Thu. 02/06 – A $50 (!!) AI Model?
Now researchers say they have trained a cutting edge AI model for… checks notes… $50. Not $50 million dollars. $50. Dollars. Get ready for the superbowl of AI ads. Amazon has scheduled an Alexa AI event. And also, why does Amazon fail so hard when it comes to physical retail?
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Now researchers say they have trained a cutting edge AI model for… checks notes… $50. Not $50 million dollars. $50. Dollars. Get ready for the superbowl of AI ads. Amazon has scheduled an Alexa AI event. And also, why does Amazon fail so hard when it comes to physical retail?
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- Researchers created an open rival to OpenAI’s o1 ‘reasoning’ model for under $50 (TechCrunch)
- Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets (WSJ)
- Google Unwinds Employee Diversity Goals, Citing Trump’s D.E.I. Orders (NYTimes)
- OpenAI Set to Make Super Bowl Ad Debut (WSJ)
- OpenAI to Air Its First Super Bowl Ad (AdWeek)
- Amazon's AI revamp of Alexa assistant nears unveiling (Reuters)
- Bill banning social media for youngsters advances (Politico)
- Trump's de minimis cancellation is bad news for Temu, but worse for Shein (Reuters)
- Amazon, King of Online Retail, Can’t Seem to Make Its Physical Stores Work (WSJ)
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