A.I. Meets Resistance on Power, Labor and Oversight
On a single day, the fast-expanding artificial intelligence industry ran into resistance on three fronts that increasingly define the next phase of the technology’s rise: the land and power it…
Europe’s Defense-Tech Boom Gains Speed
Europe’s defense-tech money rush accelerates Europe’s defense-technology boom gathered new momentum on Tuesday after the Munich-based company Helsing said it had raised $1.8 billion in fresh funding at an $18…
Apple and OpenAI Clash Over A.I. Hardware Trade Secrets
From Partner to Adversary Apple sued OpenAI on Thursday, accusing the artificial intelligence company and several current and former employees of orchestrating a broad effort to obtain Apple’s trade secrets…
AI’s New Battlegrounds
The contest over artificial intelligence is no longer confined to whose chatbot sounds smartest. This week, the struggle spread at once across software, Washington and the electric grid, as technology…
A.I. Chip Challengers Draw Fresh Bets
The rush to find winners in artificial intelligence hardware is no longer confined to Nvidia and its closest suppliers. Two younger chip companies, SambaNova and Rebellions, are drawing fresh money…
China Tech Security Fears Spread Across the Stack
From Chatbots to Chips, China Tech Security Fears Broaden Security concerns about Chinese-linked technology are widening well beyond the debate over Chinese artificial intelligence models, increasingly pulling in coding tools,…
Meta Under Fire in India and Australia Over Online Harms
Meta Faces New Pressure Abroad Over Child Safety and Hate Speech Meta is confronting a widening wave of scrutiny in two important foreign markets, as officials in India and Australia…
The New AI Arms Race Is Built on Power and Concrete
The race for artificial intelligence is becoming a contest of concrete, copper and power The global competition over artificial intelligence is widening beyond chatbots and software models into something more…
OpenAI Weighs Giving U.S. a Stake
OpenAI is discussing a proposal that would give the United States government a 5 percent stake in the company, according to reports, an extraordinary idea that would deepen Washington’s role…
AI’s Next Battle: Capital, Power and Control
The artificial intelligence boom is entering a harder, costlier phase The race to dominate artificial intelligence is no longer being defined only by the release of ever more powerful models.…