3 Meta’s AI superintelligence team is growing
The new TBD Lab is currently working on the newest version of its Llama model. (WSJ $)
+ Meta has also been busy acquiring an AI audio firm. (The Information $)
+ Elsewhere, Tesla has disbanded its supercomputer team. (Bloomberg $)
4 A man suffered psychosis after ChatGPT suggested he take sodium bromide
The 60-year old ended up with bromism. (Ars Technica)
+ He’d been taking it for three months before he went to the ER. (The Independent)
+ AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren’t doctors. (MIT Technology Review)
5 Meet Silicon Valley’s AI Rationalists
The group’s influence has spread through tech giants and AI pioneers alike. (NYT $)
+ Inside effective altruism, where the far future counts a lot more than the present. (MIT Technology Review)
6 An CBP agent wore Meta smart glasses during an immigration raid
Signalling that law enforcement are interested in this technology. (404 Media)
7 The US military has a new use for Tesla Cybertrucks
Namely, aiming missiles at them. (The Verge)
+ It wants to learn how to destroy them if enemies start deploying them. (The Register)
8 South Korea will decide whether to let Google Maps work 🗺️
The decades-old debate could be laid to rest next week. (The Guardian)
+ The country has previously rejected Google’s requests on security grounds. (Reuters)
9 Instagram’s new location-sharing feature is here
It’s a bid to make the app more participatory and social. (Insider $)
+ It also looks a whole lot like Snap’s map. (Fast Company $)
10 These headphones could help you to focus 🎧
Startup Neurable wants to track your brain activity to prevent you getting distracted. (Vox)
+ A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously. (MIT Technology Review)