Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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How much is OpenAI prepared to spend to hold on to its talent?
How much is OpenAI prepared to spend to hold on to its talent?
OpenAI’s lavish $6.6 billion financing round, which now puts the value of the company at no less than $157 billion, temporarily allows it…
It’s worrying: there are still so many people out there who don’t get AI
It’s worrying: there are still so many people out there who don’t get AI
Seen from the perspective of how previous technical innovations were initially received by wider society, I have to say that I’m concerned…
An electrifying podcast
An electrifying podcast
A recent US podcast discusses my work on EVs, looking at the reasons more and more people are buying them, China’s role in driving…
Watch out for the evil twins when you’re out and about
Watch out for the evil twins when you’re out and about
Australian police arrested a cybercriminal at the country’s Perth airport in June allegedly responsible for an evil twin attack using fake…
LAION case could leave a lasting imprint
LAION case could leave a lasting imprint
LAION, the German not-for-profit company that collects online images to train its own AI algorithms and allows the public to use them for…
Another EV myth bites the dust
Another EV myth bites the dust
One of the most enduring myths the anti-EV brigade like to trot out to anyone thinking of going electric is: “wait until you have to change…
Mark Zuckerberg has a vision, and it’s not pretty
Mark Zuckerberg has a vision, and it’s not pretty
Mark Zuckerberg, attired in a t-shirt emblazoned with Aut Zuck, Aut Nihil (Zuck or nothing) was omnipresent at Meta Connect 2024, an event…
What the heck is going on at OpenAI?
What the heck is going on at OpenAI?
The announcement of a new wave of key management departures at OpenAI, among them Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, Chief Research…
How do you feel about talking to a robot?
How do you feel about talking to a robot?
Anybody who has recently made a reservation at a hair salon, restaurant, or many other services in the United States is likely to have…
AI could already solve so many of our problems, so how is “superintelligence” going to improve…
AI could already solve so many of our problems, so how is “superintelligence” going to improve…
The article published on Monday by Sam Altman, “The Intelligence Age”, which argues that superintelligence will be within our reach in “a…