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Nicholas Vincent explains why robots.txt is no longer enough to protect against web scraping.

Robots.txt just isn’t up to the task of keeping public data out of AI training sets. The only thing between a website and an internet scraper’s database is a tiny file called robots.txt, a small configuration file that tells web crawlers for services ranging from Google to OpenAI which parts of a site they canContinue reading “Nicholas Vincent explains why robots.txt is no longer enough to protect against web scraping.”

The Where, When, and How of AI with Theory Ventures, Open AI, MotherDuck and Lamini

LLMs are transforming the way people use software, and these AI and data-driven companies share first-hand how they’re seeing this change take place. LLMs are Democratizing Tech Someone was giving a course on data thinking at Princeton, teaching people how to ingest, query, and visualize data. He wasn’t teaching programming languages or higher-level tools thatContinue reading “The Where, When, and How of AI with Theory Ventures, Open AI, MotherDuck and Lamini”

Why the EU’s AI Act was so hard to pass.

Over two years since it was first proposed, policymakers in Brussels were still debating core contents of the EU’s landmark AI regulations hours before reaching a deal. When European lawmakers reached a provisional deal on landmark artificial intelligence rules last week, they had reason to celebrate. The EU AI Act reached a long-awaited climax on Friday following not onlyContinue reading “Why the EU’s AI Act was so hard to pass.”

Microsoft rebrands its AI-powered Bing Chat as Copilot.

The company has also announced more Copilot AI features for its 365 apps. Microsoft is rebranding Bing Chat and is now simply calling it “Copilot,” giving its generative AI assistant a consistent identity across its products. Similarly, Bing Chat Enterprise will also just be known as Copilot, and it will be generally available starting on December 1.Continue reading “Microsoft rebrands its AI-powered Bing Chat as Copilot.”

The Sam Altman drama points to a deeper split in the tech world.

There is little doubting the dedication of Sam Altman to Openai, the firm at the forefront of an artificial-intelligence (ai) revolution. As co-founder and boss he appeared to work as tirelessly for its success as at a previous startup where his singlemindedness led to a bout of scurvy, a disease more commonly associated with marinersContinue reading “The Sam Altman drama points to a deeper split in the tech world.”