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Enrique Dans
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We’re getting there, but we still need a lot more EV charging infrastructure
We’re getting there, but we still need a lot more EV charging infra...
US drivers have been among the most resistant in the developed world to appreciate the advantages of EVs, but the latest data shows that a…
Enrique Dans
May 29
It’s about time somebody ranked generative assistants
It’s about time somebody ranked generative assistants
A very good article in The Wall Street Journal, “The Great AI Challenge: We Test Five Top Bots on Useful, Everyday Skills”, ranks today’s…
Enrique Dans
May 28
Let’s cement the foundations for decarbonization
Let’s cement the foundations for decarbonization
Concrete is the most widely used material on our planet after water, but the process of making its main component, cement, which requires…
Enrique Dans
May 26
Can the FTC create a level playing for AI?
Can the FTC create a level playing for AI?
A fantastic interview in The Wall Street Journal with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Lina Khan on the role of her agency and the…
Enrique Dans
May 26
How long can Google keep kicking the AI can down the road?
How long can Google keep kicking the AI can down the road?
When OpenAI was set up in 2015, Google had already been thinking for some years about developing machine learning in an environment with…
Enrique Dans
May 24
What rights does Scarlett Johansson have over a voice that sounds like hers?
What rights does Scarlett Johansson have over a voice that sounds l...
Scarlett Johansson’s threat to take legal action against OpenAI over its use of a voice extremely similar to hers for the company’s…
Enrique Dans
May 24
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The AI big question: make or buy
The AI big question: make or buy
Here’s an interesting decision more and more businesses face: whether to acquire AI technology ready-made, or create it in house.
Enrique Dans
May 23
Meta makes money from inciting violence: how does it get away with it?
Meta makes money from inciting violence: how does it get away with it?
I said it at the time: India’s colossal elections would be a laboratory where we could measure the behavior of the actors involved, and…
Enrique Dans
May 22
Something is rotten in the state of our links
Something is rotten in the state of our links
A Pew Research Center study shows that the problem of link rot — when online content disappears due to hyperlinks failing to connect to a…
Enrique Dans
May 20
Google and the drunken robot dilemma
Google and the drunken robot dilemma
Google is heading into troubled waters: at its latest presentation, Google I/O, it announced the incorporation of results from its…
Enrique Dans
May 20
This music is not for robots
This music is not for robots
Sony is sending letters to several hundred tech companies warning them about the unauthorized use of music from its catalog for algorithm…
Enrique Dans
May 19
The enshittification of the automobile
The enshittification of the automobile
A good article by Joaquín Peña on his website, “Your new car is 100% yours”, describes a common trend as digitalization takes over: the…
Enrique Dans
May 18
Why Big Tech may NOT end up dominating Generative AI
Why Big Tech may NOT end up dominating Generative AI
Despite the huge firepower of the world’s fourth largest company by market capitalization (after Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia), Google’s…
Enrique Dans
May 17
It’s five minutes to midnight
It’s five minutes to midnight
Pictured is the history of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations measured at the Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, since 1958. This is…
Enrique Dans
May 15
‘her’ is already here
‘her’ is already here
Monday’s OpenAI demo, simply titled Spring Update, was quietly impressive: just half an hour, on a low-key set discreetly furnished like a…
Enrique Dans
May 15
What exactly is involved in creating a voice-activated AI assistant ?
What exactly is involved in creating a voice-activated AI assistant ?
OpenAI must be doing something right when a guy like me, who teaches innovation, can’t be bothered anymore to attend Apple’s latest…
Enrique Dans
May 14
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