. Alphabet Inc. - Google's parent company - has suspended its plans to build a large campus in San Jose, California, citing economic pressures. The project, which was meant to cover office space, housing and public parks, isn't going ahead at this stage. The news comes at a time when the company is cutting 12,000 jobs across the globe, and facing ever-greater competition from Microsoft-backed ChatGPT AI Chatbot. CEO Sundar Pichai recently spoke of a potential second wave of layoffs, primarily impacting 450 Indian employees. Alphabet Inc is one of the world's largest technology companies, based in Mountain View and specializing in internet related services and products.
Elon Musk, visionary businessman and founder of SpaceX, Tesla Motors and other tech companies, is working on a third option for artificial intelligence development — X.AI Corp, striving to provide a safer and more truthful alternative to AI development by Microsoft and Google. His mission is to ensure the technology serves mankind, not the other way around. Don't let AI decide our future!
This article dives into the disagreement between titans of the tech industry Larry Page and Elon Musk about AI safety, which eventually led to the creation of OpenAI - a nonprofit organization established to ensure safety. Musk reveals that the conflict was triggered by Page's idea of ‘digital superintelligence’ which conflicted with his vision of AI safety. Read to learn more about his ambitions to make OpenAI the "furthermost thing from Google", and his current project, Truth GPT.
EU lawmakers have published a letter promising the establishment of guidelines for tackling powerful AI systems, such as ChatGPT, with a human-centric, safe and trustworthy approach. Leaders like Elon Musk have called for a six month pause in AI advancements, and MEPs have requested EU President Ursula von der Leyen and US leader Joe Biden to organize a global summit to discuss these principles. OpenAI is leading the charge in responsibly advancing chatbot technologies. Join their mission and contribute to their groundbreaking research today!
Elon Musk, tech entrepreneur and inventor, is entering the AI race with OpenAI and DeepMind by creating his own third-party. He recently shared in an interview that he believes his contribution would help bring a unique third option to the table. His X.AI project is set to understand the 'nature of the universe'; with an ‘everything app’, XCorp, and more - this is sure to be an exciting development from the tech giant.
Explore the evolution of tech policy from Obama's optimism to Harris's vision at the Democratic National Convention. What's next for Democrats in tech?