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Slate's electric truck is built specifically for affordability and efficiency, which means it comes with compromises. One of the biggest could be its battery.
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For the first time, Anthropic is releasing metrics on how it builds its own AI. Claude already "leads" 26 percent of the work on future models, up from under one percent in…Read original ↗
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The former CEO of Character.AI, which Disney previously sent a cease-and-desist letter to, will serve as the company's first-ever chief technology officer.Read original ↗
Technology · TechCrunchDario Amodei and other AI leaders want to ‘Pace the Frontier’ but…how?
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