The latest episode of our podcast, In Machines We Trust, is the second of a two-part series, diving into how AI is being used to teach human pilots to perform some of the most dangerous and difficult maneuvers in aerial combat. You can listen to it on Apple Podcasts or wherever you normally listen, and check out the first part here.
The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 How Google is plotting to make everything smarter
AI was meant to be its big thing, but OpenAI has beaten it to launch whizzy new products. (Bloomberg $)
+ AI-enhanced scams are on the rise, unfortunately. (The Guardian)
+ DuckDuckGo is getting into the chatbot game, too. (Ars Technica)
+ The ChatGPT-fueled battle for search is bigger than Microsoft or Google. (MIT Technology Review)
2 China’s AI groups are sneakily evading US chip blocks
Thanks to a series of loopholes regarding the cloud. (FT $)
+ The Netherlands is following the US in restricting chip exports. (Reuters)
+ Chinese chips will keep powering your everyday life. (MIT Technology Review)
3 US officials are mulling over the rules for war in space
The war in Ukraine is pushing them to make decisions—and fast. (WP $)
+ The FBI has admitted to purchasing location data. (Wired $)
+ How to fight a war in space (and get away with it) (MIT Technology Review)
4 The crypto industry’s favorite bank is shutting down
It’s yet another victim of the crypto winter. (TechCrunch)
+ Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial could be pushed back from October. (Reuters)
+ It’s okay to opt out of the crypto revolution. (MIT Technology Review)
5 Scientists have created mice with two fathers
It’s promising for future fertility treatments for humans. (The Guardian)
+ Inside the race to make human sex cells in the lab. (MIT Technology Review)
6 We aren’t vaccinating birds against bird flu
But scientists are starting to think we should. (Wired $)
+ We don’t need to panic about a bird flu pandemic—yet. (MIT Technology Review)