General Motors has decided to stop funding its commercial robotaxi business and will instead absorb its self-driving car subsidiary, Cruise, to focus on developing driver-assistance features and fully autonomous personal vehicles.

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

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The Trump transition team wants to end a federal rule requiring automakers to report crashes when advanced driver-assistance or autonomous driving technology is engaged, which would limit the ability of federal safety agencies to investigate and regulate vehicle safety.

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A 26-year-old former OpenAI employee, Suchir Balaji, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment, with the cause of death determined as suicide.

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Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, restricted access to an internal AI chatbot after a security researcher discovered it was publicly accessible. The chatbot was used by employees to ask company questions about handling patient health insurance claims and disputes, but it did not reveal sensitive personal or health information.

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Bluesky users are calling for the ban of writer Jesse Singal due to his past writings on transgender issues, which have been flagged by GLAAD's Accountability Project.

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