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How LLMs designed for chat interactions turned AI into a general purpose tool, as AI undergoes transformation much like semiconductors gave rise CPUs and GPUs (Haomiao Huang/Ars Technica) 24-08-2023

Haomiao Huang / Ars Technica: How LLMs designed for chat interactions turned AI into a general purpose tool, as AI undergoes transformation much like semiconductors gave rise CPUs and GPUs  —  Until recently, AI models were specialized tools.  Modern LLMs are different.  —  The chief technology officer of a robotics startup told … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Epic Games announces the Epic First Run program, offering developers 100% of net revenue for six months if they launch games exclusively on the Epic Games Store (Kris Holt/Engadget) 24-08-2023

Kris Holt / Engadget: Epic Games announces the Epic First Run program, offering developers 100% of net revenue for six months if they launch games exclusively on the Epic Games Store  —  Games and apps in the Epic First Run program will also benefit from extra exposure on the storefront. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: TikTok plans to bar links to Amazon and other e-commerce sites to force people to use TikTok Shop; source says Shop will lose $500M+ in the US in 2023 (Erin Woo/The Information) 24-08-2023

Erin Woo / The Information: Sources: TikTok plans to bar links to Amazon and other e-commerce sites to force people to use TikTok Shop; source says Shop will lose $500M+ in the US in 2023  —  The cost of TikTok’s online shopping expansion in the U.S. is beginning to add up.  —  TikTok Shop, the app’s nascent shopping service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Crypto exchange Bitstamp plans to end its Ethereum staking service for US customers starting on September 25, citing “current regulatory dynamics in the US” (Mat Di Salvo/Decrypt) 24-08-2023

Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt: Crypto exchange Bitstamp plans to end its Ethereum staking service for US customers starting on September 25, citing “current regulatory dynamics in the US”  —  The crypto exchange said it made the decision due to “regulatory dynamics” in the States. Lees verder op Tech Meme

We are at the tail end of the first wave of LLM-based AI, which performs better than the average human in some tasks but is not enough and is expensive to train (Irregular Ideas) 24-08-2023

Irregular Ideas: We are at the tail end of the first wave of LLM-based AI, which performs better than the average human in some tasks but is not enough and is expensive to train  —  On a recent cross-country trip—I (Paul) drove from California to Illinois and back again.  On the drive, I saw a sign … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Epic Games announces Epic First Run program, which will give developers 100% of net revenue for six months if they launch exclusively on the Epic Games Store (Kris Holt/Engadget) 24-08-2023

Kris Holt / Engadget: Epic Games announces Epic First Run program, which will give developers 100% of net revenue for six months if they launch exclusively on the Epic Games Store  —  Games and apps in the Epic First Run program will also benefit from extra exposure on the storefront. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources say TikTok plans to bar links to Amazon and other e-commerce sites in a bid to force people to use TikTok Shop to buy items they see on the app (Erin Woo/The Information) 24-08-2023

Erin Woo / The Information: Sources say TikTok plans to bar links to Amazon and other e-commerce sites in a bid to force people to use TikTok Shop to buy items they see on the app  —  The cost of TikTok’s online shopping expansion in the U.S. is beginning to add up.  —  TikTok Shop, the app’s nascent shopping service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An analysis finds 37 sites that are using AI chatbots to rewrite news articles, which first appeared in outlets like CNN, the NYT, and Reuters, without credit (NewsGuard) 24-08-2023

NewsGuard: An analysis finds 37 sites that are using AI chatbots to rewrite news articles, which first appeared in outlets like CNN, the NYT, and Reuters, without credit  —  NewsGuard has identified 37 sites that use artificial intelligence to repackage articles from mainstream news sources without providing credit Lees verder op Tech Meme

Crypto exchange Bitstamp says it is ending its Ethereum staking service for US customers from September 25, citing “current regulatory dynamics in the US” (Mat Di Salvo/Decrypt) 24-08-2023

Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt: Crypto exchange Bitstamp says it is ending its Ethereum staking service for US customers from September 25, citing “current regulatory dynamics in the US”  —  The crypto exchange said it made the decision due to “regulatory dynamics” in the States. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources and documents: China quietly revived its initiative to recruit top foreign-trained scientists, which was stopped in 2018, to boost its tech proficiency (Reuters) 24-08-2023

Reuters: Sources and documents: China quietly revived its initiative to recruit top foreign-trained scientists, which was stopped in 2018, to boost its tech proficiency  —  For a decade until 2018, China sought to recruit elite foreign-trained scientists under a lavishly funded program that Washington viewed … Lees verder op Tech Meme