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News reporting focused on AI and machine learning, covering the companies behind these technologies, their real-world applications, and the ethical concerns they raise. This includes areas like generative AI (large language models, text-to-image and video), speech tech, and predictive analytics.
Former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers have started Recursive Superintelligence with over $650 million in funding and a $4 billion valuation. The six-month-old firm aims to create AI that improves itself. Backed by investors like GV, Greycroft, Nvidia and AMD, it joins efforts to automate AI development amid recent advances in code-writing AI systems.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the company will wind down Copilot on mobile and halt development on consoles. The decision comes after a team reorganization that brought in executives from Microsoft's CoreAI group. Sharma took over in February and has made several changes, including dropping the Microsoft Gaming brand and reducing Xbox Game Pass prices.
Elon Musk's legal team challenged OpenAI President Greg Brockman in federal court over his $30 billion stake in the company. The questioning came during the second week of Musk's trial against OpenAI, accusing leaders of prioritizing profits over safe AI development. Brockman defended his role amid evidence he invested no money yet holds massive value.
The Trump administration is exploring government oversight for new AI models prior to public availability. Officials discussed an executive order to form a working group with tech leaders from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. This marks a change from the president's earlier hands-off policy on AI development.
Former DeepMind researcher David Silver's startup Ineffable Intelligence secured $1.1 billion in funding at a $5.1 billion valuation. The company focuses on building a superlearner that uses reinforcement learning to gain knowledge through trial and error, avoiding human-generated data. Silver, known for AlphaZero, aims for a major breakthrough in AI development.