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  • Slashdot: Duolingo Will Replace Contract Workers With AI

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/29/0049233/duolingo-will-replace-contract-workers-with-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Duolingo Will Replace Contract Workers With AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Duolingo is shifting to an “AI-first” approach, indicating a pivot away from human contractors towards automation and AI in various operational aspects, including hiring and performance reviews. This transition aims to enhance productivity and…

  • Slashdot: China’s Huawei Develops New AI Chip, Seeking To Match Nvidia

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/28/1727240/chinas-huawei-develops-new-ai-chip-seeking-to-match-nvidia?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s Huawei Develops New AI Chip, Seeking To Match Nvidia Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Huawei is testing its new AI processor, the Ascend 910D, which aims to compete with Nvidia’s high-end chips. This development highlights the ongoing technological competition between Chinese and U.S. tech firms,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Andrew Ng

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/18/andrew-ng/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Andrew Ng Feedly Summary: To me, a successful eval meets the following criteria. Say, we currently have system A, and we might tweak it to get a system B: If A works significantly better than B according to a skilled human judge, the eval should give…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Ted Sanders, OpenAI

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/17/ted-sanders/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Ted Sanders, OpenAI Feedly Summary: Our hypothesis is that o4-mini is a much better model, but we’ll wait to hear feedback from developers. Evals only tell part of the story, and we wouldn’t want to prematurely deprecate a model that developers continue to find value in.…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Unveils o3 and o4-mini Models

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/16/1925253/openai-unveils-o3-and-o4-mini-models?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Unveils o3 and o4-mini Models Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s release of the o3 and o4-mini AI models marks a crucial development in AI’s capability to process and analyze images, expanding the scope of their applications. These models can utilize various tools, enhancing their…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Drew Breunig

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/10/drew-breunig/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Drew Breunig Feedly Summary: The first generation of AI-powered products (often called “AI Wrapper” apps, because they “just” are wrapped around an LLM API) were quickly brought to market by small teams of engineers, picking off the low-hanging problems. But today, I’m seeing teams of domain…

  • The Register: Microsoft puts $1B US datacenter builds on hold amid tariff uncertainty

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/microsoft_puts_more_datacenter_builds/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft puts $1B US datacenter builds on hold amid tariff uncertainty Feedly Summary: Committed $80B capex for DCs as recently as January. We wonder what changed? Microsoft has called a halt to construction of three datacenter campuses in central Ohio, in a sign the tech giant is having…

  • Gemini: Deep Research is now available on Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental.

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    Source URL: https://blog.google/products/gemini/deep-research-gemini-2-5-pro-experimental/ Source: Gemini Title: Deep Research is now available on Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental. Feedly Summary: Gemini Advanced subscribers can now use Deep Research with Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, the world’s most capable AI model according to industry reasoning benchmarks and … AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the release…

  • The Register: Meta accused of Llama 4 bait-and-switch to juice AI benchmark rank

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/meta_llama4_cheating/ Source: The Register Title: Meta accused of Llama 4 bait-and-switch to juice AI benchmark rank Feedly Summary: Did Facebook giant rizz up LLM to win over human voters? It appears so Meta submitted a specially crafted, non-public variant of its Llama 4 AI model to an online benchmark that may have unfairly…

  • Slashdot: Shopify CEO Says Staffers Need To Prove Jobs Can’t Be Done By AI Before Asking for More Headcount

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/08/1518213/shopify-ceo-says-staffers-need-to-prove-jobs-cant-be-done-by-ai-before-asking-for-more-headcount?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Shopify CEO Says Staffers Need To Prove Jobs Can’t Be Done By AI Before Asking for More Headcount Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke is redefining hiring and operational expectations in light of AI advancements. Employees must now justify their need for additional…