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Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Japan this week, where he will hold talks on energy while hunting more opportunities in gaming as he seeks to improve Saudi Arabia's image. The reputed "Call of Duty" fan has launched a multi-billion-dollar push into the gaming sector -- from tiny eSports to… Read
OpenAI team devoted to future risks left leaderless
An OpenAI team devoted to mitigating the long-term dangers of super-smart computers was leaderless on Friday after two high-profile figures left the company. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever and "superalignment" team co-leader Jan Leike announced their departures from the ChatGPT-maker this week, and US media reported that remaining members of the… Read
'Flying car' makes Tokyo debut at international tech event
A "flying car" took to the air in Tokyo for the first time on Friday during an international event showcasing cutting-edge technology. About 500 spectators applauded as the vehicle hovered around 10 meters off the ground in a parking lot outside the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in the capital's… Read
Rapidus last opportunity to put Japan back on global chip map, chairman says
Japan's Rapidus project that brings together some of the world's biggest companies is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned. And, while the company has the financial firepower of the government behind it, Tetsuro Higashi told AFP in an… Read
Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts
OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said. Reddit, which debuted on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, has been seeking to capitalize on the value of exchanges… Read
Japan's 3 biggest carmakers eye tie-up over vehicle software
Japan's three biggest automakers are considering collaborating over vehicle software to increase development efficiency as electric vehicles gain a growing share of the market, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor Co aim to standardize part of their software to promote… Read
Google's AI search revamp puts publishers in a quandary
Google's use of artificial intelligence to sum up answers to search queries has publishers wondering if traffic to their websites will wither. The internet titan announced Tuesday it is introducing AI-generated answers to online queries in the United States, in one of the biggest changes to its world-leading search engine… Read
Honda, IBM tie up on development of chips, software for future cars
Honda Motor Co said Wednesday it will collaborate with IBM Corp on development of semiconductors and software for future vehicles using artificial intelligence technologies. The joint project between the Japanese automaker and the U.S. tech company is part of their effort to respond to growing demand for vehicles equipped with… Read
French art group uses brainwaves and AI to recreate landscapes
The hypercolor image of a dark hill and lava flow is pretty enough -- but its high-tech artificial intelligence origins make it special. It is the product of the brainwaves of one member of French art collective Obvious, collected in an MRI machine at the Brain Institute of the Pitie… Read
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, one of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT, is leaving the company after nearly a decade. Sutskever was one of four board members last fall who voted to push out CEO Sam Altman from the company — only to quickly reinstate him.… Read
