“Microsoft is the primary backer of OpenAI, whose CEO Sam Altman has long stoked nebulous fears about AI taking over the world. Critics often say Altman’s fear mongering is primarily intended to place himself at the centers of power…”
—Thomas Maxwell, Microsoft's Satya Nadella Pumps the Brakes on AI Hype
#microsoft #openai #altman #ai #aihype

Warum Musk Trumps KI-Projekt Stargate als Fake bezeichnet

Elon Musk hat die KI-Initiative "Stargate" von Donald Trump mit scharfen Worten kritisiert. Steckt dahinter nur Neid, weil er dabei von Trump übergangen wurde - oder ist an seiner Kritik etwas dran? Von Angela Göpfert.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/technologie/musk-stargate-ki-fake-trump-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#MuskElon #Trump #Stargate #KI #OpenAI #Altman #Fake #Technologie

"Generative AI’s environmental costs are soaring — and mostly secret

Last month, #OpenAI chief executive Sam #Altman finally admitted what researchers have been saying for years — that the artificial intelligence (#AI) industry is heading for an #energy #crisis."

#DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00478-x

#aimastodon #Energieversorgung #sustainability #Wasserverbrauch #EnvironmentalCosts

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x