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Google scrubs mentions of ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ from responsible AI team webpage

Google has quietly updated the webpage for its Responsible AI and Human Centered Technology (RAI-HCT) team, the team charged with conducting research into AI safety,

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Microsoft reportedly ramps up AI efforts to compete with OpenAI

Microsoft is accelerating its push to compete with OpenAI, its longtime collaborator, by developing its own powerful AI models and exploring alternatives to power products

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Google co-founder Larry Page reportedly has a new AI startup

Google co-founder Larry Page is building a new company called Dynatomics that’s focused on applying AI to product manufacturing, according to The Information. Page is

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Canoo’s CEO is buying the bankrupt EV startup’s assets

The CEO of Canoo is buying nearly all of the defunct EV startup’s assets out of bankruptcy, according to a court filing. A new entity

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Judge rejects Musk’s attempt to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition

A federal judge in Northern California denied Elon Musk’s motion for an injunction that would have halted OpenAI’s planned transition into a for-profit company, Bloomberg

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People are using Super Mario to benchmark AI now

Thought Pokémon was a tough benchmark for AI? One group of researchers argues that Super Mario Bros. is even tougher. Hao AI Lab, a research

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Apple might not release a truly ‘modernized’ Siri until 2027

Apple is struggling to rebuild Siri for the age of generative AI, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who says the company might not release “a

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OpenAI launches GPT-4.5, its largest model to date

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re diving into OpenAI’s newest, biggest model GPT-4.5, Microsoft pulling the plug on Skype, how Anthropic used

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SymbyAI raises $2.1M seed to make science research easier

SymbyAI, a SaaS platform that uses AI to streamline scientific research, announced a $2.1 million seed round with participation from Drive Capital and CharacterVC, among

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The hottest AI models, what they do, and how to use them

AI models are being cranked out at a dizzying pace, by everyone from Big Tech companies like Google to startups like OpenAI and Anthropic. Keeping