AI & Robotics

OpenAI launched an AI-powered web browser called ChatGPT Atlas this week, which makes me wonder: Is it finally time to ditch Safari? That news was on our minds as Max Zeff, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed the browser landscape – including some lesser-known alternatives – on the latest episode of the Equity podcast. But it doesn’t sound like any of us will be making a big switch soon. For one…

With the AI infrastructure push reaching staggering proportions, there’s more pressure than ever to squeeze as much inference as possible out of the GPUs they have. And for researchers with expertise in a particular technique, it’s a great time to raise funding. That’s part of the driving force behind Tensormesh, launching out of stealth this week with $4.5 million in seed funding. The…

Justin Wenig remembers his days at Y Combinator in 2019. Back then, he was working with his first startup, Coursedog, which looked to provide more modern tools to higher-educational facilities, including those that work with state departments. He learned quickly that his peers didn’t like working with the public sector – too much bureaucracy. Even finding out basic information, like what a…

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a statement Tuesday to “set the record straight” on the company’s alignment with the Trump administration’s AI policy, responding to what he called “a recent uptick in inaccurate claims about Anthropic’s policy stances.” “Anthropic is built on a simple principle: AI should be a force for human progress, not peril,” Amodei wrote. “That means…