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Sam Altman signals robotics push as Open AI enters new rivalry with Elon Musk
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (412+ words) Open AI CEO Sam Altman appears to be charting a new competitive frontier with Elon Musk as the company moves deeper into robotics, signaling an expansion beyond artificial intelligence software into machines designed for real-world tasks. In a post on…...
Soft Bank secures $40 billion loan to deepen Open AI investment push
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (327+ words) Soft Bank Group has secured a $40 billion bridge loan to support its investments in Open AI and for broader corporate purposes, according to a report by Reuters, marking a significant escalation in its artificial intelligence strategy. The unsecured loan, which…...
The Pentagon's AI Triangle: How Anthropic, Open AI and the U. S. military landed in a tech power struggle
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (157+ words) Storyboard18 Anthropic to challenge US "supply chain risk' label from Department of War "Govt. should be more powerful than companies': Open AI's Sam Altman takes jab at Anthropic amid Pentagon row Yet the space created by Anthropic's exclusion was filled almost…...
55% engineers cite time crunch, 49% flag costs as AI upskilling barriers: Study
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (292+ words) India's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is facing a widening gap between perceived readiness and actual expertise, with only a small fraction of engineers deeply engaged in building AI systems despite overwhelming confidence in their abilities, according to a joint study…...
Today in AI | Softbank completes Open AI investment | Elon Musk's x AI buys third building
5+ mon, 21+ hour ago (366+ words) Elon Musk's x AI buys third building to scale AI compute capacity Elon Musk said on Tuesday, December 31, that his artificial intelligence startup x AI has acquired a third building to expand its infrastructure, as the company looks to scale…...