As his latest threats to Iran suggest, President Donald Trump has become increasingly comfortable deploying military force around the world. But even with a military as large and technologically advanced as America’s, there are limits to how quickly he can simply pivot from one global crisis to another.  Specifically, that limit seems to be about […]

Wall Street Journal:
Mistral and Accenture sign a multi-year deal to let Accenture deploy Mistral's models for its clients; Mistral has deals with IBM, Cisco, SAP, ASML, and others  —  Accenture is added to its list of major clients at a critical juncture in the AI race  —  Mistral AI struck an agreement …

Citadel Securities:
Citadel rebuts Citrini's viral article, arguing that AI deployment is constrained by the marginal cost of compute vs. human labor, and needs far more compute  —  Copyright © Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC or one of its affiliates.  All rights reserved.

New York Times:
As China grapples with a shrinking population and low birthrate, some women are finding romance with AI chatbots, leading Beijing to increase AI regulations  —  As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead.

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