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\u00a0\u2014Emily\u00a0Senkosky<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n
The best agents perform only half as well as experts with PhDs.\u00a0<\/strong>(Nature)\u00a0
+ Can AI really help us discover new materials?<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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2 OpenAI is escalating its fight with Anthropic while pulling away from Microsoft<\/strong>\u00a0
A leaked memo exposes plans to attack Anthropic. (Axios)\u00a0
+ And says Microsoft \u201climited our ability\u201d to reach clients.\u00a0<\/em>(The Information\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ While touting a budding alliance with Amazon.\u00a0<\/em>(CNBC)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Better solutions could now\u00a0emerge.\u00a0<\/strong>(New Scientist)\u00a0
+ Here are three that are set to break through.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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4 AI is finding bugs faster than we can fix them\u2014and hackers will benefit<\/strong>\u00a0
Welcome to the bug\u00a0armageddon. (WSJ\u00a0$)\u00a0\u00a0
+ AI may soon be capable of fully automated attacks.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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5 A Texas man has been charged with the attempted murder of Sam Altman<\/strong>\u00a0
He allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO\u2019s home last Friday. (NPR)\u00a0
+ The suspect\u00a0reportedly had\u00a0a list of other AI leaders.<\/em>\u00a0(NYT\u00a0$)\u00a0
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6 AI is beginning to transform mathematics<\/strong>\u00a0
It\u2019s proving new results at a rapid pace. (Quanta)\u00a0
+ One AI startup plans to unearth new mathematical patterns.<\/em>\u00a0(MIT Technology Review)\u00a0
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7 Students are turning away from computer science<\/strong>\u00a0
It\u2019s had a massive drop in\u00a0enrollments. (WP\u00a0$)\u00a0
+ AI coding tools have diminished the degree\u2019s value.<\/em>\u00a0(NYT\u00a0$)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0
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8 India\u2019s bid to become a data\u00a0center\u00a0hub is sparking a fierce backlash<\/strong>\u00a0
Farmers are protesting Delhi\u2019s courtship of\u00a0hyperscalers. (Rest of World)\u00a0
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9 Meta is set to overtake Google in advertising revenue this year<\/strong>\u00a0
And become the world\u2019s largest digital ad platform for the first time. (WSJ)\u00a0
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10 AI influencers are taking over Coachella\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0
Synthetic content creators are \u201ceverywhere\u201d at the festival. (The Verge)\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cThese people are almost nothing like you. They are\u00a0most likely sociopathic\/psychopathic\u00a0and, in the case of Altman, consistently reported to be a pathological liar.\u201d\u00a0<\/h2>\n