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Data, the raw material of the token economy and a major stake for artificial intelligence

No generative AI without "tokens", these units - word fragments, characters or punctuation - used by large language models to process text and generate responses. A new economy has been born.

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Data, the raw material of the token economy and a major stake for artificial intelligence

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As AI safety fears mount, can a US-China hotline prevent a global crisis?

The United States and China’s agreement to establish an official AI dialogue, including a proposed threat-notification system, marks a pragmatic step towards crisis prevention in their tech war, even as deep-seated divisions over chip access, model distillation and market dominance threaten to limit its impact, analysts said.

As AI safety fears mount, can a US-China hotline prevent a global crisis?

The United States and China’s agreement to establish an official AI dialogue, including a proposed threat-notification system, marks a pragmatic step towards crisis prevention in their tech war, even as deep-seated divisions over chip access, model distillation and market dominance threaten to limit its impact, analysts said.

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