Ben Stiller, Paul McCartney and more than 400 Hollywood celebrities send complaint letter against Google, OpenAI to the US government

Ben Stiller, Paul McCartney and more than 400 Hollywood celebrities send complaint letter against Google, OpenAI to the US government

More than 400 Hollywood celebrities, including Ben Stiller, Mark Ruffalo and Paul McCartney, have submitted an open letter to the President Donald Trump administration opposing efforts by OpenAI and Google to weaken copyright protections for AI training.The letter, sent to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy this weekend, directly challenges recent proposals…

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My Take | China’s AI revolution should promote equality, not just innovation

My Take | China’s AI revolution should promote equality, not just innovation

The ripples from DeepSeek continue to spread in China, where the government has embraced the tech start-up’s unexpected success by speeding up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). The rise of DeepSeek, developed by home-grown tech talent, is evidence that Beijing’s strategy of pouring resources into training the next generation of innovators over…

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‘AI race is over for us if…’: Why Sam Altman-led OpenAI warned US could fall behind China without copyright reform

As the global race for artificial intelligence (AI) dominance intensifies, OpenAI on Thursday warned the US government that American companies will be left far behind if they are restricted citing copyright violations while Chinese developers enjoy unlimited access to copyrighted data. This discrepancy could give China an edge in the AI race, warns OpenAI. “If…

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China starts training six-year-olds in AI to develop a future crop of tech leaders like DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng

China starts training six-year-olds in AI to develop a future crop of tech leaders like DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng

Beijing has launched a new initiative to train young students in artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen China’s technological leadership. Starting this academic year, primary and secondary schools in the city will conduct at least eight hours of AI classes annually. Students as young as six will learn to use…

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