Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features Summary Developers on GitHub are increasingly frustrated by Copilot being pushed into the platform and related…
If Broadcom is helping OpenAI build AI chips, here’s what they might look like Summary This piece reports that OpenAI has reportedly engaged Broadcom to help build custom AI accelerators,…
Uber India Starts Offering Drivers Gigs Collecting and Classifying Info For AI Models Summary Uber India has begun offering short “digital tasks” to rideshare and delivery drivers through its app…
UK Government Trial of M365 Copilot Finds No Clear Productivity Boost Summary The UK Department for Business and Trade ran a trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot (October–December 2024). Around 1,000…
Anthropic Clamps Down on AI Services for Chinese-Owned Firms Summary Anthropic is blocking access to its AI services for companies that are majority‑owned by entities from certain countries, notably China.…
Geoffrey Hinton: ‘AI Will Make a Few People Much Richer and Most People Poorer’ Summary Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton tells the Financial Times he expects AI to concentrate wealth among…
Summary Columbia University is trialling Sway, an AI debate tool developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon, which pairs students with opposing views for one-on-one conversations on hot-button topics such as…
Anthropic Agrees To Pay Record $1.5 Billion To Settle Authors’ AI Lawsuit Summary Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion into a class-action fund to settle litigation brought…
Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition Summary Sainsbury’s has begun an eight-week trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in two stores (Sydenham, London and Oldfield Sainsbury’s Local…
Summary A three-month trial by the UK Department for Business and Trade of Microsoft’s M365 Copilot (Oct–Dec 2024) produced mixed results: users liked the tool but evaluators found no robust…
