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- 1AI executive calls tech industry's data use 'largest theft of labor in history'●AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
A tech executive reportedly described the AI industry's use of human-created work as potentially "the largest theft of labor in human history," according to documents uncovered in a lawsuit and reported by Mother Jones. The comments suggest some industry leaders privately acknowledge that AI systems are built on creative and intellectual labor taken without compensation, fueling ongoing legal and ethical debates.
- 2Anthropic IPO Doubts, Meta's Muse and Falling Token Prices●Anthropic IPO at Risk, Meta’s Muse Pop, Token Prices Fall, Open Source Gains Share, Alignment Fails
A new episode of the All-In Podcast covers mounting speculation that Anthropic's planned IPO could be at risk, alongside discussion of Meta's Muse gaining popularity, falling token prices, open source models gaining market share, and renewed concerns about AI alignment failures. The panel weighs what these shifts mean for the competitive balance among leading AI companies.
- 3Thales, Bull and CEA develop software for French military quantum computers●# Thales # Bull # CEA # logiciel # ordinateurs # quantiques # armée # française # Thales # Bull # CEA # software # compu
Thales, Bull and the CEA are working together on software for quantum computers intended for the French armed forces, according to a report by Clubic. The partnership ties France's major industrial and research players to a defence application of quantum computing, a field where states are racing to build both hardware and the specialised software needed to run it.
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Apple and Qualcomm have renewed their chip licensing agreement, extending a business relationship that has swung between partnership and litigation over the years. Qualcomm supplies modem chips for iPhones under licensing terms, and the renewal keeps that arrangement in place. The deal matters for the semiconductor and smartphone industries since both companies depend on the continued supply relationship.
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Attention is focused on NVIDIA's GTC conference, the company's flagship event for announcing new AI chips, software and partnerships. Attendees and industry watchers typically follow the keynotes closely for updates on GPU roadmaps and AI infrastructure plans that shape the semiconductor market.