Elon Musk targets Microsoft in amended OpenAI lawsuit – The Verge

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Elon Musk has updated his fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering lawsuit against OpenAI to make antitrust claims against Microsoft, accusing the two companies of attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.” The amended complaint filed on Thursday names Microsoft as a new defendant, as well as LinkedIn […]
Elon Musk targets Microsoft in amended OpenAI lawsuit – The Verge

Purdue University embraces the future with artificial intelligence degree program – WTHR

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INDIANAPOLIS — Artificial intelligence is being used to deliver packages, detect diseases, and help produce energy for a city’s power grid. It can do many things.
Purdue University Indianapolis is hoping to be a part of the next generation changing the tech landscape with its artificial intelligence degree program.
When Sarah Papabathini joined the program a couple years ago, she knew she was […]
Purdue University embraces the future with artificial intelligence degree program – WTHR

Elon Musk recently met with Iran's ambassador to U.N. – CBS News

Elon Musk recently met with Iran’s ambassador to the U.N., Amir Saeid Iravani, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
The meeting took place at the ambassador’s residence in New York. There’s no indication that President-elect Donald Trump’s national security transition team was aware of the meeting. Nor is it clear that his newly assembled team of advisers, including Iran hawks Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz, Trump’s picks for secretary of state and national security adviser, […]
Elon Musk recently met with Iran's ambassador to U.N. – CBS News

Spy agency memo sets rules for artificial intelligence, Americans' private data

WASHINGTON – A previously confidential directive by Biden administration lawyers lays out how military and spy agencies must handle personal information about Americans when using artificial intelligence, showing how the officials grappled with trade-offs between civil liberties and national security.
The results of that internal debate also underscore the constraints and challenges the government faces in issuing rules that keep pace with rapid advances in technology, particularly in […]
Spy agency memo sets rules for artificial intelligence, Americans' private data

Elon Musk's DOGE Seeks “High-IQ Revolutionaries” Willing to Work 80 Hours a Week for Free

Elon Musk revealed new details Thursday about the workplace culture he plans to build at “DOGE,” the jokey new advisory group that President-elect Donald Trump has charged with leading a federal government overhaul. “We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting,” the account for the group posted on X. “This will be tedious work … & compensation is zero,” Musk himself added. It’s not clear if he […]
Elon Musk's DOGE Seeks “High-IQ Revolutionaries” Willing to Work 80 Hours a Week for Free

EU introduces draft regulatory guidance for AI models – AI News

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EU introduces draft regulatory guidance for AI models – AI News

'The intellectual dark web just won the election!': meet the coalition of Joe Rogan, RFK Jr …

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Every US election throws up a cast of figures adjacent to the campaign who endorse one candidate or another. Kamala […]
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Audio Transcript | The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance with Dr. Robert Ball | FDA

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Dr. Weber: Welcome to the CDER Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) Chronicles Podcast.
Today’s topic: The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance
My name is Dr. Ellicia Weber and today we are joined by Dr. Robert Ball, Deputy Director of the Office of Surveillance and […]
Audio Transcript | The Need for Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance with Dr. Robert Ball | FDA

Peter Thiel Says Elon Musk's Turn to Trump Made Other CEOs Feel Safe – Business Insider

Billionaire Peter Thiel credited Elon Musk, in part, with helping other tech leaders feel comfortable publicly supporting President-elect Donald Trump.
The former PayPal CEO sat for a post-election debrief with journalist Bari Weiss on an episode of her “Honestly” podcast published Thursday.
Thiel, who financially backed Trump in 2016 but said he was stepping away from political donations this year, said Musk’s embrace of Trump was key in facilitating Silicon Valley’s shift to the right in the […]
Peter Thiel Says Elon Musk's Turn to Trump Made Other CEOs Feel Safe – Business Insider

Do Fantasy Sports Tell Us Something About Artificial Intelligence? – Mind Matters

More than 60 million Americans play fantasy sports, including more than 30 million playing fantasy football. With what outcome?
One of my sons manages multiple fantasy team in several sports, including football, baseball, and hockey. After several years of resistance, I joined an ESPN fantasy football league that my son set up for family and friends a few years ago.
The rules are straightforward. There are nine positions on a fantasy football team: one quarterback, two running backs, two wide […]
Do Fantasy Sports Tell Us Something About Artificial Intelligence? – Mind Matters