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07.06.26 - 16:12
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Why an AI ′Death Spiral′ Threatens the Internet (Bloomberg)
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For decades, publishers depended on search engines to send readers to their websites, where advertising helped fund the creation of online content. But the rise of AI-powered search is changing that model. Researchers like Rand Fishkin say “zero-click” searches are increasingly keeping users inside platforms rather than sending them to publishers, while Rutgers professor Caitlin Petre warns that falling traffic could threaten the long-term economics of journalism and content creation. Yet some large publishers are adapting. People Inc. CEO Neil Vogel says his company has offset declining search traffic through brand diversification, social media distribution, licensing agreements, and paid partnerships with AI companies. The broader question is whether the internet can continue producing the content AI depends on if fewer creators are paid for their work. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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07.06.26 - 14:24
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China powers green computing hub, smart factories amid AI push (SCMP)
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China is stepping up its push for smarter and more efficient industrial infrastructure, as the country launches the world's first prefabricated energy hub for computing facilities and establishes a nationwide four-tier smart factory system.
Unveiled on Saturday in Qingdao, eastern Shandong province, the prefabricated base acts as the “heart” of the computing centres by providing green power to run the massive facilities, according to a report by state broadcaster China Central Television on the......
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07.06.26 - 13:48
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′A driver of political violence′: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism (The Guardian)
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Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militantsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email When a 20-year-old man from Texas was arrested earlier this year for allegedly trying to burn down OpenAI's headquarters and Sam Altman's house, authorities found an anti-AI manifesto alongside his lighter and a jug of kerosene. It was one of a spate of attacks that has caused alarm among researchers, the tech industry and law enforcement about the rise of anti-tech extremism.In April, an Italian “nature pilled” Instagram influencer was arrested in Rome and charged with plotting a series of anti-tech attacks that took inspiration from Ted “The Unabomber” Kaczynski. Two self-described “ecofascists” that carried out a deadly anti-Muslim attack on a mosque in San Diego last month also cited “AI slop” and JD Vance's ties to Palantir as motivations for their violence in their manifesto. An Indianapolis city councilor woke up earlie...
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07.06.26 - 13:36
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Billions spent and hypothetical returns: the AI boom explained with six charts (The Guardian)
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Expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating. But alarm bells are sounding The race is very much on. Elon Musk's SpaceX, which makes AI models as well as space rockets, announced last week it is seeking a $1.77tn (£1.31tn) valuation on the US stock market while Anthropic, the startup behind the Claude chatbot, said it had filed for an initial public offering. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is expected to follow.This latest peak in the AI market comes amid a multitrillion-dollar spending spree on related infrastructure such as datacentres. Meanwhile, companies are attempting to deploy the technology in a way that makes investing in it worthwhile. Here's a look at what stage the AI boom is at and six key charts that tell us how we got here. Continue reading......
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