Meta's AI Unit Sparks Employee Outcry
Meta's three-month-old AI team of 6,500 engineers faces growing dissent, with some calling the work 'soul-crushing' and likening the environment to a 'gulag'.
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OpenAI Report Links Chinese Accounts to Anti-Data Center Messaging
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OpenAI Aims to Make AGI Accessible to Everyone
OpenAI announced a plan to ensure artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity by 2028, with a focus on equitable access and safety.
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Meta Removes Face Recognition Code From Meta AI App
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Meta Discloses AI Chatbot Breach Affecting Over 20,000 Instagram Accounts
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Microsoft Trained MAI Models on Unlicensed Web Data
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