Artificial Intelligence comes for jobs, security and prosperity
A writer recounts a road trip conversation in which his daughter and her peers express deep pessimism about Artificial Intelligence eliminating the jobs they expect to hold and worsening other generational challenges. The piece connects those anxieties to executive warnings, hiring trends and environmental impacts from data centers.
Breakthrough in Artificial Intelligence audiobook tech puts emotion and multi voice narration in authors´ hands
Portland-based Spoken has publicly launched a public Artificial Intelligence-powered, multi-voice audiobook creation platform that lets authors assign lifelike voices to characters and produce audiobooks more affordably.
Perplexity Comet Artificial Intelligence browser vulnerable to prompt injection exploit
Brave published details of a vulnerability in Perplexity’s Comet Artificial Intelligence browser that can be triggered when the browser summarizes a page, allowing injected prompts to access data in other open tabs.
Huawei KunPeng 930 is an 80-core CPU made on TSMC N5
A teardown by creator Kurnal reveals Huawei´s KunPeng 930 combines TSMC 5 nm compute chiplets with an SMIC-made I/O die to deliver up to 80 cores, large on-die caches, and broad connectivity. the hybrid chiplet design aims to balance SRAM density and core scaling with easier I/O production.
AAEON plans BOXER-8741AI with NVIDIA Jetson Thor for embedded artificial intelligence
AAEON has revealed development plans for the BOXER-8741AI, its first product built on the NVIDIA Jetson Thor, targeting embedded artificial intelligence use cases that require high real-time throughput. The company expects sample testing in September and mass production in November.
IBM and AMD partner on quantum-centric supercomputing
IBM and AMD announced plans to develop quantum-centric supercomputing architectures that combine quantum computers with high-performance computing to create scalable, open-source platforms. The collaboration leverages IBM´s work on quantum computers and software and AMD´s expertise in high-performance computing and Artificial Intelligence accelerators.
Marvell unveils 64 Gbps bi-directional die-to-die interface IP in 2 nm for next-generation XPUs
Marvell introduced a 2 nm 64 Gbps bi-directional die-to-die interface IP that delivers 32 Gbps of simultaneous two-way connectivity per wire to boost XPU bandwidth while reducing power and die area. The IP is also available in 3 nm and includes adaptive power management to cut interface power consumption.
xMEMS unveils Artificial Intelligence glasses prototypes with MEMS audio and cooling
xMEMS Labs will show Artificial Intelligence smart glasses prototypes at xMEMS Live Asia, pairing a ultra-thin MEMS loudspeaker with an in-frame active cooling solution.
Qualcomm launches Dragonwing Q-6690 with integrated RFID and Artificial Intelligence
Qualcomm announced the Dragonwing Q-6690, billed as the world’s first enterprise mobile processor with fully integrated UHF RFID and built-in 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, ultra-wideband and Artificial Intelligence capabilities. The platform is aimed at rugged handhelds, point-of-sale systems and smart kiosks and offers software-configurable feature packs that can be upgraded over the air.
Recent books from the MIT community
A roundup of new titles from the MIT community, including Empire of Artificial Intelligence, a critical look at Sam Altman’s OpenAI, and Data, Systems, and Society, a textbook on harnessing Artificial Intelligence for societal good.