Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI
On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]
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Perplexity launches $50M seed and pre-seed VC fund
Perplexity, the developer of an AI-powered search engine, is raising a $50 million seed and pre-seed investment fund, CNBC reported. Although the majority of the capital is coming from limited partners, Perplexity is using some of the capital it raised for the company’s growth to anchor the fund. Perplexity has reportedly raised $500 million at […]
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DOGE has an official ‘acting’ administrator, and it’s not Elon Musk, White House confirms
Amy Gleason is named as the acting administrator of DOGE, amid ambiguity over Elon Musk’s role.
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Anthropic’s Claude AI is playing Pokémon on Twitch — slowly
On Tuesday afternoon, Anthropic launched Claude Plays Pokémon on Twitch, a live stream of Anthropic’s newest AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, playing a game of Pokémon Red. It’s become a fascinating experiment of sorts, showcasing the capabilities of today’s AI tech and people’s reactions to them. AI researchers have used all sorts of video games, […]
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