regulation
- Technology
Super Apps Are Terrible for People—and Great for Companies
Recently, Elon Musk told X employees that he wants the platform to become a WeChat-style super app, a one-stop shop…
Read More » - Technology
Senators Want ChatGPT-Level AI to Require a Government License
The US government should create a new body to regulate artificial intelligence—and restrict work on language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4…
Read More » - Technology
The Investigation of SpaceX’s Starship Explosion Is Complete—and Elon Musk Has More Work to Do
As the dust settled following SpaceX’s brief, explosive test launch of Starship in April, both the company and the Federal…
Read More » - Technology
AI Can Be an Extraordinary Force for Good—if It’s Contained
In a quaint Regency-era office overlooking London’s Russell Square, I cofounded a company called DeepMind with two friends, Demis Hassabis…
Read More » - Technology
The End of Airbnb in New York
The rules “are a blow to its tourism economy and the thousands of New Yorkers and small businesses in the…
Read More » - Technology
Meet Aleph Alpha, Europe’s Answer to OpenAI
The interest Aleph Alpha has received so far—the company claims 10,000 customers across both business and government—shows it is able…
Read More » - Technology
Nervous About ChatGPT? Try ChatGPT With a Hammer
Last March, just two weeks after GPT-4 was released, researchers at Microsoft quietly announced a plan to compile millions of…
Read More » - Technology
The World Isn’t Ready for the Next Decade of AI
Gideon Lichfield: If I were a cynic, which of course I’m not at all … Mustafa Suleyman: [Chuckle] Not at…
Read More » - Technology
Robotaxis Can Now Work the Streets of San Francisco 24/7
California today cleared all-day paid robotaxi service in San Francisco—with unlimited fleets of self-driving cars. Soon, anyone in the city…
Read More » - Technology
Generative AI Is Making Companies Even More Thirsty for Your Data
Zoom, the company that normalized attending business meetings in your pajama pants, was forced to unmute itself this week to…
Read More »