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Who's ahead in the AI arms race — Microsoft? Google? Meta?

Dec 16, 2024
The early technological lead OpenAI had is fading, as Google and Meta continue to release and iterate competing AI products.
The early technological lead that OpenAI had on the generative AI front is fading.
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Are people using AI as much as we thought (or feared) they would?

Nov 22, 2024
Next week it'll be two years since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Generative AI has developed a lot since then, though some people are still wary of it.
Tech has been quicker to use AI than other sectors. Above, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at his company's first conference for software developers.
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Here's why the debate over open source AI matters for us humans

Aug 20, 2024
Meta has staked its entire AI strategy upon the open source route, allowing pretty much anyone access to its powerful large language models. Meanwhile, Google and OpenAI are keeping everything walled off.
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