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15.05.26 - 14:42
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Anthropic′s plea for US to grow its AI edge over China is ′irresponsible′: analysts (SCMP)
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Anthropic has urged the US to widen its edge over China in artificial intelligence capability to “avoid authoritarian AI leadership”, a warning which is being criticised by some industry experts as “irresponsible” and self-serving.
In a blog post published on Thursday as the first day of the high-stakes summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump wrapped up in Beijing, the American AI firm urged the US and its allies to tighten export controls and curb the so-called......
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15.05.26 - 14:06
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China′s tech companies are looking to rewrite the e-commerce playbook with AI agents (SCMP)
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For years, online shopping in China has followed a rigid, tedious ritual: typing precise keywords, squinting at endless rows of listings, and falling into a rabbit hole of product comparisons.
But for a man surnamed Liu, a 30-something finance professional based in Hong Kong, that experience has recently evolved into something more akin to a casual conversation. Chatting with Alibaba Group Holding's Qwen artificial intelligence assistant, Liu found that he was being offered a few curated choices......
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15.05.26 - 14:06
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′I didn′t want to be the guinea pig′: inside tech′s AI-fueled manager purge (The Guardian)
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Tech workers say AI-driven restructurings are eroding mentorship, support and paths to promotion across Silicon ValleyAs tech companies pour billions into artificial intelligence bets and slash their workforces, middle managers are squarely in the crosshairs.A trend is emerging: when tech CEOs announce that AI is making it possible to do more with fewer workers, they promise to flatten their structures by cutting away what they call unnecessary management layers and bureaucracy. Just last week, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase laid off 14% of its workforce while gesturing to the thrill of AI-fueled, minimal-management efficiency. In doing so, it joined companies including Amazon, Block and Meta that in the last year have laid off tens of thousands of employees with a specific focus on removing management layers. Continue reading......
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