Believing That AI Should Be Crowned The Eighth Wonder Of The World

Increasing chatter is that AI is worthy of being crowned the Eighth Wonder of the World, but this raises a slew of thorny questions. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

KPMG Says Nearly Half Of Executives Pulled Back AI Agents Over Cost

AI agents got expensive fast. KPMG finds 49% of executives pulled back as bills beat benefits. The data shows rephasing, not retreat, plus the cost moves to make now.

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to The New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas, has received significant investment from Amazon and, […]

How AI-Powered Business Email Compromise Scams Are Stealing Billions

Business Email Compromise scams cost companies billions. Criminals are use AI, deepfakes and voice cloning to commit fraud. Learn how businesses can protect themselves.

Data Center Opposition May Be Multi-Faceted

Data-center backlash reflects lost public agency, poor corporate engagement, and growing bipartisan distrust of AI infrastructure.

Human Exceptionalism Aims To Be Waylaid Due To Artificial General Intelligence And ASI

Human exceptionalism is a belief that humans reign supreme as apex predators. The top spot might not last. AI reaching levels of AGI and ASI could put us in 2nd place.

We Are Renting Our Brains, And Nobody Reads The Lease

I spent a year teaching a machine to speak for me. One line in a help center article ended it. What AI vendor lock-in actually costs, and who decides.

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prowess.