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Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Policygenius: – Blinkist: to get 25% off premium – Notion: – Onnit: to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Balaji’s Twitter: Balaji’s Website: Books: 1. The Network State: 2. Reputation and Power: 3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: 4. Seeing Like a State: Articles: 1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: 2. Great Protocol Politics: 3. Regulation, Disruption, and…

This is the accompanying video for the paper “Open-Ended Learning Leads to Generally Capable Agents” (DeepMind 2021). All results shown are with the same agent and on hand-authored probe tasks that were held out of training. Further reading blog: Paper: Timestamps of Results: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Tag Fiesta 01:23 King of the Hill 02:18 Hide and Seek 04:22 Capture the Flag 06:57 Catch ’em All 07:53 Choose Wisely 08:47 Nowhere to Hide 09:33 Stop Roll 10:43 Near not Near 11:53 See not See 12:42 Build Ramp 14:26 Outro source

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Determining how best to incorporate AI in your reporting can be daunting. For journalists and small newsrooms navigating tight deadlines and limited resources, harnessing AI tools to carry out time consuming tasks can be pivotal. For students developing a foundational skill set for future reporting careers, the technology can’t be ignored. Think of AI tools similarly to how you do common applications like Microsoft Excel or Adobe Photoshop: AI can help free up time, which you can in turn dedicate to more in-depth reporting, and more creative writing, visuals and marketing, among other perks. However, a 2024 survey by the…

C3.ai (NYSE: AI) stock has been in a tailspin this year as fears related to a recession have been on the rise. A slowdown in spending could result in companies slashing budgets for investments, including artificial intelligence (AI) projects. And for a business such as C3.ai, which provides AI solutions, the worry is that may slow down its growth.Year to date, the stock is now down more than 40% as of Monday’s close. Investors have been aggressively dumping shares of the company. But with much more growth still out there, could now be a good time to buy C3.ai stock,…

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of April 14 – April 20.Huawei unveils new AI chip just one day after US bans Nvidia’s H20 exportsJust one day after the US banned exports of Nvidia’s H20 AI chip to China, Huawei launched its Ascend 920 on April 10. Slated for mass production in late 2025, the chip delivers over 900 TFLOPS, 4,000 GB/s bandwidth, and supports HBM3—offering a domestic alternative as China accelerates efforts to localize its AI compute infrastructure.Tariff maze deepens: US duties on Chinese goods up to 245% amid policy whiplashThe Trump administration has issued…

Yuewen Group is a global leader in online literature and IP operations. Through its overseas platform WebNovel, it has attracted about 260 million users in over 200 countries and regions, promoting Chinese web literature globally. The company also adapts quality web novels into films, animations for international markets, expanding the global influence of Chinese culture. Today, we are excited to announce the availability of Prompt Optimization on Amazon Bedrock. With this capability, you can now optimize your prompts for several use cases with a single API call or a click of a button on the Amazon Bedrock console. In this…

Emerging technology, when first being presented to the public-at-large, is bound to get people fearful and protective of the status quo. Such is the current case with AI and its practical application in multiple industries, particularly in the space of visual media arts, but rather than turn away, renowned filmmaker and technological innovator James Cameron is choosing to lean in. Last year, he joined the board of the generative AI company Stability AI and during a recent interview on the “Boz to the Future” podcast, he explained how the tech’s ability to shorten VFX workflow could truly be a game-changer…

If you are interested in building your very own local deep research AI assistant, you might be interested in Google’s Gemma 3 AI models. They represent a significant advancement in artificial intelligence, offering a compact yet robust solution tailored for local deployment. Derived from the larger Gemini series, these models combine high performance with a strong emphasis on privacy and accessibility. Featuring multimodal capabilities, support for 140 languages, and the ability to generate structured outputs, Gemma 3 is engineered to meet diverse AI research assistant and productivity demands. These models are open source and optimized for local use, allowing you…

In today’s industry news roundup: French AI specialist to identify new use cases and develop tailor-made models with shipping and logistics firm; Juniper Research expects telco AI investments to hit $22bn per year by 2029; African telco giant MTN is developing a streaming platform with Synamedia; and much more! Mistral AI, the Paris-based generative AI developer, has agreed a €100m multi-year contract with French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM to identify new AI use cases within the business and develop tailor-made models and agents. Sifted reports that as part of the five-year deal, Mistral AI will embed a dedicated…