Observer

Big Tech’s $650 Billion Bet on A.I. Infrastructure

Telecom’s Petr Malyukov examines the massive shift underway beneath the A.I. economy. As Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft prepare to spend a combined $650 billion on A.I. infrastructure, ...
The New York Times

Can You Choose an A.I. Model That Harms the Planet Less?

When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Graphics by Harry Stevens From uninvited results at the ...
ZDNet

I stopped using ChatGPT for everything: These AI models beat it at research, coding, and more

Different AI models win at images, coding, and research. App integrations often add costly AI subscription layers. Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow. The pace of change in the ...
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Guess Co-Founder Defends A.I. Model, Says Real Models Won't Ever Disappear

That’s likely a relief for all the up-and-coming models out there -- since landing a Guess gig is still a major career-maker -- but as of now, a lot of people were sounding off about the A.I. model ...
The New York Times

Anthropic’s Chief on A.I.: ‘We Don’t Know if the Models Are Conscious’

Dario Amodei shares his utopian — and dystopian — predictions in the near term for artificial intelligence. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the ...
The New Yorker

What if A.I. Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?

For this week’s Open Questions column, Cal Newport is filling in for Joshua Rothman. Much of the euphoria and dread swirling around today’s artificial-intelligence technologies can be traced back to ...