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Tara Copp / Associated Press: US Air Force plans a fleet of 1,000+ AI-controlled jets, the first of them operating by 2028; some AI versions already beat human pilots in air-to-air combat  —  (AP Video by Eugene Garcia and Mike… Read More »US Air Force plans a fleet of 1,000+ AI-controlled jets, the first of them operating by 2028; some AI versions already beat human pilots in air-to-air combat (Tara Copp/Associated Press)

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, who can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only the people they follow, or disable quote posts  —  Threads users can now exert more control over who… Read More »Meta launches quote post controls for all Threads users, who can allow quotes from everyone on Threads, only the people they follow, or disable quote posts (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Julie Tsirkin / NBC News: Biden is expected to sign the REPORT Act next week; the bipartisan bill targets child sextortion online through new CSAM reporting requirements and more  —  Jordan DeMay, a 17-year-old who died by suicide in 2022,… Read More »Biden is expected to sign the REPORT Act next week; the bipartisan bill targets child sextortion online through new CSAM reporting requirements and more (Julie Tsirkin/NBC News)

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: A look at Runway’s second International AI Film Festival, which it says grew from 300 short-video submissions in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024 with 10 finalists chosen  —  Artificial intelligence has changed filmmaking a lot over… Read More »A look at Runway’s second International AI Film Festival, which it says grew from 300 short-video submissions in 2023 to 3,000 in 2024 with 10 finalists chosen (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: As chipmakers move into or expand in the region around Germany’s Dresden, skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers, and end customers are needed  —  Skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers and end customers… Read More »As chipmakers move into or expand in the region around Germany’s Dresden, skeptics say more government subsidies, skilled workers, and end customers are needed (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Will Knight / Wired: Q&A with Nick Bostrom on his book Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World, which considers a future in which AI solves all of humanity’s problems  —  Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent… Read More »Q&A with Nick Bostrom on his book Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World, which considers a future in which AI solves all of humanity’s problems (Will Knight/Wired)

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: A look at AI companies gathering data from real people to create “digital twins”, to use as fashion models, focus group members, or clinical trial participants  —  AI that can predict how specific humans… Read More »A look at AI companies gathering data from real people to create “digital twins”, to use as fashion models, focus group members, or clinical trial participants (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

Tim Stelloh / NBC News: Defense lawyers question the accuracy and reliability of Cybercheck, an AI tool used in thousands of US cases to identify suspects’ locations and other details  —  Cybercheck’s founder has said the software tops 90% accuracy. … Read More »Defense lawyers question the accuracy and reliability of Cybercheck, an AI tool used in thousands of US cases to identify suspects’ locations and other details (Tim Stelloh/NBC News)

Sara Fischer / Axios: A look at news publishers’ conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates  —  – The new suits add heft to… Read More »A look at news publishers’ conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Synergy Research: cloud revenue grew 21% YoY in Q1 2024 to $76B; Altimeter: AWS now has 31% market share followed by Azure with 25% and Google with 11%  —  Last year’s doldrums are in the rearview… Read More »Synergy Research: cloud revenue grew 21% YoY in Q1 2024 to $76B; Altimeter: AWS now has 31% market share followed by Azure with 25% and Google with 11% (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)