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China’s DeepSeek quietly releases an open-source rival to GPT-5—optimized for Chinese chips and priced to undercut OpenAI

DeepSeek is forcing the U.S.–China AI rivalry into sharper focus and may put OpenAI on the back foot following its disappointing GPT-5 launch.

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Sharon Goldman

Meta wants to speed its race to ‘superintelligence’ — but investors will still want their billions in ad revenue

Even as Meta reorganizes once more to chase AI ‘superintelligence,’ the company’s core business still lives and dies by advertising revenue

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Sharon Goldman

Sam Altman’s AI paradox: Warning of a bubble while raising trillions

Sam Altman says AI might be in a bubble—then touts trillions for OpenAI’s buildout. Call it the paradox powering Silicon Valley’s biggest spending...

19.08.2025 1

Sharon Goldman

Exclusive: Profound raises $35M as Sequoia backs its ambitious bid to become the Salesforce of AI search

The startup wants to help brands stay visible as AI reshapes search, in what backers call a once-in-a-generation marketing shift.

13.08.2025 7

Sharon Goldman

Why GPT-5’s most controversial feature—the model router—might also be the future of AI

OpenAI’s latest upgrade was supposed to be a leap forward. Instead, it sparked backlash—and raises big questions about whether stitching together...

13.08.2025 6

Sharon Goldman

Will GPT-5 let OpenAI break away from the pack?

As OpenAI scales up revenue, infrastructure, and model complexity, GPT-5 is a test of whether the business can keep pace with its ambition.

08.08.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

OpenAI launches GPT-5, its most powerful AI yet—will it be enough to stay ahead in today’s ruthless AI race?

OpenAI hopes its fastest, smartest model yet will help it fend off rising competition from Google, Meta, Anthropic, and Chinese startups.

07.08.2025 3

Sharon Goldman

OpenAI launches its first open model in years so it can stop being on the ‘wrong side of history’—while still keeping its most valuable IP under wraps

For the first time since GPT-2, OpenAI is releasing models with open weights—but key details like architecture and training methods remain secret.

05.08.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

From OpenAI to Nvidia, researchers agree: AI agents have a long way to go

The speakers at the Agentic AI Summit, which took place at UC Berkeley, had plenty of optimism to share, even if today's agents don't yet live up to...

05.08.2025 3

Sharon Goldman

I bombed algebra in high school. ChatGPT’s new Study Mode is my redemption arc

ChatGPT Study Mode wasn’t built for journalists with math trauma—but it turns out, it’s exactly what I needed.

31.07.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

Mark Zuckerberg is pouring billions of dollars into AI ‘superintelligence’—so why does his Instagram pitch feel so underwhelming?

With Meta Superintelligence Labs, Zuckerberg has launched an ambitious AI initiative. But his vision for what superintelligence will do seems prosaic...

30.07.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

Alexandr Wang is now leading Meta’s AI dream team. Will Mark Zuckerberg’s big bet pay off?

Tapped by Mark Zuckerberg to lead Meta’s most ambitious AI initiative yet, Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang now oversees a powerhouse team tasked with...

24.07.2025 3

Sharon Goldman

Silicon Valley’s elite descend on DC to celebrate Trump’s AI Action Plan in a surreal fusion of podcast and policy

David Sacks, Trump’s AI czar, shared the stage with his cohosts from the All-In podcast on Wednesday, walking through the various elements of the...

23.07.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

Exclusive: Who covers the damage when an AI agent goes rogue? This startup has an insurance policy for that

As AI agents start taking on real-world tasks, one startup is offering a new kind of safety net: audits, standards—and liability insurance.

23.07.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

How Walmart, Amazon, and other retail giants are using AI to reinvent the supply chain—from warehouse to checkout

In a time of tariffs, labor shortages, and global uncertainty, AI is playing a key role in getting the right product to the right customer as...

23.07.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

What Eric Xing’s Abu Dhabi project says about the next phase of AI power

As U.S. and China battle over AI dominance, the UAE is quietly building soft power—with Eric Xing at the helm of its most ambitious intellectual...

22.07.2025 3

Sharon Goldman

Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist, is quietly betting on the next wave of AI startups

Google’s longtime AI guru has quietly backed more than 30 startups in the past two years—offering founders early credibility and cachet.

22.07.2025 20

Sharon Goldman

I’ve spent the week at one of the world’s top AI research conferences. Here’s what is sticking with me

At ICML, the AI research elite gather to present papers, chase jobs, and quietly shape the future of the field.

17.07.2025 2

Sharon Goldman

Accenture warns AI’s carbon emissions could surge 11-fold. But Big Tech’s still racing to build—and not slow down for sustainability

Accenture says AI’s carbon surge can be avoided—but as Big Tech races to build ever-larger data centers, the question is whether anyone’s really...

03.07.2025 4

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CEOs have a new AI flex

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03.07.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

The new CEO flex: Bragging that AI handles exactly X% of the work

Big Tech CEOs love to boast that AI is doing the work—but the numbers they cite are surprisingly vague, and the real impact is hard to track.

03.07.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

Mark Zuckerberg overhauled Meta’s entire AI org in a risky, multi-billion dollar bet on ‘superintelligence’

Helmed by Alexandr Wang, Meta's newly created Superintelligence Labs unifies the company's sprawling AI efforts and raises the stakes for rival AI...

01.07.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

Why this former OpenAI researcher thinks it’s time to start gaming out AI’s future

Former OpenAI safety researcher Steven Adler explains why simulating AI’s rise could help us prepare.

26.06.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

A federal judge says training AI on copyrighted works is ‘fair use,’ but casts doubt on use of pirated materials

Training AI on books Anthropic bought is ok, but downloading pirated ones is not, judge says

24.06.2025 3

Sharon Goldman

Inside the rise of Alexandr Wang and Meta’s $14 billion bet that the MIT dropout will help bring AI supremacy

Wang turned Scale into a vital piece of the AI revolution, and briefly claimed the title of youngest self-made billionaire in the process. Now Meta's...

22.06.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

Mark Zuckerberg has an AI talent problem—but money alone is unlikely to solve it

Zuckerberg is throwing pro-athlete-level salaries at top AI researchers. But for many, prestige, trust, and tribal loyalties matter more.

12.06.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

Everyone’s using AI at work. Here’s how companies can keep data safe

As enterprises roll out AI tools across the workforce, business leaders are learning the best ways to mitigate security issues.

11.06.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

Exclusive: New Microsoft Copilot flaw signals broader risk of AI agents being hacked—’I would be terrified’

Microsoft fixed the Copilot flaw, but researchers warn the real danger lies in how all AI agents are built.

11.06.2025 10

Sharon Goldman

Big AI isn’t just lobbying Washington—it’s joining it

In Washington’s new AI universe, national security and corporate AI ambitions are fusing—reshaping policy, procurement, and the global balance of...

05.06.2025 2

Sharon Goldman

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s AI Expo serves up visions of war, robotics, and LLMs for throngs of tech execs, defense officials, and fresh recruits

From drone swarms to doomsday scenarios, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s DC showcase reveals how AI, geopolitics, and defense are fusing into one...

04.06.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

Elon Musk exits Trump administration after clash over ‘big beautiful bill’

As a special government employee, Musk’s time with Trump was slated to wrap up in late May.

29.05.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

When an AI model misbehaves, the public deserves to know—and to understand what it means

Safety testing AI means exposing bad behavior. But if companies hide it—or if headlines sensationalize it—public trust loses either way.

27.05.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

Anthropic, now worth $61 billion, unveils its most powerful AI models yet—and they have an edge over OpenAI and Google

Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, Anthropic's latest generation of frontier AI models, were announced Thursday.

23.05.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

Wanted: AI with common sense

Salesforce’s chief scientist explains why common sense—not genius—is the key to making AI work in the real world.

22.05.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

Gemini Diffusion was the sleeper hit of Google I/O and some say its blazing speed could reshape the AI model wars

Google’s Gemini Diffusion demo didn’t get much airtime at I/O, but its blazing speed—and potential for coding—has AI insiders speculating...

22.05.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

Google pushes AI deeper into its empire of search, shopping, and work products at its developer conference

With new tools spanning Search, Shopping, Workspace, and more, Google shows how AI at scale—and inside everything—may be its biggest advantage.

20.05.2025 20

Sharon Goldman

The invisible tech revolution poised to make in-chat AI shopping real

MCP, a new architecture to enable AI agents to work effectively, is poised to transform e-commerce, with PayPal, Visa, and Stripe already on board.

15.05.2025 4

Sharon Goldman

Saudi Arabia wants to build its post-oil future with massive AI data centers — Trump and U.S. tech have big incentives to oblige

In a geopolitical chess game with billions at stake, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Nvidia all have something to gain.

13.05.2025 3

Sharon Goldman

Sam Altman urges lawmakers against regulations that could ‘slow down’ U.S. in AI race against China

In the OpenAI CEO's first congressional hearing in two years, Altman faced few hostile questions or pushback, as lawmakers' attention focuses on...

09.05.2025 6

Sharon Goldman

As AI infrastructure booms in Phoenix, Arizona’s Route 66 towns offer a sharp lesson in tech disruption—and survival

As Phoenix bets big on AI with TSMC's new semiconductor fabrication factories, Arizona’s Route 66 towns reveal what it takes to survive...

08.05.2025 20

Sharon Goldman

OpenAI’s Stargate plans to sell ‘democratic AI’ to the world—while enhancing its soft global power. Will it work?

OpenAI’s Stargate seeks to export ‘democratic AI’—but will it also help the company secure more soft power on the global stage?

08.05.2025 8

Sharon Goldman

OpenAI reversed an update that made ChatGPT a suck-up—but experts say there’s no easy fix for AI that’s all too eager to please

After a recent update turned ChatGPT into a yes-man, OpenAI rolled it back. But experts say the deeper problem—AI that flatters instead of...

01.05.2025 6

Sharon Goldman

I hate shopping. ChatGPT is already helping me in ways Google never did

ChatGPT can act as a personal stylist and shopping assistant, something far beyond what a Google search offers.

24.04.2025 20

Sharon Goldman

Ex-OpenAI employees sign open letter to California AG: For-profit pivot poses ‘palpable threat’ to nonprofit mission

In a new letter to the California and Delaware attorneys general, former OpenAI insiders and AI luminaries warn the company’s restructuring...

24.04.2025 8

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Exclusive: This Sequoia-backed AI startup can run thousands of voice interviews at once—and it’s raised $27M to disrupt market research

AI that interviews your customers, builds your PowerPoint, and tells you what to do next — that’s the $27M bet Sequoia is making on Listen Labs.

23.04.2025 20

Sharon Goldman

A customer support AI went rogue—and it’s a warning for every company considering replacing workers with automation

A hallucinating customer support bot—and a viral backlash—shows how fast things can go wrong in the age of AI automation.

19.04.2025 10

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OpenAI taps high-profile advisors for its nonprofit—right when it needs shore up support for its plan to remove that nonprofit’s control of its business

With scrutiny mounting and a $40 billion funding round on the line, OpenAI’s new nonprofit commission may be less about charity—and more about optics.

17.04.2025 9

Sharon Goldman

OpenAI updated its safety framework—but no longer sees mass manipulation and disinformation as a critical risk

OpenAI’s updated AI safety framework drops key pre-release testing requirements—including for persuasive or manipulative capabilities—sparking...

16.04.2025 5

Sharon Goldman

Trump’s Nvidia deal lays bare the contradictions in America’s AI policy

The Trump administration is talking tough on China—but Nvidia’s recent H20 chip deal reveals the contradictions at the heart of U.S. AI policy.

15.04.2025 4

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12 former OpenAI employees asked to be heard in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the company; one calls Sam Altman a ‘person of low integrity’

In a friend of the court filing by Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig, a dozen former employees accuse OpenAI of abandoning its nonprofit roots and...

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