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☆ With Elon Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Republican document said the executive order contained “radical leftwing ideas” that hindered innovation. The most advanced AI systems could, in the worst case, “pose an extinction-level threat to the human species,” the report said. A related document said AI systems could be used to implement “high-impact cyberattacks capable of crippling critical infrastructure,” among a litany of risks. However, he worries that a repeal of Biden’s executive order would spell the end of the US government’s AI Safety Institute. It is possible that that would be the subject of a future Trump executive order,” said Strait.

Persons: London CNN — Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Sandra Wachter, ”, Andrew Strait, Ada Lovelace, Strait, Kamala Harris, Musk, Steve Kramer, Dean Phillips, Biden, Phillips ’, Taylor Swift, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, ” Manoj Chaudhary, What’s, It’s “, Trump, ” Strait, Gavin Newsom, JD Vance, “, Musk’s Tesla Organizations: London CNN, White House, Republican Party, Republican, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, CNN, Ada, Ada Lovelace Institute, US Department of Homeland Security, Democratic, US State Department, AI Safety, “ Department, Government, Trump Locations: London, United States, New Hampshire, Alexandria, Colorado, New York, ”, California

☆ Nvidia hit the quarter and guidance out of the park. We don't see that changing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Bottom line This was a very strong quarter, with almost nothing to nitpick. This year's rapid Data Center sales growth we've seen has been driven largely by cloud providers and enterprises. Sales to China and other impacted regions have, in the past few quarters, accounted for 20% to 25% of Data Center sales. However, the team added that they "believe the decline will be more than offset by strong growth in other regions." Guidance Looking ahead to Nvidia's fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we once again got far stronger guidance than Wall Street was modeling.

Persons: We're, Ada Lovelace, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Revenue, Automotive, Data Center, Microsoft, Oracle, U.S, Data, Gaming, Ada, Nvidia's Automotive, Wall, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, Taiwan

Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns grow that the emerging technology has capabilities that could endanger humanity. The debate comes to a head Wednesday, when British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosts a two-day summit focused on frontier AI. In a speech last week, Sunak said only governments — not AI companies — can keep people safe from the technology’s risks. Frontier AI is shorthand for the latest and most powerful systems that go right up to the edge of AI’s capabilities. That makes frontier AI systems “dangerous because they’re not perfectly knowledgeable,” Clune said.

Persons: —, Rishi Sunak, It’s, Kamala Harris, Ursula von der Leyen, Google’s, Alan Turing, Sunak, ”, Jeff Clune, Clune, Elon, Sam Altman, He’s, Joe Biden, Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua, ” Clune, “, it's, Francine Bennett, Ada Lovelace, Deb Raji, ” Raji, it’s, shouldn’t, Raji, DeepMind, Anthropic, Dario Amodei, Jack Clark, ’, Carsten Jung, Jill Lawless Organizations: British, U.S, European, University of British, AI Safety, European Union, Clune, Ada, Ada Lovelace Institute, House, University of California, ” Tech, Microsoft, Institute for Public Policy Research, Regulators, Associated Press Locations: Bletchley, University of British Columbia, State, EU, Brussels, China, U.S, Beijing, London, Berkeley

NEW YORK (AP) — The first thought that comes to mind when you enter the Balloon Museum for the “Let’s Fly” exhibit is the massive scale of the art. But it's the adventure of a theme park attraction that can awaken the childlike wonder in all of us. “The idea of Balloon Museum is to create a space where artists meet the public and they meet by meaning everybody from the smallest to the oldest,” said Smigla-Bobinski. While the exhibition varies in content from each city the Balloon Museum takes up residency, there’s one constant, Balloon Street, where guests can be fully immersed and become part of the installations. Premiering in Rome in 2020, the Balloon Museum has toured through Europe with its curation focused on inflatable art installations.

Persons: That's, Chiara Caimmi, ” Caimmi, Cyril Lancelin, Sir Isaac Newton, Hyperstellar ”, Karina Smigla, ”, Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage, Michael Shaw, Tadao Organizations: Museum, Balloon Museum, Tadao Cern Locations: New York City, Vegas, Polish, Lithuanian, Lithuania, Rome, Europe

☆ Diversity takes center stage at the new National Portrait Gallery in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —When The National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public in London on Thursday, it was the first time in three years it has done so. The National Portrait Gallery was officially opened by Catherine, Princess of Wales, seen standing in front of Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai). Why would the National Portrait Gallery commit to taking this work they wouldn’t see until it’s finished, 90% of which is created by non-artists? What did she do?” Haworth told the National Portrait Gallery about the figure. Some art critics have been scathing of the gallery’s rework, with Jonathan Jones at the Guardian dubbing it “the same old cocktail party.” His review begins: “The National Portrait Gallery has been closed for three years.

Persons: Princess Catherine of Wales, ”, Jamie Fobert, Purcell, The Mary Weston, David Parry, Tracey Emin, Sam Taylor Johnson’s, David Beckham, Zadie Smith, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Sir Michael Eavis, Peter Blake, Ada Lovelace, Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Catherine , Princess of, Joshua Reynolds ’, Mai, Paul Grover, Jann Haworth, Liberty Blake, Boudicca, Elizabeth I, Mary Beard, Beatrix Potter, Agatha Christie, Nicola Adams, Pepper’s, Haworth, ” Blake, “, ” Jann Haworth, Toby Hancock, Blake, “ It’s, ’ It’s, it’s, ” Haworth, Oliver Hess, Jonathan Jones, Nicholas Cullinan, You’ll Organizations: London CNN, Jamie Fobert Architects, Getty, Chanel Culture Fund, Olympic, Beatles, Art, CNN, Guardian Locations: London, United Kingdom, Britain, The, Nigerian American, Glastonbury, British, Catherine , Princess of Wales, AFP, Salt Lake City

☆ I saw a quantum computer used by JPMorgan, with Microsoft and Nvidia as partners, and it was mind-blowing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Quantum computers are wondrous because they operate on quantum mechanics. Quantum computers are wondrous because they operate on quantum mechanics: the tiniest parts of the universe where the rules of physics as we think we know them don't always apply. I visited as part of an invitational media-and-analysts' day held a few days before Quantinuum officially launched H2, its 32-qubit, second-generation quantum computer on Tuesday. Companies like Nvidia and Microsoft, which is building its own quantum computer, are partners to Quantinuum. A schematic drawing of the Quantinuum H2 computer.

☆ 'Although not alive, I can still create art,' robot Ai-Da tells UK lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Described as "the world's first ultra-realistic AI humanoid robot artist", it appeared in one of parliament's ornate wood-panelled rooms, wearing a short black-haired wig and denim dungarees. Although not alive, I can still create art," Ai-Da said when asked how its creations differed from those produced by humans. The committee heard from the humanoid robot as well as industry experts and academics about the effects of technology on workers in the creative industry. "How this differs to humans is consciousness; I do not have subjective experiences despite being able to talk about them," Ai-Da said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Farouq Suleiman; editing by William James and Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ We see two reasons for Nvidia's dramatic price hikes on its newly unveiled graphics cards
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A top complaint coming out of this week's Nvidia GTC conference is sticker shock over the company's newly unveiled 40 series graphics processing units for video gamers and creators. For reference, the 4080 and 4090 series chips start at $899 and $1,599, respectively. Put another way, if we were to adjust for inflation, a comparable 40 series price tag (think 2020 dollars) would be about $770 for the 4080 and $1,650 for the 4090. In the end, if you want the most cutting-edge chips, one thing nobody can deny is the incredible performance boost of the 40 series versus prior generations. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Nvidia CEO tries to soothe investor angst over gaming as new graphics cards are set to launch
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Fresh off the unveiling of Nvidia 's (NVDA) newest computer graphics card, CEO Jensen Huang on Tuesday tried to assuage investor concerns about the video gaming market, which has lately dogged the Club holding's stock. Still, Nvidia has accumulated too many computer graphics cards, Huang acknowledged, and said the semiconductor firm needed to address the issue. While those steps have led to short-term financial pain, the CEO suggested they were appropriate given the newest gaming chips are set to hit the market imminently . These latest computer graphics cards are hitting the market during a financially precarious moment for Nvidia's gaming business. "Of course, that resulted in Q2 and Q3 being a lot lower than we originally anticipated, but the overall gaming market remains solid," he added.

☆ Nvidia unveils new gaming chip with AI features, taps TSMC for manufacturing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Stephen Nellis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia Corp CEO Jensen Huang holds one of the company's new RTX 4090 chips for computer gaming in this undated handout photo provided September 20, 2022. But the company's roots are in graphics chips, which still provided 59% of its $26.9 billion in revenue in its most recent fiscal year. The new Lovelace chips use AI to improve video game graphics. Computing what each pixel on the screen should look like is hard, so Nvidia chips use AI to predict how some pixels should look without doing the entire set of computations. The Lovelace chips have extended that technique to generate entire frames of a game using AI.

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