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"There's no evidence scaling laws have begun to stop": Former Google CEO claims AI systems will be 100 times more powerful, leading to new warfare challenges — as Sam Altman reportedly preps for a $1 trillion AI model training run

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt claims no evidence shows the scaling law has begun, stunting the development of advanced AI models. He says AI models will scale great heights leading to dangers such as cyberattacks and new forms of warfare.

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AI development works better for everyone when its workforce is well looked after

A former CEO and executive chairman of Google, recently suggested that the tech giant’s apparent lag in AI development was due to the company prioritising employees’ personal wellbeing over progress. Eric Schmidt told an audience: “Google decided that work-life balance and going home early and working from home was more…

The Conversation

Is it worse to have no climate solutions – or to have them but refuse to use them?

Tech barons are forever predicting some amazing new technology to fix the climate crisis. Yet fixes already exist

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Tuesday briefing: How Keir Starmer pitched his vision of Britain to big business

In today’s newsletter: At a summit in London on Monday, the prime minister tried to stir investment in Britain – here’s how it went

The Guardian - UK

Elton John and Michelin meals: Labour pulls out all the stops to woo investors

‘You are pivotal to this great cause of our times,’ Keir Starmer tells global bosses in London as he targets wealth creation

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tries – and fails – to keep up with the business in-crowd jargon

When CEOs are dangling investment promises worth billions, all other promises get burned – and any ability to speak disappears

The Guardian - UK

Where is the UK investment summit? Sir Keir Starmer to welcome CEOs to London with King to give reception

Investment in the UK will be on the agenda, with speakers from the NHS, Google and numerous insurance companies

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Over £60bn of pledges announced at UK’s investment summit – as it happened

Chancellor says £60bn of investment has been announced at summit, showing confidence in UK economy

The Guardian - UK

Who will attend the UK investment summit and what is on the agenda?

Guests at all-day event include the NHS boss, execs from Google, BlackRock and Aviva – and Gareth Southgate

The Guardian - UK

Former Google CEO says AI firms should build data centers because 'we're not organized' to hit ambitious climate goals anyway: "I'd rather bet on AI solving the problem than constraining it and having the problem"

Despite the negative implications AI data centers have on the climate, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says companies should proceed to build them as we're not organized enough o hit our climate goals anyway.

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Former Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warming

Former Google chief Eric Schmidt says that we should prioritize AI development over energy conservation to use the former to solve our climate problem.

Tom’s Hardware

Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt to attend UK international investment summit

Labour hopes the gathering will encourage a fresh injection of private money to drive its growth agenda

The Guardian - UK

Google Spends $2.7 Billion To Rehire Star AI Engineer

Noam Shazeer left the company in 2021 after it refused to release a chatbot he developed

International Business Times

Mark Cuban warns the U.S. must win the AI race 'or we lose everything'

"Our military dominance, our place in the world depends on our ability to invest in AI. Period. End of story."

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Reason

The Digitalist Papers (on AI and Democracy in America) Now Out from Stanford

Check out the essays here, or buy a Kindle ($1.99) or paperback or hardcover copy on Amazon. The book was… The post The Digitalist Papers (on AI and Democracy in America) Now Out from Stanford appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump And Harris Face Off In Highly Anticipated Debate

Insights on the upcoming Trump-Harris debate, focusing on voter sentiments, policy stances, and potential election impact.

Fortune

New Mexico’s sovereign wealth fund is investing $50M in a bet that scientists will build startups in Albuquerque

A new venture capital studio launched by America’s Frontier Fund is trying to help deep-tech ideas get out of the lab to create successful companies.

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Work until 2 AM? NVIDIA employees "work like hell" but can't leave because the AI chipmaker uses "golden handcuffs" and lavish pay to keep them on the grind

NVIDIA employees go to work every day and leave the office at around 2 AM but receive generous pay packages as compensation.

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Invest $1,000 in Google 20 years ago? You'd be $66,000 richer.

Monday marked the 20-year anniversary of Google’s IPO. The stock has appreciated over 6,500% since then.

Windows Central

Former Google boss bets on NVIDIA in the AI race: "When Microsoft did the OpenAI deal, it was the stupidest idea I’d ever heard"

While companies like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google have enjoyed relative success in the category, former Google boss Eric Schmidt recently indicated that NVIDIA might be the biggest winner in the AI race because of the high demand for GPUs.

The Street

Ex-Google CEO responds to outrage over remote work comments

The former CEO has responded to backlash over his viral comments on remote work.

Fortune

Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt thinks Nvidia stock is a buy

With tech firms investing "mind-boggling" amounts of money to win the AI race, their chip supplier of choice is the best positioned to win from the gold rush.

Fortune

Ex-Google CEO Schmidt advised students to steal TikTok’s IP and ‘clean up the mess’ later

In a now-deleted video, Eric Schmidt suggested entrepreneurs can rely on lawyers to handle legal matters stemming from rapid development.

TechRadar

Former Google CEO apologizes after blaming working from home for the company losing its competitive edge

Google’s former boss “regret[s]” making comments about the company’s stance on hybrid working.

Fortune

Ex-Google CEO Schmidt apologizes for remote work rant against old employer

Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt blasted his old’s company’s remote-work policy—now he says he “mispoke”.

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