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EA will lay off 6% of its staff to drive greater focus in uncertain economy

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said the company is laying off 6% of its staff as it tries to drive more focus. The move will likely affect hundreds of people. Wilson said that the company is still strong in a post to employees today. EA had about 12,900 people about this time last…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Mobile game market stabilizes above pre-pandemic levels | Data AI

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. The latest reports from Data.ai suggests that mobile gaming’s new normal is a much higher plateau than it was in the pre-pandemic years. The company released both its Q1 Gaming Index and its State of Mobile Gaming 2023 reports this week, and both indicate that the mobile games market is…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Open letter calling for AI ‘pause’ shines light on fierce debate around risks vs. hype

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More A new open letter calling for a six-month “pause” on large-scale AI development beyond OpenAI’s GPT-4 highlights the complex discourse and fast-growing, fierce debate around AI’s various stomach-churning risks, both short-term and…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Top 5 stories of the week: Generative AI dominates the news again

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Our AI senior writer/editor, Sharon Goldman, was kept busy again this week with news about generative AI and the new GPT-4 release. She wrote about all the big names — from Google to Microsoft, OpenAI to Anthropic, and even the effects of the SVB bank…
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