TikTok

TikTok Plans To Shut Off Its App In the US on January 19

TikTok reportedly plans to shut down its app for U.S. users on Sunday, so long as Biden administration law forcing the company to sell itself is not stopped by the Supreme Court or Congress, Gizmodo reported. Technically speaking, TikTok could…

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JenThorpe
Podcast

Biden’s “AI Diffusion Rule” Targets Export Limits on AI GPUs #1791

The Biden administration’s “AI diffusion rule” restricts the export of GPUs crucial for AI, primarily to curb China’s AI advancements. The rule establishes three licensing tiers, with China and other adversarial nations effectively barred from accessing top-tier GPUs. Critics, including…

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Kirk
Podcast
chips

US Imposes Export Controls On Chips For AI To Counter China

The US is imposing expansive export controls on chips used for artificial intelligence in an effort to make it harder for China and other adversaries to get access to advanced technology with military applications, Financial Times reported.  Joe Biden’s administration…

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JenThorpe
Facebook, Meta

Zuckerberg Makes Amends With Trump

Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow for more “free expression” was widely viewed as the company’s latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump, CNBC News reported. More than any of its Silicon…

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JenThorpe
Information

AI’s Data Dilemma: Exhausting Human Knowledge #1790

Elon Musk claims AI companies have exhausted available human knowledge for training models, pushing reliance on synthetic data. While firms like Meta, Google, and OpenAI already use AI-generated data for fine-tuning, challenges such as hallucinations and diminishing returns arise. Experts…

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Todd Cochrane