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AI models that cost $1 billion to train are underway, $100 billion models coming — largest current models take 'only' $100 million to train: Anthropic CEO
AI training costs are growing exponentially year after year.
These wrongly arrested Black men say a California bill would let police misuse face recognition
Opponents mobilize against a California bill to regulate police use of face recognition technology, saying it won't stop wrongful arrests.
eMOTIONAL Cities – Climateflux
Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows
Lionsgate seems to be going all in on generative AI.
Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users' public Facebook and Instagram posts | TechCrunch
Meta has confirmed that it's restarting efforts to train its AI systems using public Facebook and Instagram posts from its U.K. userbase.
Meta fed its AI on almost everything you’ve posted publicly since 2007
Making Facebook and Instagram private won’t delete that data.
Global data center industry to emit 2.5 billion tons of CO2 through 2030, Morgan Stanley says
A boom in data centers is expected to produce about 2.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions globally through the end of the decade, and accelerate investments in decarbonization efforts, according to Morgan Stanley research.
Nvidia reportedly delays its next AI chip due to a design flaw
Nvidia’s yearly AI chip refresh may not start this year.
Blackwell” B200 AI chips will take at least three months longer to produce than was planne
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined
Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets
Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI
Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.
AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk
Many videos people upload to YouTube aren’t really meant for public consumption, but they’re available for AI companies to vacuum up. Many of these personal videos are posted by children.
A Clever Strategy to Distribute Covid Aid—With Satellite Data
The small nation of Togo used image analysis algorithms to target economic support for its most vulnerable residents.
Facebook uses big data to aid humanitarian efforts in Africa
Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have created the world's most detailed population density maps of Africa to help humanitarian relief efforts...
Predicting Cholera Risk in Yemen
Researchers are using satellite and ground data to forecast the risk of cholera in the country, which has consistently experienced cases since 2017.
Machine Learning Model Doubles Accuracy of Global Landslide ‘Nowcasts’ - NASA
Every year, landslides – the movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope – cause thousands of deaths, billions of dollars in damages, and disruptions to
Migration and Displacement (MDI) - Save the Children’s Resource Centre
Project Jetson