John Hinton, who is known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, is a citizen of Canada and Britain who works at the University of Toronto. Geoffrey Hopfield is an American working at Princeton.
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Opinion: Artificial intelligence has no place in the classroom
Tools like ChatGPT discourage critical thinking, short circuit the learning process and disconnect students from each other.
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OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots, convert to fully for-profit company
While OpenAI already has a for-profit division, where most of its staff works, it is controlled by a nonprofit board of directors whose mission is to help humanity.
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The AI boom may breathe new life into Three Mile Island plant
The owner of the shuttered nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers.
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Apple’s iPhone 16 leaps into AI in attempt to turn a tech trend into a cultural phenomenon
The new iPhones – ranging in price from $800 to $1,200 – hit stores on Sept. 20.
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Nvidia eyes return to record as AI spending bonanza continues
Concerns about the returns from AI investments recently contributed to a tech selloff, although that dip was readily bought amid signs that economic growth remains resilient and rising confidence that the spending on AI itself will stay strong.
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Another View: Generative AI could hurt progress fighting climate change
Given the environmental impacts, there has been increasing opposition to plans to expand energy-hungry data centers.
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A booming industry of AI age scanners, aimed at children’s faces
More than 2 decades after the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act first mandated internet companies treat children differently from adults, most apps and websites still assume that all of their users, when asked their age, will tell the truth.
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Senator joins growing calls for OpenAI to prove it’s not silencing staff
Bipartisan pressure is growing on OpenAI to prove it is developing its artificial intelligence tools safely.
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Video game performers will go on strike over AI concerns
Negotiators say gains have been made over wages and job safety in the video game contract, but that the two sides remain split over the regulation of generative AI.