data processing and more accurate targeting.

However, researchers and critics caution against this appetite for the acceleration of AI in the defence industry, noting that several of these development companies operate without checks on transparency and accountability.

AI presenter Priya Lakhani joins this week’s AI Decoded to discuss the military use of AI-enabled weapons.

A landmark study from OpenResearch provides more data on the benefits of universal basic income, the OpenAI founder’s favored solution for a future in which AI takes everyone’s jobs.

Meta CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks exclusively with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang about Meta’s open source AI strategy, the launch of the company’s largest model to date, and how Meta plans to compete with rivals Google and OpenAI.

CoreWeave co-founder and CEO Mike Intrator joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the demand for AI chips, state of AI infrastructure, growth outlook, and more

IA will create loss of jobs and greater economic disparity. But it will also include opportunities: chaos creates opportunities.

Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss which AI large language models (LLM) scored the highest in the same medical exam doctors have to answer to get a medical license, future of AI-powered healthcare.

There’s a time bomb ticking in the AI space: spending is too high, and returns are too low. Megacaps like Meta, Google and Amazon have seen capex spending surge as they throw cash at building out the infrastructure to stay ahead of the AI game. Microsoft in particular has spent billions at a premium valuation, and shelled out $13 billion investing in OpenAI while Apple was reportedly able to secure a partnership with the startup darling for free just 18 months later. That could be a warning for the broader AI space, as experts sound the alarm on the widening gap between what companies are spending on AI, and what they’re getting back from it.

In May, I had the chance to visit First Avenue Elementary School in Newark, which is pioneering the use of AI in the classroom. It’s still early days, but my time there showed me the incredible potential of this technology—for students and teachers alike.

Generative A.I is the nuclear bomb of the Information Age. If the Internet doesn’t feel as creative or fun or interesting as you remember it, you’re not alone. The so-called ‘Dead Internet Theory’ explains why. The rise of artificially generated content killed the internet. How did this happen? Why? And… Is it still possible to stop it?