After DeepSeek Upended the Market, Is It Worth Investing in A.I.?
Daron Acemoglu, a winner of the 2024 Nobel in economic science, gave me some answers. “There is a lot of hype in the industry,” he told me in a telephone…
Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Data Center Spending Boom Alive
Wall Street went into panic mode about two weeks ago after the Chinese start-up DeepSeek released an artificial intelligence system that appeared to be radically more efficient than what its…
Opinion | DeepSeek and the Dangerous A.I. Nonsense That Trump and Biden Fell For
China’s tech industry recently gave the U.S. tech industry — and along with it, the stock market — a rude shock when it unveiled DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence model that…
OpenAI Unveils New A.I. Agent for Research
A week ago, OpenAI released a tool that can go online to shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. Now it is offering A.I. technology that can gather information…
Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?
Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements about how the technology will help employees enjoy more satisfying careers,…
Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?
Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements about how the technology will help employees enjoy more satisfying careers,…
DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
In 2017, China watched in awe — and shock — as AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program backed by Google, defeated a Chinese prodigy at a complex board game, Go. The…
A Look at OpenAI’s Operator, a New A.I. Agent
In the past week, OpenAI’s Operator has done the following things for me:Ordered me a new ice cream scoop on Amazon.Bought me a new domain name and configured its settings.Booked…
Microsoft Continues A.I. Spending Growth as Profit Grows 10%
Investors worried about how much money big technology companies are spending on artificial intelligence did not get much relief from Microsoft when it reported its latest financial results on Wednesday.In…
Microsoft Continues A.I. Spending Growth as Profit Grows 10%
Investors worried about how much money big technology companies are spending on artificial intelligence did not get much relief from Microsoft when it reported its latest financial results on Wednesday.In…