Leo Rodman March 24, 2025
Is Google playing catchup on search with OpenAI?
Google has owned search for decades. But is its market dominance keeping it from innovating in the age of AI?
www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/17/1113255/is-google-playing-catchup-on-search-with-openai
âEvery software company is an AI company now,â says AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli
Today on Equity, AngelList CEO Avlok Kohli discusses the companyâs evolution, the impact of AI on startups, and key strategies for founders to succeed in todayâs market, from SPVs to partnerships with larger funds.
techcrunch.com/podcast/every-software-company-is-an-ai-company-now-says-angellist-ceo-avlok-kohli
The Unbelievable Scale of AIâs Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/libgen-meta-openai/682093
Sam Altman says students should master AI tools the way his generation learned to code
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says students should get "really good" at using AI tools as automation reshapes software development and the job market.
www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ai-coding-job-market-software-engineer-students-openai-2025-3
ChatGPT hit with privacy complaint over defamatory hallucinations | TechCrunch
OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in Europe over its viral AI chatbot's tendency to hallucinate false information -- and this one might prove
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/chatgpt-hit-with-privacy-complaint-over-defamatory-hallucinations
Academics accuse AI startups of co-opting peer review for publicity | TechCrunch
Academics are accusing several AI startups of co-opting the peer review process at ICLR, a long-running AI conference, for publicity.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/academics-accuse-ai-startups-of-co-opting-peer-review-for-publicity
AI will take your job. Get over it
AI is a catalyst for rethinking work. Double down on the skills it canât easily replicate.
fortune.com/2025/03/20/ai-jobs-displacement-careers-workforce/?abc123
Study finds AI-generated meme captions funnier than human ones on average
Mollick proclaims âthe meme Turing Test has been passed,â but a new study offers a key caveat.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-beats-humans-at-meme-humor-but-the-best-joke-is-still-human-made
NYU AI Architect says mastering GenAI means changing our behavior
"It's a behavior change because there's actually nothing to learn," Conor Grennan said. "It's hard because your brain doesn't see it as a human."
www.newsweek.com/ai-impact-awards-nyu-conor-grennan-genai-adoption-2047240
X users treating Grok like a fact-checker spark concerns over misinformation | TechCrunch
Some users on X are turning to Grok for fact-checking, raising concerns among fact-checkers.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/x-users-treating-grok-like-a-fact-checker-spark-concerns-over-misinformation
Nvidia announces DGX desktop âpersonal AI supercomputersâ
Asus, Dell, HP, and others to produce powerful desktop machines that run AI models locally.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/nvidia-announces-dgx-desktop-personal-ai-supercomputers
Meta AI is finally coming to the EU, but with limitations | TechCrunch
Meta AI is finally coming to the European Union, albeit with a limited feature set compared to its domestic U.S. market.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/meta-ai-is-finally-coming-to-the-eu-but-with-limitations
Nvidia announces âRubin Ultraâ and âFeynmanâ AI chips for 2027 and 2028
CEO Jensen Huang says new chips will power robots and billions of AI agents.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/nvidia-announces-rubin-ultra-and-feynman-ai-chips-for-2027-and-2028
Solar notches another win as Microsoft adds 475 MW to power its AI data centers | TechCrunch
The company recently signed a deal with energy provider AES for three solar projects across the Midwest.
techcrunch.com/2025/03/20/solar-notches-another-win-as-microsoft-adds-475-mw-to-power-its-ai-data-centers
Farewell Photoshop? Googleâs new AI lets you edit images by asking.
New experimental AI allows no-skill photo editing, including removing watermarks. But itâs not perfect.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/farewell-photoshop-googles-new-ai-lets-you-edit-images-by-asking
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