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Where Should an AI Agent's Autonomy End?

Notes from building an AI copilot for freight dispatch TL;DR: Every few weeks, another "AI agent" launches that can act on someone's behalf — booking things, sending things, updating things.

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If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them

This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian . OpenAI, and then Anthropic , were each formed by AI developers who feared unrestrained corporate AI development—specifically, that companies like Google and Meta would steer the technology towards deleterious, maybe even catastrophically unsafe…

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AI is revealing the hidden flaws in the labor market

Some of the first credible evidence of artificial intelligence ’s impact on the labor market has just been published and, at first glance, it appears to tell a concerning story for women. Researchers at Stanford University’s Digital Economy Lab, analyzing payroll data from millions of American workers, found that employment growth has…

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AI Can Cause Massive Energy Crisis: UN

Artificial intelligence could consume enough water to meet the basic annual needs of 1.3 billion people and use more electricity … Read More The post AI Can Cause Massive Energy Crisis: UN appeared…

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AI scrambles the political map

The search for a winning message on AI is pushing candidates and lawmakers into unexpected political territory. Why it matters: With the midterms approaching, AI is creating alliances across party…

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Berlin AI InsurTech startup omni:us acquired by Dortmund’s adesso embed AI into core insurance systems

adesso, a Dortmund-based provider of insurance-specific software and technology solutions, has acquired omni:us, a Berlin-based startup specialising in AI-powered claims processing.

  • Dortmund-based adesso acquires Berlin AI startup omni:us
  • omni:us brings AI capabilities to core insurance systems
  • adesso plans to embed omni:us technology in its platform, in|sure Ecosphere
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