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"We build humanizers to help make the Pangram model more robust, but we're never going to release it because I think that would just be an evil thing to do."
@pangram CEO @max_spero_ tells @semaforben and @maxwelltani why the company makes the tools it's trying to stop.
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@YinkaWrites writes: The numbers are there: the broader sub-Saharan African diaspora in the US has swelled to roughly 4.8 million people, tripling since 2000, according to Migration Policy Institute data. Nearly 50% of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher — outpacing both the broader immigrant population and native-born Americans.
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The African diaspora is often discussed as a vast reservoir of capital and goodwill waiting to be tapped for the continent’s development. But that may undersell its value, argues @YinkaWrites.
Read more of his full view:
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An energy price spike in Nigeria is renewing fears of an inflation rise and concerns that Africa’s top oil producer remains vulnerable to global shocks.
AI cybersecurity risks explode as Anthropic's Claude used to break into OpenAI's ChatGPT systems
NEWS with @BurgessEv: Shaheen has a hold on the Trump administration's $2.8 billion sale to Israel — and has since July, @Semafor is told.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman will attend the Sept. 24 state dinner that President Donald Trump is hosting for Xi, Semafor has confirmed, and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Apple’s Tim Cook are reportedly attending, too.
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.@max_spero_ really overcame a lot of my Pangram skepticism in this conversation
General Motors will manufacture components for Patriot missiles for Lockheed Martin, potentially boosting efforts to plug the US’ gaping munitions holes that have emerged during more than six months of conflict with Iran.
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Trump criticized the Fed’s rate hike but stopped short of faulting Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.
US President Donald Trump will reportedly greet China’s leader Xi Jinping as he steps off the plane in Washington, DC next week — the first leader accorded that deference in Trump’s second term — as preparations ramp up for their summit.
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On July 22, the US and Saudi Arabia finalized a nuclear deal that gave the kingdom a pathway to enrich uranium.
Fifty-four days later, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced an estimated 110 million tonnes of ore with “promising concentrations of uranium” were discovered near Medina.
He didn’t say when it was found.
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Bessent told Micklethwait that if Bloomberg went ahead with a piece whose accuracy he heatedly disputed the financial news giant could expect different treatment from the Treasury Department.
Bloomberg published the article anyway. Bessent followed through on his threat. The secretary stopped appearing on Bloomberg Television.
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Universal Music Group has found a way to work with AI.
The music company announced on Thursday a partnership with voice AI firm ElevenLabs, allowing users to draw from its catalog of music — its roster of artists must choose to opt in — to create remixes and new takes on tracks, and to allow artists to develop audio projects.
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Turns out AI agents hate CAPTCHAs and are indeed getting stumped, so much so that they can make models freak out.
US inflation remained stubbornly hot in August, adding to pressure on the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates next week.
The consumer price index rose 3.4% year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jumping 0.4% from the month prior.
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Anthropic said in a report that a UAE-linked influence operation used Claude AI to target the Muslim Brotherhood.
Nigerian healthcare investors are positioning to take advantage of untapped commercial opportunities in a sector that new research says will generate more than $50 billion in sales by the end of the decade.
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Shanghai Enflame Technology, a Chinese chip firm, surged 180% in its stock-market debut, spotlighting the growing list of challengers to Nvidia’s dominance.
Growing fears over AI’s threat to humanity have hastened calls for regulation, though little consensus exists on how to best control the technology.
