The Conversation

Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There’s a better way forward

Globally, users of digital media are increasingly locked into a handful of operating systems, app stores, and communication platforms. Most of us must choose between Apple, Windows, or Android. All of ...
Live Science

Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance

Google engineers have developed a method to compress artificial intelligence (AI) data so that it requires up to six times less working memory to function. With the new system, called TurboQuant, AI ...
Harvard Medical School

AI content (and algorithms) is coming for your kids

Faculty Associate Leah Plunkett argues that the spread of "brain rot" - a species of nonsensical, repetitive, and often overstimulating online content geared toward young users - is being accelerated ...
Digi Times

In-depth: Google TurboQuant cuts LLM memory 6x, resets AI inference cost curve

Google has introduced TurboQuant, a compression algorithm that reduces large language model (LLM) memory usage by at least 6x while boosting performance, targeting one of AI's most persistent ...
VentureBeat

Google's new TurboQuant algorithm speeds up AI memory 8x, cutting costs by 50% or more

As Large Language Models (LLMs) expand their context windows to process massive documents and intricate conversations, they encounter a brutal hardware reality known as the "Key-Value (KV) cache ...
Ars Technica

Google’s TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x

Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
The Hollywood Reporter

“Death-by-Algorithm,” “Unintended Consequences” of AI, and Big Tech’s Responsibility in Copenhagen Spotlight

'Molly vs the Machines' director Marc Silver, Denmark's tech ambassador, featured in new doc 'Techplomacy,' and other experts discussed the dark sides of technology at CPH:DOX’s industry conference.
CNN

7 big political questions about the war with Iran

The war with Iran is now beginning its second full week, with no signs of de-escalation or conclusion on the horizon. But as the fighting has raged in the Middle East, the political lines have been ...
The National Law Review

AI Hiring Under Fire: What the Eightfold Lawsuit Means for Every Employer Using Algorithmic Screening

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
TheWrap

In Landmark Social Media Trial, Big Tech Faces the Big Tobacco Playbook | Analysis

It can feel like everyone is addicted to their phones, scrolling Instagram and TikTok, sometimes oblivious to the world around them. But can it be proven in court that tech giants like Meta and ...
FedScoop

DOJ ramps up AI for legal work, crime predictions, surveillance, inventory shows

From litigation to federal prisons to criminal investigations, artificial intelligence appears to have touched nearly every corner of the Department of Justice in the past year. Just two years ago, ...