This Week in AI: Billionaires talk automating jobs away
In this edition of This Week in AI, TechCrunch's regular AI newsletter, we talk SoftBank's job-automating plans for OpenAI's AI tech.
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EU puts out guidance on uses of AI that are banned under its AI Act
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OpenAI’s new trademark application hints at humanoid robots, smart jewelry, and more
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How Thomson Reuters and Anthropic built an AI that tax professionals actually trust
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DeepSeek: The countries and agencies that have banned the AI company’s tech
Red Hat's take on open-source AI: Pragmatism over utopian dreams
SoftBank Is Betting Billions That OpenAI’s Agents Will Automate Work
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