China's experts fret,
AI race echoes Chernobyl—
Both sides fear the fall.
AI race echoes Chernobyl—
Both sides fear the fall.
The AI arms race between China and the US has researchers on both sides worried about a “Chernobyl moment.”
Category: Tech
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Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program
Meta tracks each stroke,
Data leaked from within walls—
Workers raise their voice.Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.
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Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak
Meta halts its plan,
Sensitive data exposed—
A pause on tracking.The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.
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Some Electricians Think Building Data Centers Is for Sellouts
In the U.S. towns,
Electricians voice their doubt—
Data centers rise.Big Tech is throwing big money into data center buildouts. As national opposition to the facilities grows, some workers are beginning to question whether it’s worth it.
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3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers
Engineers raise voices,
Amazon's backlash unfolds—
Rights complaint filed firm.The software engineers filed a complaint with Seattle’s civil rights office accusing Amazon of illegally retaliating against them for expressing their personal political beliefs.
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Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump
Meta's AI team stirs,
Dissatisfaction deepens,
Morale sinks like stone.On today’s Uncanny Valley, we dive into the dysfunction in Meta’s newly formed AI unit and why it’s been driving already-low employee morale even further into the ground.
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This World Cup, Bigger Might Not Really Be Better
Stadiums stretch wide,
Qatar’s heat tests weary feet—
Limits near the edge.The biggest World Cup ever is pushing fans, players, and host cities to their limits—and experts say this is only the beginning.
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The White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real Time
White House drafts new rules,
Anthropic stymied, confused—
Claude Mythos in pause.Anthropic still can’t distribute Claude Mythos or Fable 5 after running afoul of the Trump administration. But no one can say exactly what the company did wrong.
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Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in China’s Hardware Capital
In Shenzhen's glow,
Workers move in VR dreams—
Humanoids obey.In Shenzhen, workers at IO-AI Tech control humanoid robots using a VR rig reminiscent of Ready Player One.
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‘Pretty Crazy’ Token Usage Is Testing Bosses’ Bet on AI
Silicon Valley firms,
Navigating tokenomics,
Bosses brace for change.A Silicon Valley software maker and an ecommerce company reveal to WIRED how they are navigating the emerging challenge of “tokenomics.”