Google DeepMind signs AI research deal with film studio A24

A running look — in reverse chronological order — at the bigger tech companies that have announced significant layoffs this year with AI as a stated factor.

Shares in Elon Musk’s AI and rockets group tumble more than 16% following fresh rise in US bond yields

Chevron's direct power supply to Microsoft's AI centers highlights fossil fuels' enduring role in tech growth, impacting energy transition dynamics. The post Chevron partners with Microsoft for 20-year power production deal to fuel AI data centers appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

MoonPay acquired Entendre to add AI powered reconciliation, treasury management and accounting automation to its digital asset infrastructure. The post MoonPay acquires Entendre to bring AI accounting agents to stablecoin operations appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest water use — fossil fuel power plants.

Joyce, a native New Yorker, didn't think finding her first solo apartment in the city would be easy. But she also didn't think it'd be "hell." After looking at a lot of tiny, overpriced places she described as "shitholes," Joyce found her dream apartment: a reasonably priced studio in Manhattan. "It was big and airy, and there was a fireplace," she said. The kitchen was small but well equipped and looked like it had been recently renovated. She dropped everything to see the apartment, and when she got there, she learned that five other women, all around her age, had viewings scheduled after hers. "I get in, and it's not the same apartment … Read the full story at The Verge.

A new paper from Google DeepMind argues that disagreements over whether AI is conscious could spill into politics, law, and public institutions.

Tech industry experts are urging IT decision-makers to be wary of AI vendor gimmicks such as free tokens, and to adopt a multi-vendor and multi-model strategy to avoid vendor lock-in. “Don’t be afraid to adopt a multi-vendor approach to get value from different AI tools rather than risk lock-in with a single one,” said Max Goss, senior director analyst at Gartner. It is unlikely one AI vendor or model will meet an organization’s requirements, Goss said. The advice comes as more AI vendors are offering cheap tokens subsidized by venture capital in a land grab for customers. The companies are also hiring forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) to push their models to enterprises. Once companies start developing business processes around specific AI models, they get locked into their ecosystem. “People are adopting hybrid strategies…to cut token costs, and adopting more token-efficient models,” said Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates. Free and low-cost tokens from AI vendors cou