AI
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Tech leaders argue AI’s real future Is task augmentation, not mass layoffs
The long-held fear that AI and robotics will entirely replace human workers may be hitting a wall of practical reality. Today’s cutting-edge of automation isn’t replacing the whole human but absorbing their most mundane tasks. That is the consensus from Dave Bozeman, chief executive of third-party logistics giant C.H. Robinson, and Peggy Johnson, chief executive…
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After backlash, Anthropic says its AI will now tell users when their request is being rejected or downgraded for national security concerns
Anthropic is changing course after facing criticism for quietly downgrading certain requests to its most capable AI model. On Tuesday, the $965 billion company released a version of its most capable model, Mythos. Anthropic revealed Mythos in April, but held back any Mythos-class models from the public partly because the company said it was extremely…
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Stranded on a Denver tarmac, Booking.com’s CEO envisions the AI that should have rerouted him to Aspen before takeoff
On his way to Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference this week, Booking.com’s CEO Glenn Fogel faced an all-too-familiar travel blunder. Fogel had flown from New York to Denver and was set toward Aspen, only to board his connecting flight, push back from the gate, sit on the tarmac, and then be taxied back to the gate.…
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Anthropic is worth $965 billion and just hired 1,000 coaches for nonprofits: ‘The fox can’t guard the henhouse’
Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program that places coaches with nonprofits around the country to help them use artificial intelligence more effectively in their work. Claude Corps, named for the company’s popular AI chatbot, will hire and embed 1,000 fellows trained in the use of Claude at a wide range of…
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Visa thinks it’s a great idea for AI agents to shop and pay for things without human approval
Betting that people will soon grow more comfortable having artificial intelligence agents shop for groceries, plane tickets or diapers on their behalf, payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, empowering the chatbot to independently shop and complete transactions. It means AI agents can not only recommend products…
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SpaceX is about to make history—and 80% of VCs won’t see a dime of it
Hi, this is Amanda Gerut pinch writing for Allie Garfinkle from Aspen where we just wrapped the 25th annual Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference. Lots of buzz about SpaceX’s IPO slated for Friday. Given the $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion valuation range that has been thrown around—and the prospect of a total $5 trillion in value…
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Anthropic accused of ‘secret sabotage’ as Claude Fable 5 silently limits capabilities for AI researchers and developers
When Anthropic made its first Mythos-tier model available to the general public yesterday, called Claude Fable 5, Fortune reported it was a “considerable step” for the lab, coming just over a week after the company confidentially filed for IPO paperwork. It had initially deemed Mythos-class models too dangerous to release, citing their significantly enhanced ability…
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OpenAI and Nvidia CEOs didn’t flinch at Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, and now they’re paying up as their application numbers soar
When President Donald Trump suddenly imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas last year, leading AI companies didn’t flinch. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC he was “glad to see President Trump making the moves he’s making,” and OpenAI’s Sam Altman said aligning financial incentives around skilled immigration “seems good” to him. Eight months…
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AI drug discovery leaders warn U.S. health funding cuts risk falling behind global rivals
Washington pulled tens of billions from national health funding just as healthcare and biotech hit its ChatGPT moment. At Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Aspen this week, the people building AI drug discovery said (more or less) that the U.S. government picked the worst possible moment to blink. “Falling below the scientific intelligence of one’s adversary…
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From the Trump administration to Kevin O’Leary, there’s a new narrative that China is to blame for plummeting data center popularity
As negative sentiment toward data center construction reaches a fever pitch, some AI advocates are blaming China for emerging narratives around the rapid growth of the technology’s infrastructure—and the increased negative public attitude surrounding it. One of the people blaming China is billionaire investor Kevin O’Leary, who is backing a $100 billion data center project…