The Round of 64: AI-ok 

With the first two days of play completed, I am in better shape in my pool than I usually am. I asked Chat GPT to create two brackets: one to predict the actual winner, and one to win my pool. So far, both are doing OK. I am tied for fifth out of sixty…

An exclusive tour of Amazon’s Trainium lab, the chip that’s won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple 

Shortly after Amazon announced its $50 billion investment in OpenAI, AWS invited me on a private tour of the chip lab at the heart of the deal.

AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games
AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games

AI was everywhere at the GDC Festival of Gaming this year. Vendors at the event pitched generative AI tools for things like making AI-driven NPCs and even entire games from a chat box. On the show floor, I spent 10 minutes playing a demo of a pixel-art fantasy world generated by Tencent’s AI tools. In […]

The Real AI Race Is Not The One You Think

Beneath the highly visible yet often counterproductive AI consumption race lies a far more consequential one: the race for AI production.

In a sea of slop and risks, AI is helping distraught humans find their lost pets

AI is emerging as an unlikely hero, helping pet owners find lost animals by scanning massive databases and matching visual features across platforms.
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Taxonomy For Creating AI Personas In Mental Health Encompassing Therapists, Clients, Supervisors, Evaluators

I have created four sets of taxonomies checklists to invoke AI personas for a synthetic therapist, client, therapist-supervisor, and therapy evaluator. An AI Insider scoop.

Are AI tokens the new signing bonus or just a cost of doing business?

Maybe tokens really will become the fourth pillar of engineering compensation. But engineers might want to hold the line before embracing this as a straightforward win.

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Bring Your Own Energy: 5 Insights On Data Center Deployment

Data center boom strains power supply; companies secure gigawatts, pursue modular plants, aluminum energy, faster deployment.

Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns

Hachette Book Group said it will not be publishing “Shy Girl” over concerns that artificial intelligence was used to generate the text.

Apple Blocks Vibe Coding Tools From Store

Apple restricts vibe-coding apps; coding itself legal, but publishing insecure AI apps may trigger liability.