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Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time

Colin Henderson

The UK government announced a new project today that will enhance AI’s ability to assist teachers in marking work and planning lessons.From:Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Education, The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP and Stephen Morgan MPPublished28 August 2024 Using AI tools to help reduce teachers’ workload. Teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans will form a new optimised content store which will train generative AI to make it more reliable for teachers in England new project will bring teachers and tech companies together to develop and use trustworthy AI tools that can help mark homework and save teachers time comes as new research shows parents … Continue reading Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time

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Is Your Customer Data AI-Ready?

Colin Henderson

From creating personalized content to enhancing productivity, generative AI has the potential to help companies transform marketing operations Generative AI has made its way into nearly every industry, promising to change the way organizations do business. However, while generative AI can be a catalyst for creativity and innovation, it does not replace human oversight and input.    As leaders invest in implementing generative AI to enhance their marketing operations, it’s critical that they invest in the right foundations to help ensure success. One such foundation is an AI-ready data strategy.    Successful generative AI projects rely on large amounts of data to work … Continue reading Is Your Customer Data AI-Ready?

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AI’s race for US energy butts up against bitcoin mining

Colin Henderson

Mrinalika RoyAugust 28, 202411:27 AM EDTUpdated 2 hours ago Aug 28 – U.S. technology companies are pursuing energy assets held by bitcoin miners as they race to secure a shrinking supply of electricity for their rapidly expanding artificial intelligence and cloud computing data centers. Those data centers are driving the fastest U.S. power demand growth since the start of the millennium, outpacing grid expansions and leaving giant technology companies, like Amazon (AMZN.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O), to scavenge for vast amounts of electricity. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The electricity scramble is jolting the energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining industry. Some miners are making huge profits leasing or selling their power-connected infrastructure … Continue reading AI’s race for US energy butts up against bitcoin mining

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Mike Gallagher is a new hire at Palantir

Colin Henderson

Palantir Hires Someone Very Important… Let’s dive into Mike Gallagher. AMIT KUKREJA AUG 25 READ IN APP Welcome back to DailyPalantir! On today’s newsletter, we dive deep into the latest employee Palantir just hired. Let’s get into it! Who is Mike Gallagher? Mike Gallagher is a new hire at Palantir, and he brings a background that’s a bit different from your typical defense industry professional. Before joining Palantir, he was a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, serving seven years in the House of Representatives. Gallagher’s new role marks his first job in the defense sector, but his experience in politics and national … Continue reading Mike Gallagher is a new hire at Palantir

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America Isn’t Ready for the Wars of the Future

Colin Henderson

America Isn’t Ready for the Wars of the Future And They’re Already Here By Mark A. Milley and Eric Schmidt On the battlefields of Ukraine, the future of war is quickly becoming its present. Thousands of drones fill the skies. These drones and their operators are using artificial intelligence systems to avoid obstacles and identify potential targets. AI models are also helping Ukraine predict where to strike. Thanks to these systems, Ukrainian soldiers are taking out tanks and downing planes with devastating effectiveness. Russian units find themselves under constant observation, and their communications lines are prone to enemy disruption—as are … Continue reading America Isn’t Ready for the Wars of the Future

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Discover the rise of efficient AI with smaller language models..

Colin Henderson

The advent of small mobile ready AI applications marks the next step in applied AI and broad usage with new revenue models. Jennifer Wales 4 min read View on Medium OpenAI’s Releases GPT-4o mini LLM Small but mighty! ChatGPT-4o mini defies outperforming larger LLMs in key benchmarks. Discover the rise of efficient AI with smaller language models.. But with the launch of ChatGPT-4o mini, the scenario is changing quite a bit. This smaller sibling of the renowned ChatGPT-4 is leading the revolution for smaller language models. Even though it is compact, it is highly powerful and has greater abilities to … Continue reading Discover the rise of efficient AI with smaller language models..

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Summers Says Fed Recovered From ‘Egregious’ Inflation Mistake

Colin Henderson

Former Treasury chief says new mistake is estimate of neutral Summers would be surprised if Fed cuts as much as market sees Chris AnsteyAugust 23, 2024 at 1:03 PM EDT Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that, while the Federal Reserve hit a “low point” in its monetary policy history by failing to act quickly against the 2021 inflation surge, in the end it did enough to right the economy. “I’ve got to give the Fed credit,” Summers said on Bloomberg Television’s Wall Street Week with David Westin on Friday. “While it wasn’t always obvious that this would be the case, they moved strongly enough and … Continue reading Summers Says Fed Recovered From ‘Egregious’ Inflation Mistake

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Eric Schmidt’s AI prophecy: The next two years will shock you

Colin Henderson

What Eric told Erik Azeem Azhar Could AI help you build a competitor to beat TikTok in just a few minutes? Maybe in the next couple of years, according to Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO. My buddy Erik Brynjolfsson invited Schmidt for an intimate discussion at Erik’s Stanford Econ class a few days ago. I watched the full discussion, which was rich and full of challenging ideas. But here is what stood out.1  Unprecedented uncertainty Schmidt confessed to revising his AI outlook every six months, a testament to the field’s volatility. He shared a striking example: “Six months ago, I … Continue reading Eric Schmidt’s AI prophecy: The next two years will shock you

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Proton is now a non-profit foundation

Colin Henderson

Building an Internet where people come before profits Proton.me Proton was created to serve the world, and the non-profit Proton Foundation ensures that this can never change. As Proton’s primary shareholder, the foundation exercises its control to ensure that Proton does not deviate from our mission to build a better internet that serves the interests of all of society. Our legally binding purpose is to further the advancement of privacy, freedom, and democracy around the world. Read the founders’ letter Our work Governance for people, not for profit The Proton Foundation is a Swiss non-profit and does not have shareholders. It is … Continue reading Proton is now a non-profit foundation