Category Archives: Business

More Battlefield AI Will Make the Fog of War More Deadly

The Pentagon’s embrace of military AI raises questions about what limits should be placed on the technology—and how to keep humans in control.

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Big AI Won’t Stop Election Deepfakes With Watermarks

Experts warn of a new age of AI-driven disinformation. A voluntary agreement brokered by the White House doesn’t go nearly far enough to address those risks.

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Meta’s Open Source Llama Upsets the AI Horse Race

Meta is giving its answer to OpenAI’s GPT-4 away for free. The move could intensify the generative AI boom by making it easier for entrepreneurs to build powerful new AI systems.

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Israel’s Tech Companies Are Fighting Netanyahu—or Leaving the Startup Nation

As protests rage over Israel’s controversial reforms to the supreme court, many tech companies have been moving their money and headquarters offshore.

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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here

Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a US Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next age of conflict.

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Mykhailo Fedorov Is Running Ukraine’s War Against Russia Like a Startup

Ukraine’s deputy prime minister has helped the country bootstrap and innovate its war effort, creating a defense industry from scratch, and using his Big Tech ties to cut Russia off from the world.

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X Isn’t a Super App. It’s Just Twitter

Twitter’s rebrand to X is both a bad joke and an attempt by Elon Musk to realize his decades-long ambition for an all-conquering super app.

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It’s Getting Harder for the Government to Secretly Flag Your Social Posts

Social apps prioritize content moderation tips from governments and online watchdogs. A US court ruling and a new EU law could restrict the practice, but they still leave loopholes.

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Everyone Wants Ukraine’s Battlefield Data

Global companies are offering free products to get access to live combat data. The Ukrainian government wants to keep this resource for its own emerging defense industry.

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5 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve, Not Replace, Your Writing

Generate your own text—but get help from the AI bot to make it stand out.

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