Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher Dean Ball described Manus as the “most sophisticated computer using AI.” The official Discord server …
The AI race is heating up, and OpenAI, the trailblazer behind ChatGPT, is poised for a significant boost. Reports suggest that SoftBank is in advanced negotiations to invest a staggering $15 billion to $25 billion in the AI powerhouse. This potential deal would value OpenAI at a staggering $300 billion, solidifying its position as a …
In a move that could have significant implications for the burgeoning AI industry, Italy’s data protection authority has issued a formal request to DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, demanding information about its data handling practices. This marks the first instance of a European authority scrutinizing DeepSeek and underscores growing concerns about the privacy and …
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, is concerned about DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that swept Silicon Valley with its R1 model. Furthermore, his worries about DeepSeek transmitting user data back to China might be more significant than the usual ones. Amodei claimed that during a safety test conducted by Anthropic, DeepSeek produced unique information …