Negotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the possibility of unionization stumbled this week, after initial talks left union representatives feeling they had…
Author: Joel Khalili
The UK Is Betting on a Billion-Dollar AI Supercomputer to Kick Its Addiction to US Tech
The UK government has laid out a $1.47 billion plan to shake its dependence on foreign-made artificial intelligence hardware. Under the measures, announced Monday, the…
New Moms Are Returning to Coding Jobs Radically Reshaped by AI
As Danielle settled into the rhythms of new motherhood, her profession underwent a drastic reinvention. Danielle, who asked to use her first name to avoid…
To Land a Job in AI, Try Reading Kant
“It’s probably the best time to be a philosopher since Aristotle was hired as tutor to Alexander the Great,” says Henry Ajder, a philosophy postgraduate…
Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals
Employees at Google DeepMind in London have voted to unionize as part of a bid to block the AI lab from providing its technology to…
The Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or Not
For its famous intractability, the Bloomberg Terminal has long inspired devotion, bordering on obsession. Among traders, the ability to chart a path through the software’s…
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
The UK government has launched a venture fund for investing in domestic AI startups, part of a bid to minimize the country’s dependence on foreign-made…
Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
Anthropic is moving into a new London office as it seeks to expand its research and commercial footprint in Europe, setting up a scrap between…
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life
On a Monday afternoon in March, I watched a pixel-art avatar prowl the corridors of a virtual office campus looking for a buddy. With dark…