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Mozilla's Mark Surman on what worries him about AI

The president and executive director of the nonprofit has spent the last three years promoting what his organization calls “trustworthy” artificial intelligence.
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Billionaire quant Igor Tulchinsky on AI’s promise and risk

Tulchinsky runs WorldQuant, which manages billions within Izzy Englander’s behemoth fund manager Millennium.
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Money pours into AI startups that save countless hours of legal paperwork

Spellbook, an AI “copilot” for lawyers, just raised $11 million in a fundraising round led by Moxxie Ventures and includes Thomson Reuters.
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Generative AI is helping figure out who is riskier for insurers

Advances in artificial intelligence spurred startup Sixfold to raise $6.5 million in seed funding, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
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The man who put Microsoft in the AI lead

Kevin Scott, the software giant’s CTO, spearheaded the company’s $1 billion OpenAI investment in 2019 and is now shaking up how you use your computer.
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TikTok sues Montana over statewide ban

Montana's total ban of TikTok, if allowed to stand, wouldn't go into effect until 2024.
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Head in the clouds, with David Linthicum

David Linthicum, Deloitte’s Chief Cloud Strategy Officer, is helping the company’s clients figure out their AI strategies.

Airbnb’s Jay Carney on navigating AI and the post-pandemic world

The company's global head of policy talks about how artificial intelligence could help users find the perfect rental.

What Google and Twitter's big wins at the Supreme Court mean for the internet

Three takeaways from the Supreme Court's ruling on two key cases involving social media platforms and the responsibility they bear for the content posted to their platforms.

You can now use ChatGPT as an iPhone app

An Android version is in the works.

OpenAI told DC company it can't pitch using ChatGPT for politics

FiscalNote, which provides data to Washington lobbyists, had touted OpenAI’s technology to help clients “enhance political participation.”

OpenAI CEO says AI chatbots will 'entirely automate away some jobs'

Sam Altman, whose company created ChatGPT, testified before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.

EU greenlights Microsoft's $69 billion Activision acquisition

The merger is set to be one of the biggest tech deals in decades.

How not to regulate the web

Sprawling efforts are confused and likely to have profound unintended consequences.

AI gives startups an opening to disrupt Google search

Perplexity is among the newcomers leveraging artificial intelligence to create a new kind of search engine, putting Google in a vulnerable spot.

Three reasons why Linda Yaccarino makes sense as Elon Musk's pick for Twitter CEO

Linda Yaccarino is set to bring advertising sector experience to Twitter at a time when some advertisers have been skeptical of Elon Musk's leadership and the platform's future.

Google's AI search is over

The tech giant unveiled dozens of new products powered by artificial intelligence, shaking up its core business and the AI race.

Inside Tucker Carlson’s new media plan

Tucker Carlson shifted to Twitter to save his relevance, but he will need a business model soon.