1 AI is unleashing a knowledge heart goldrush
It might rise from 2% of the worldwide knowledge heart footprint to 10% by 2025. (NYT $)
+ AI’s carbon footprint is greater than you suppose. (MIT Expertise Assessment)

2 Emissions reached a report excessive in 2023
A giant driver of that improve was excessive drought, which reduce hydropower manufacturing in some nations. (Bloomberg $)
+ And forecasters predict we’re in for a very popular 2024. (The Verge)
+ ExxonMobil is suing traders who need faster local weather motion. (NPR)

3 GoFundMe donations to campaigns in Gaza maintain being frozen
Reputable issues over cash laundering and terrorist financing are blocking determined civilians from getting assist. (The Verge)

4 Can we management AI’s hallucinations?
It’s doable that we will’t. And in that state of affairs, it’ll stay dangerous to make use of AI for any essential duties. (The Economist $)
+ Google’s downside isn’t that its AI is ‘woke’. It’s that it’s being rushed out into merchandise too shortly. (Bloomberg $)
+ The SEC is investigating whether or not OpenAI misled traders. (WSJ $)
+ Generative AI is difficult the very notion of copyright. (The Atlantic $)
+ Your posts are getting used to coach AI. Sure, even those you’d think about are secure. (Vox)

5 A humanoid robots startup obtained $675 million from tech traders 🤖
However can it actually succeed the place so many others have failed? (FT $)

6 Multiple billion folks now have weight problems 
It’s surprising how massive this public well being downside has grow to be now. (Axios)
+ Nevertheless, weight reduction medicine are poised to probably assist alleviate it. (MIT Expertise Assessment)

7 Conspiracists are obsessing over Kate Middleton on-line
These folks appear to simply have manner an excessive amount of time on their arms. (The Atlantic $)

8 The FBI is utilizing push alerts to catch suspects
Nevertheless it’s a privateness nightmare, and will embrace folks in search of abortions. (WP $)

9 A viral picture of a man smoking in McDonald’s was made by AI
There are methods to inform, however they’re difficult to identify at a look. (Quartz)

10 Zuckerberg is having a little bit of a PR second
Get pleasure from it whereas it lasts, Mark. (Axios)

Quote of the day

“I’m completely 100%, sadly hooked on this.”

—Artist and musician Laurie Anderson tells The Guardian she will’t cease speaking to an AI model of her late husband Lou Reed.

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