Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing
The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch, its most advanced AI project yet.
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The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch, its most advanced AI project yet.
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AIAdding insult to injury
The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.
AIAI model scores well, runs fast, and doesn't cost too much (yet)
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AIIf you're developing an LLM in the United States and need loads of data, the government has made a legal filing that claims copyright violations by AI companies are fine, as long as it means moving faster than perceived adversaries.The US government has put its finger on the scales in deciding the results of the AI raceI don't like to start my pieces off with a quote, but I feel like this colors everything:"Rules of law that make it significantly more difficult to develop a robust AI industry in
AITrump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
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AIWhile computer use isn’t new for Claude on the desktop, running it in the background is a nice upgrade. more…
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AI"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," the brief reads.
AIThe internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews, and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike scrambling to figure out what’s real.  A handful of startups have cropped up in the past couple of […]