It's issue #234 of DNT Weekly and as per usual the week has been eventful. Here's what we've been reading of late.
Artificial intelligence – is it bad? Yes. But on the other hand it is also terrible - Read more about it here.
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Microsoft’s GitHub Unit Cuts AI Deals With Google, Anthropic
GitHub’s Copilot coding assistant will offer new AI models as option for users who want to switch from OpenAI.
Can AI Make Life Easier for People With Dementia?
Pete Middleton, who lives in Northamptonshire, UK with his wife, has long been an early adopter of technology. He became interested in computing while in the Royal Air Force in the 1980s and went on to learn several programming languages.
OpenAI Builds First Chip With Broadcom and TSMC, Scales Back Foundry Ambition
OpenAI, the fast-growing company behind ChatGPT, has examined a range of options to diversify chip supply and reduce costs. OpenAI considered building everything in-house and raising capital for an expensive plan to build a network of factories known as "foundries" for chip manufacturing.
SpaceX Has Caught a Massive Rocket. So What’s Next?
Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon.
China Declares Success As Its Youngest Astronauts Reach Space
A Chinese spacecraft with a three-person crew, including the country's first female space engineer, has docked after a journey of more than six hours.
AI Data Centres in Space: Lumen Orbit Secures $10M and Nvidia Partnership
Lumen Orbit’s ambitious plan to build AI data centres in space gains momentum, backed by $10M in fresh funding and Nvidia’s Inception program.
Amazon Launched a Program for Indian Handicrafts. Local Artisans Say It’s Not Working
Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.
For all the promise and dangers of AI, computers plainly can’t think. To think is to resist – something no machine does.
Elon Musk has brought his favorite token, Dogecoin, back to life as he travels the country campaigning for the crypto-loving Republican nominee.
Emerging-market and developing economies’ desire to claim their share of global influence and wealth is understandable and justified. Rather than reacting defensively and ignorantly to these countries’ pursuit of their legitimate interests, the West must learn to share power more constructively.
Honorary mentions
How Culture Shapes What People Want from AI
WhatsApp Vigilantes in India Are Converting Christians by Force
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