New data shows ChatGPT’s growing influence as a referrer to e-commerce websites, as well as how small its slice of this market is currently. According to a new analysis by mobile app insights provider Apptopia, ChatGPT referrals to retailer mobile apps increased 28% year-over-year over the Black Friday holiday shopping weekend, running from Thanksgiving Day on … Continue reading ChatGPT referrals to retailers’ apps increased 28% year-over-year, says report
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A quarter of startups in YC’s current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated
With the release of new AI models that are better at coding, developers are increasingly using AI to generate code. One of the newest examples is the current batch coming out of Y Combinator, the storied Silicon Valley startup accelerator. A quarter of the W25 startup batch have 95% of their codebases generated by AI, … Continue reading A quarter of startups in YC’s current cohort have codebases that are almost entirely AI-generated
Hugging Face’s chief science officer worries AI is becoming ‘yes-men on servers’
AI company founders have a reputation for making bold claims about the technology’s potential to reshape fields, particularly the sciences. But Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face’s co-founder and chief science officer, has a more measured take. In an essay published to X on Thursday, Wolf said that he feared AI becoming “yes-men on servers” absent a … Continue reading Hugging Face’s chief science officer worries AI is becoming ‘yes-men on servers’
9 year journey at Google
I started writing this retrospective during my last week at Google, I have already wrapped up everything, had my goodbyes. In the spirit of SRE (as an ex-SRE), I thought it would be fun to write a little retrospective in the form of a postmortem. Introduction I joined Google young and relatively inexperienced and had … Continue reading 9 year journey at Google
Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class
Meta continues to face scrutiny regarding its handling of younger users on its platforms, but the company is also gearing up to introduce new products targeting this demographic. In a recent blog post, Meta announced plans to launch an education-focused product for its Quest VR headset later this year, positioning the device as an essential … Continue reading Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class
Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI
The AI sector, once awash in easy capital, now faces a sobering reality check. According to a recent report from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which closely monitors AI trends, global investment in AI experienced a decline for the second consecutive year in 2023. The report highlights a downturn in both private investment—such … Continue reading Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI
The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data
The New York Times is suing OpenAI and its close collaborator (and investor), Microsoft, for allegedly violating copyright law by training generative AI models on Times’ content. In the lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Manhattan, The Times contends that millions of its articles were used to train AI models, including those underpinning … Continue reading The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data
Behind the Scenes of Sam Altman’s Wild Ouster From OpenAI
A fired CEO, middle-finger emojis and the battle royale over the future of artificial intelligence Sam Altman was in Las Vegas for the biggest party of the weekend, the Formula One race, when he opened the Google Meet link that would set off a whiplash-inducing corporate power struggle about the future of artificial intelligence. In … Continue reading Behind the Scenes of Sam Altman’s Wild Ouster From OpenAI
Sam Altman is out as CEO of OpenAI
OpenAI said co-founder Sam Altman is leaving as chief executive because the artificial-intelligence company’s board found he wasn’t being “consistently candid in his communications.” “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the company said in a blog post Friday. Further details weren’t immediately available. Mira Murati, the company’s chief … Continue reading Sam Altman is out as CEO of OpenAI
FTX execs blew through $8B; testimony reveals how
Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives spent $8 billion worth of customer funds on real estate, venture capital investments, campaign donations, endorsement deals and even a sports stadium, according to testimony from former senior FTX executive Nishad Singh. Singh’s testimony, which kicked off the third week of Bankman-Fried’s trial, provides fresh details of exactly where … Continue reading FTX execs blew through $8B; testimony reveals how
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