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How big tech is force-feeding us AI
I am worried about the AI bubble. Last year, OpenAI lost 5 billion dollars on a turnover of 3.7 B. It expects to continue to spend more than it earns until 2028 and may be beyond.
AI make impressive demonstrations but still not convincing enough to replace humans in general and as yet, its value proposition is to replace unskilled labour.
In all probability, Chinese robots and Chinese self driving buses will likely to win any race.
 
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Physicists Blow Up Gold With Giant Lasers, Accidentally Disprove Renowned Physics Model
For the first time, physicists have directly measured the temperature of extremely hot gold particles using a giant X-ray laser—a breakthrough with major implications for engineering spacecraft or nuclear fusion reactors.
 
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AI Friend Apps Are Destroying What’s Left of Society
As they become increasingly isolated, people are treating AI chatbots as friends and even lovers. We have to fix the broken society that made this possible.
 

lenny

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I am worried about the AI bubble. Last year, OpenAI lost 5 billion dollars on a turnover of 3.7 B. It expects to continue to spend more than it earns until 2028 and may be beyond.
AI make impressive demonstrations but still not convincing enough to replace humans in general and as yet, its value proposition is to replace unskilled labour.
In all probability, Chinese robots and Chinese self driving buses will likely to win any race.
The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble
 

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Big Tech enters the war business: How Silicon Valley is becoming militarized
Giants like Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon have gone from avoiding any involvement in the military industry to signing large contracts with the Pentagon and Israel
 
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Space-Based Missile Interceptors For Golden Dome Being Tested By Northrop
Competition to supply parts of Golden Dome is heating up with Northrop Grumman stating they have begun ground testing orbital missiles.
 
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Nuclear fusion start-up claims to have cracked alchemy
discovery marks ‘beginning of a new golden age’

Marathon Fusion claims to have discovered a method of converting mercury into gold by bombarding mercury isotopes with high-energy neutrons.
 
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