Africa’s AI Researchers are Ready for Takeoff
Tech companies have invested billions in quantum computers over the years. They’re hoped to be a game-changer in fields such as finance, drug development, and logistics. In physics and chemistry where quantum mechanics is involved, expectations are high. In theory, this is where quantum computers could have a huge advantage over conventional machines.
Enter AI:
But while the field struggles with the realities of tricky quantum hardware, another challenger is making headway in some of these most promising use cases. AI is being applied in fundamental physics and chemistry as well as materials science. This suggests that quantum computing might not be safe after all. A growing number of researchers have begun to wonder if AI can solve some of the most challenging problems in materials and chemistry before quantum computers are a reality. Edd Gent has more information. Bits and BytesThe Saudis plan to build a $100 billion AI superpower
Speaking about the race for AI dominance this article looks at Saudi Arabia’s desire to get in on AI. It’s also putting money where it speaks. (Bloomberg)
AI is making it harder to believe what’s real and what’s not
Two recent examples show just how influential AI slop can be in warping our sense of reality. (Bloomberg)
AI is making it harder to believe what is real and what is not
Two recent examples show just how influential AI slop can be in warping our sense of reality. Dublin’s city centre was crowded with people waiting for the Halloween parade. The listing, which was generated by AI but picked up by local media and social media users, was not a parade. Some social media users, on the other hand, dismissed images of the recent devastating floods in Spain, even though they were real.
AI companies are getting comfortable offering their technology to the military
Militaries around the world have been pouring money into new technologies, including AI. Meta and Anthropic, along with Google and OpenAI, are the latest companies to court them. The Washington Post
OpenAI’s strategy is changing as its AI tools are slowing down
The paradigm of AI development today is to make everything bigger in order to make it better. OpenAI’s latest model, codenamed Orion performs only slightly better than previous models. OpenAI will instead focus on improving the models once they have been trained. (The Information)
