WASHINGTON – Andy Konwinski, co-founder of Databricks and AI-focused venture firm Laude, has expressed concern that the United States is losing its dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) research to China, describing the shift as an “existential” threat to democracy. Speaking at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit this week, Konwinski noted that PhD students at Berkeley […]
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OpenAI targets fully autonomous AI researcher by 2028
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced during a livestream on Tuesday that the company’s AI systems are evolving rapidly, with the goal of developing an “intern-level research assistant” by 2026 and a fully autonomous “AI researcher” by 2028. This comes as OpenAI transitions into a public benefit corporation, moving away from its non-profit roots to accelerate […]
Meta invests $14 billion in scale AI, hires co-founder to boost AI ambitions
Meta is making its biggest move yet in artificial intelligence by investing $14 billion in Scale AI, a leading startup in data labeling and AI training. The deal gives Meta a 49% stake in the company. This follows the lukewarm response to Meta’s recent Llama AI models. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also hired Scale […]
OpenAI secures $40 billion funding to boost AI research and infrastructure
OpenAI announced on Monday that it plans to raise $40 billion in a new funding round, led by SoftBank Group. The round will value the company at $300 billion and help advance AI research and expand computational infrastructure. SoftBank will contribute 75% of the funds, with Microsoft, Coatue Management, Altimeter Capital, and Thrive Capital covering […]