Employees At Major AI Companies Call For Slower AI Development
Over 1,000 AI company employees signed a letter urging the US government to slow AI development so safety measures can catch up.
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Says Enterprise Clients Are 'Livid' Over AI Lab Costs
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says enterprise clients are furious about AI lab costs, while Microsoft and Meta CEOs raised similar concerns this week.
Christopher Nolan Says Public 'Disdain' for AI Is Real and the Replacement Fears Are 'Nonsense'
Christopher Nolan says public disdain for AI is real and that replacing human creativity with it is "a nonsense."
Irish AI Startup Inconvo Shuts Down After Acquisition by UK CRM Company Attio
UK CRM firm Attio has acquired Irish AI startup Inconvo, shutting down its platform and bringing its two founders onto the engineering team.
Google and Bank of Ireland Partner on Free AI Skills for Irish Small Businesses
Google and Bank of Ireland are offering 10,000 free AI training scholarships to Irish SMEs through the Grow with Google program.
Ant Group's LingBot-World 2.0 AI Can Generate a Playable World for a Full Hour: and It's Free to Use
Robbyant released LingBot-World 2.0, an open-source AI model that generates interactive worlds for up to one hour at 720p/60fps.
Robostral Navigate: New 8B AI Model Lets Robots Find Their Way With Just One Camera
Robostral Navigate is an 8B robot navigation model that outperforms multi-sensor systems using only a single RGB camera.
AI Peer Review Tools Can Be Tricked Into Giving Higher Scores, Study Finds
A new study found AI peer review tools can be manipulated into rating weak scientific papers as stronger than they actually are.
EU Faces Pressure to Enforce New AI Act Powers Starting August 2
Civil society groups urged the EU to fully enforce new AI Act powers starting August 2, amid concerns over past enforcement delays.
Meta Launches Muse Image AI Tool Amid Privacy Backlash Over Public Photos
Meta launched its Muse Image AI tool, but privacy groups are raising concerns over its use of public Instagram photos without consent.
Grok 4.5 Launches With Faster Coding and Office Tools
SpaceXAI's new Grok 4.5 model launched with faster, cheaper coding and office tools, though it won't reach the EU until mid-July.