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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-22 14:20:38

Q&A with Yann LeCun on his new Paris-based startup Advanced Machine Intelligence, leaving Meta, real-world applications for world models, robotics, and more (Caiwei Chen/MIT Technology Review)
technologyreview.com/2026/01/2

Yann LeCun’s new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models  
In an exclusive interview, the AI pioneer shares his plans for his new Paris-based company, AMI Labs.

@jkohlmann@mastodon.social
2026-01-23 02:23:22

Every single day, the whole debacle with Blake Lemoine feels so much more quaint than the mass delusions we’re uncovering now. washingtonpost.com/technology/

The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life
The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder.

@veit@mastodon.social
2026-01-23 07:46:53

Good report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure in the EU: ‘The European Union is currently heavily dependent on foreign technologies. This reduces its capacity for strategic action and its economic competitiveness. It also exposes its sensitive data, in particular due to US extraterritorial laws.’

REPORT on European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure | A10-0107/2025 | European Parliament
REPORT on European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure (2025/2007(INI)) Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Rapporteur: Sarah Knafo

@seeingwithsound@mas.to
2025-12-23 04:18:38

Frontiers call for papers: Innovative electrode and bioelectronic technologies for neural recording and stimulation frontiersin.org/research-topic

Frontiers | Innovative electrode and bioelectronic technologies for neural recording and stimulation
Neuroengineering is an ever-evolving field that is transforming our understanding of the nervous system through the development of sophisticated electrode an...

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-23 00:40:38

US farmers are increasingly rejecting multimillion-dollar offers from data center developers; some estimate ~40K acres are needed globally for new AI projects (Niamh Rowe/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/technology/202

US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’
Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-22 17:26:04

Inside the turmoil at Thinking Machines; sources say Meta discussed buying TML, and CTO Barret Zoph had been in talks since October 2025 about an OpenAI return (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technol

The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley
Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-23 00:25:46

TikTok says ByteDance sold a majority stake in the app's US operations to a group of non-Chinese investors, including Oracle, MGX, and Silver Lake (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technol

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga
The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new American TikTok to avoid a ban in the United States.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-22 11:45:40

NYT and CCDH analysis: Grok created and shared 1.8M sexualized images of women between December 31 and January 8, after Elon Musk promoted the feature on X (New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technol

Elon Musk’s Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualized Images, New Estimates Show
Over nine days, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images, of which at least 41 percent were sexualized images of women.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-23 12:41:06

How Chinese tech companies navigate geopolitical tensions: TikTok and Manus adopted a "China shedding" strategy, while Shein and Meituan seek non-US growth (Meaghan Tobin/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/01/23/busines

After TikTok Deal, Chinese Firms Search for a New Global Path
Chinese firms must contend with geopolitical tensions and mistrust to do business in the United States. Some are choosing to avoid the U.S. altogether.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-22 03:25:55

Some experts in the human-computer interaction field say making AI chatbots act humanlike creates cognitive dissonance for users over how much to trust them (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/12/19/technol<…

Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?
A.I. chatbots have been designed to behave in a humanlike way. Some experts think that’s a terrible idea.