Ron Shaich uses ‘premortems’ to motivate a meaningful life and guide his work. Shaich, Panera’s founder, sold the chain for $7.5 billion in 2017. His investment fund, Act III, backs brands like Cava and Tatte Bakery. Panera’s former CEO, Ron […]
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Companies will soon focus on customizing AI solutions for specific needs, Cohere’s CEO says. AI 2.0 will “help fundamentally transform how businesses operate,” he wrote. Major AI companies like OpenAI are also releasing tools for customization. If this was the
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Some say OpenAI’s o1 models are close to artificial general intelligence. o1 outperforms humans in certain tasks, especially in science, math, or coding. Most people won’t notice when AGI ultimately arrives, some AI experts say. AI is advancing rapidly, but
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Safety researcher Rosie Campbell announced she is leaving OpenAI. Campbell said she quit in part because OpenAI disbanded a team focused on safety. She is the latest OpenAI researcher focused on safety to leave the company this year. Yet another
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ChatGPT was first released two years ago. Since then, its user base has doubled to 200 million weekly users. Major companies, entrepreneurs, and users remain optimistic about its transformative power. It’s been two years since OpenAI released its flagship chatbot,
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Yoshua Bengio is a professor of computer science at the University of Montreal. Yoshua Bengio has also been dubbed a “godfather” of AI. Associated Press Yoshua Bengio also earned the “godfather of AI” nickname after winning the Turing Award with
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The United Arab Emirates is on a mission to become an AI powerhouse. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images The United Arab Emirates wants to become an AI leader by 2031. It's leveraging its oil wealth to attract new talent and
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AI requires enormous amounts of energy, threatening global net zero goals. Tech giants may use fossil fuels short-term, raising concerns about clean energy commitments. AI is also ushering in an era of nuclear power, however, which is cleaner. The rapid
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Microsoft’s deals with the government may have breached antitrust laws, ProPublica reported. In 2021, Microsoft pledged $150 billion to the government over five years to upgrade its security. The deal included licensing agreements that may deter customers from switching to
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for a culture change amid the company’s security challenges. The company has contended with the global CrowdStrike outage and vulnerability to Chinese hacks. Microsoft has accepted responsibility for security flaws, acknowledging breaches by hackers. Microsoft,
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