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Enrique Dans
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Has OpenAI really thought through its plans to produce its own chips?
Has OpenAI really thought through its plans to produce its own chips?
A Reuters exclusive reports that OpenAI is working on its first self-designed chip so as to reduce its heavy dependence on Nvidia.
Enrique Dans
Feb 11
When it comes to using an LLM, knowing how its thought processes work is a big advantage
When it comes to using an LLM, knowing how its thought processes wo...
Since DeepSeek disrupted the AI scene a few weeks ago, I’ve been experimenting with it by repeating many of the prompts I’ve used with…
Enrique Dans
Feb 11
Has Apple shed some new light on the humble desk lamp?
Has Apple shed some new light on the humble desk lamp?
MacRumors commented on an article, accompanied by a paper, posted on Apple’s machine learning blog, prompting the usual suspects to pile…
Enrique Dans
Feb 9
Why has Spain largely failed to adopt digital audio broadcasting?
Why has Spain largely failed to adopt digital audio broadcasting?
One of my readers has asked me to compare the progress of digital audio broadcasting in Spain (DAB/DAB+) to the rest of the European Union.
Enrique Dans
Feb 9
We cannot stand by and do nothing as social media platforms are used for political dirty tricks
We cannot stand by and do nothing as social media platforms are use...
The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X based on a complaint by the French centrist coalition…
Enrique Dans
Feb 8
Medium Academics Hour: why I write the way I write
Medium Academics Hour: why I write the way I write
On January 29th, I took part in the Medium Academics Hour, a video of which was posted yesterday with the full transcript and some selected…
Enrique Dans
Feb 7
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It’s not easy seeing the AI bigger picture, but we’re getting there
It’s not easy seeing the AI bigger picture, but we’re getting there
As well as being an interesting exercise in itself, helping society understand what is going on in sectors like AI and the implications for…
Enrique Dans
Feb 5
With every move he makes, it’s clearer than ever: Trump is going to crash the global economy
With every move he makes, it’s clearer than ever: Trump is going to crash the global economy
Believing that the rest of the planet is blind to his clumsy machinations, US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order to…
Enrique Dans
Feb 5
Why Chinese e-commerce companies could be the first victims of Trump’s tariff hikes
Why Chinese e-commerce companies could be the first victims of Trump’s tariff hikes
Along with the 25% tariff Donald Trump has threatened on his supposed allies Canada and Mexico to retire them a few hour later, as well as…
Enrique Dans
Feb 4
Somebody needs to tell Dario Amodei that competition and collaboration make the world a better…
Somebody needs to tell Dario Amodei that competition and collaboration make the world a better…
There was a time when Dario Amodei commanded a certain intellectual respect… until a few days ago, when I read his pathetically simplistic…
Enrique Dans
Feb 3
How safe is Deepseek? As safe as you make it
How safe is Deepseek? As safe as you make it
As happened with ChatGPT after it was launched in November 2022, people are using Deepseek in all sorts of ways: for some it’s now become…
Enrique Dans
Feb 2
Amazon’s all-seeing eye: surveillance capitalism must be brought to heel
Amazon’s all-seeing eye: surveillance capitalism must be brought to heel
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, the spotlight is once again on Amazon’s dishonest business practices. A group of US…
Enrique Dans
Jan 31
Fighting the good fight: I will continue doing my bit to keep the internet human
Fighting the good fight: I will continue doing my bit to keep the internet human
A good article in The Atlantic, “Is This How Reddit Ends?” reflects my concerns about an increasingly alien internet; plagued by spam…
Enrique Dans
Jan 30
How Deepseek provides a perfect example of the Jevons Paradox
How Deepseek provides a perfect example of the Jevons Paradox
On Monday, I wrote about Deepseek and the particular threat it poses to OpenAI’s much more expensive ChatGPT4 — although many of us had…
Enrique Dans
Jan 29
China’s chance to become a global AI player will depend on its data privacy laws
China’s chance to become a global AI player will depend on its data privacy laws
Max Schrems, an Austrian lawyer and activist who has won important privacy court cases on behalf of Europeans against US companies such as…
Enrique Dans
Jan 28
From soft power to bullying: Musk and Trump are an increasingly unwelcome presence in Europe.
From soft power to bullying: Musk and Trump are an increasingly unwelcome presence in Europe.
Managing social networks and freedom of expression in a democracy becomes more complex when a long-standing ally suddenly turns into…
Enrique Dans
Jan 28
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