International, Technology

From Chatbots to Smart Toys: AI’s Rapid Growth in China

Shameer11:49 amMarch 22, 2025 Eight-year-old Timmy sat hunched over his chessboard, deep in concentration, as he faced off against his robotic opponent powered by artificial intelligence. But this wasn’t a high-tech lab or an AI exhibition — this robot had become part of his everyday life, residing on the coffee table of his Beijing apartment.The first night the robot arrived, Timmy gave it a warm hug before heading to bed. He hasn’t named it yet, but he already sees it as more than just a machine. "It’s like a little teacher or a little friend," he said, as he proudl

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Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI

Shameer9:04 pmSeptember 20, 2024 Data centers powering AI models require vast energy, and major tech companies are turning to nuclear power to meet these demands. Microsoft has made a significant move by signing a deal with Constellation Energy to source energy for its data centers from the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear plant. This plant, which is adjacent to the infamous TMI-Unit 2 that suffered a meltdown in 1979, was decommissioned in 2019 due to declining demand for nuclear energy. However, Constellation plans to invest $1.6 billion to revive the facility, with a

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AI brings a new dimension to the complexities of transforming organizations.

entspos8:12 pmSeptember 1, 2024 Change is universally challenging, and this difficulty escalates in large organizations. Over the past 15 years, we’ve witnessed major companies struggle repeatedly as they attempted to adopt mobile technology, Big Data, cloud computing, and digital transformation. Today, AI is the force compelling companies and their employees to adapt, whether they want to or not.One significant hurdle is technical debt—the idea that an organization’s technology infrastructure must evolve to leverage new technologies fully, rather than relying on system

International, Professional Growth, Technology

OpenAI in Crisis: Insiders Reveal Alarming Safety Oversights and Internal Turmoil

entspos10:12 amJuly 15, 2024 OpenAI, a frontrunner in developing human-level AI, is facing increasing scrutiny over safety concerns, as highlighted by employees in various media outlets. The latest instance, reported by The Washington Post, features an anonymous employee alleging that OpenAI rushed safety tests and celebrated their product prematurely. “They planned the launch after-party before ensuring the product’s safety,” the employee revealed. “We essentially failed in our process.”Safety issues persist at OpenAI, with current and former employees recently signing

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Elon Musk does not owe ex-Twitter staffers $500 million in severance, court rules

entspos4:58 amJuly 11, 2024 Elon Musk faces several lawsuits following his 2022 takeover of Twitter, during which he fired over 6,000 employees, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal. Recently, Musk won one such lawsuit, with a federal judge ruling that X Corp. doesn't owe additional severance to the former employees.The lawsuit, initiated by Twitter’s former head of people experience and another ex-manager, claimed X Corp. paid less severance than promised. The complaint highlighted that the 6,000 fired employees received, at most, three months of severance pay, as Musk con

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