The latest episode of our podcast, The Machine We Trust, is the second in a two-part series, diving deep into how AI is being used to teach human pilots to perform some of the most dangerous and difficult maneuvers in aerial combat. You can listen on Apple Podcasts or wherever you normally listen, and check out the first episode here.
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I’ve scoured the internet for the most entertaining/important/scary/amazing stories about technology today.
1 How Google is plotting to make everything smarter.
AI was supposed to be a big thing, but OpenAI beat it to launch whizzy new products. (Bloomberg $)
+ AI-enhanced scams are on the rise, unfortunately. (the guard)
+ DuckDuckGo is also getting into the chatbot game. (Ars Technica)
+ The search war fueled by ChatGPT is bigger than Microsoft or Google. (MIT Technology Review)
2 Chinese AI teams are secretly bypassing US chip blocks.
Thanks to a series of breakthroughs in cloud computing. (FT$)
+ The Netherlands follows the US in limiting chip exports. (Reuters)
+ Chinese chips continue to dominate your daily life. (MIT Technology Review)
3 US officials are considering war legislation in space.
The war in Ukraine will force them to make a decision – and quickly. (WP$)
+ FBI admits to buying location data. (wired $)
+ How to Fight a War in Space (and Avoid It) (MIT Technology Review)
4 The crypto industry’s favorite bank is shutting down.
He is yet another victim of the crypto winter. (TechCrunch)
+ The Sam Bankman-Fried trial could be pushed back from October. (Reuters)
+ It’s okay to opt out of the crypto revolution. (MIT Technology Review)
5 scientists have created mice with two fathers
The future of fertility medicine for mankind is promising. (the guard)
+ In the race to make human gametes in the lab. (MIT Technology Review)
6 We are not vaccinating birds against bird flu.
But scientists are beginning to think that we should. (Wired $)
+ We don’t need to panic about the bird flu epidemic just yet. (MIT Technology Review)
