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Geoffrey Hinton should have spoken up years ago when others like Timnit Gebru were criticizing Google over LLMs; hopefully Hinton spurs others to speak up now (Parmy Olson/Bloomberg) 03-05-2023

Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: Geoffrey Hinton should have spoken up years ago when others like Timnit Gebru were criticizing Google over LLMs; hopefully Hinton spurs others to speak up now  —  It is hard not to be worried when the so-called godfather of artificial intelligence, Geoffrey Hinton, says he is leaving Google and regrets his life’s work. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A guide to how quantum computing, qubits, and “quantum algorithms” work, the biggest challenges, government involvement, and potential for hacking, or “Q-day” (Financial Times) 03-05-2023

Financial Times: A guide to how quantum computing, qubits, and “quantum algorithms” work, the biggest challenges, government involvement, and potential for hacking, or “Q-day”  —  The next generation of quantum computers will open a new world of possibilities, but also pose enormous risks to our online security Lees verder op Tech Meme

How on-demand home services startup Urban Company became the biggest employer of women in India's gig economy, creating a rare opportunity for social mobility (Sonia Faleiro/Rest of World) 03-05-2023

Sonia Faleiro / Rest of World: How on-demand home services startup Urban Company became the biggest employer of women in India’s gig economy, creating a rare opportunity for social mobility  —  By disrupting the age-old home services industry, the Indian unicorn offered many women a rare opportunity for social mobility. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Unity is cutting ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company's largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ in January and last June (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal) 03-05-2023

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Unity is cutting ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company’s largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ in January and last June  —  Software company’s move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kamala Harris plans to meet the CEOs of Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on May 4 at the White House to discuss risks in current and near-term AI (Justin Sink/Bloomberg) 03-05-2023

Justin Sink / Bloomberg: Kamala Harris plans to meet the CEOs of Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on May 4 at the White House to discuss risks in current and near-term AI  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting Thursday with the chief executive officers from top artificial intelligence firms Alphabet Inc. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The EU Digital Markets Act became applicable on May 2, after entering into force in November 2022; enforcement on gatekeepers is not expected until spring 2024 (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch) 03-05-2023

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU Digital Markets Act became applicable on May 2, after entering into force in November 2022; enforcement on gatekeepers is not expected until spring 2024  —  GAFAM giants will have marked their calendars today as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union’s plan to curb … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Match Group reports Q1 revenue down 1% YoY to $787M, vs. $794M est., paying users down 3% YoY to 15.9M, revenue per paying user up 2% YoY, and a $1B buyback (Akash Sriram/Reuters) 03-05-2023

Akash Sriram / Reuters: Match Group reports Q1 revenue down 1% YoY to $787M, vs. $794M est., paying users down 3% YoY to 15.9M, revenue per paying user up 2% YoY, and a $1B buyback  —  Match Group (MTCH.O) on Tuesday forecast second-quarter revenue below analysts’ expectations, but said it is seeing signs of growth … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his $1M bet from mid-March, predicting one BTC would be worth $1M+ within 90 days, ahead of time, by giving $500K to three entities (Stephen Alpher/CoinDesk) 03-05-2023

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk: Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his $1M bet from mid-March, predicting one BTC would be worth $1M+ within 90 days, ahead of time, by giving $500K to three entities  —  Amid the initial bank failures in the U.S., the tech entrepreneur in mid-March had bet $1 million that bitcoin would hit $1 million within 90 days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Unity is slashing ~600 jobs, or ~8% of staff, its largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ workers in January and last June (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal) 03-05-2023

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Unity is slashing ~600 jobs, or ~8% of staff, its largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ workers in January and last June  —  Software company’s move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at So-Vits-SVC, free and open-source software that launched in March and was used to create the AI-generated vocals for viral song Heart On My Sleeve (Lane Brown/Vulture) 03-05-2023

Lane Brown / Vulture: A look at So-Vits-SVC, free and open-source software that launched in March and was used to create the AI-generated vocals for viral song Heart On My Sleeve  —  The software that cloned Drake and the Weeknd is easy to use—and impossible to shut down.  —  In 2021, five musicians from Hastings, England, noticed a hole in the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme