Telegram removed 15.4 million groups and channels related to harmful content, such as fraud and terrorism, using AI moderation tools.

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World models, also known as world simulators, are being developed in AI to create large-scale mental models of the world, inspired by human brain functions.

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President-elect Donald Trump has surrounded himself with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are advising him on technology and AI issues. They are concerned about AI 'censorship' from Big Tech, where AI chatbots' answers are influenced by companies' political views.

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Marc Andreessen was 'very scared' after meeting government officials in May, fearing they wanted the government to control AI and limit private investments.

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Meta supports Elon Musk's effort to block OpenAI's conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit company, citing 'seismic implications' for Silicon Valley.

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TechCrunch has compiled a list of 51 lesser-known startups that are making waves in 2024. These companies were selected based on their innovative technologies, unique business models, compelling founder stories, or significant contributions to their respective industries.

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Klarna's CEO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, has revealed that the company stopped hiring a year ago, reducing its workforce from 4,500 to 3,500. This decrease is attributed to natural employee attrition and the use of generative AI. Despite this, Klarna continues to list open job positions for human workers, not solely relying on AI to replace those who leave.

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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever predicts the emergence of superintelligent AI, which will be qualitatively different from current AI and potentially self-aware.

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Reasoning AI models have become a trend, with multiple labs releasing their own models after OpenAI's o1, driven by the need for novel approaches to refine generative AI tech and maintain innovation pace.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT outage was caused by a new telemetry service gone awry, which disrupted services for three hours.

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