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AI's potential to disrupt labor markets could lead to reduced consumer spending and impact economic sectors reliant on high-income earners. The post Muddy Waters Capital reevaluates India fund plans amid AI focus appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

China's AI-driven export surge strengthens its economic resilience, but potential overinvestment and tighter US controls pose future risks. The post China’s AI investment boom boosts exports, eases yuan concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Last month at Beijing’s half marathon, a robot named Lightning beat the human world record by nearly seven minutes. It’s the latest in a string of AI-powered milestones that have got people wondering whether robots are about to enter our everyday lives, just as chatbots have. And the country leading the charge is China, where the government has pledged to invest more than £100bn in robotics over the next 20 years. To find out how robots are already entering the workforce, and what needs to happen to get them cleaning our homes and weeding our gardens, Ian Sample hears from the Guardian’s senior China correspondent, Amy Hawkins, and from Nathan Lepora, professor of robotics and AI at Bristol University, who researches how robots can achieve human-like dexterity Clips: Global News, BBC, CGTN Continue reading...

Governance of new technologies must be determined by elected officials rather than fastest moving companies

I draw the old way – with my hand. Doing it with AI would not make me more creative, it would drain the colour out of my existence Last week I went to a gig by myself for the first time. I sat myself down in my single seat, possibly the youngest person in the room and one of thousands excited to see Split Enz. I loved it – I felt joy and heartache as the lyrics spoke of human experiences, really lived. I happily realised that I did not have to wonder whether Split Enz had used AI in their work (as I so often do nowadays) as these bangers were created long before it was even dreamed of. As a visual artist and writer myself, when I see AI generated images, music or words presented as “art”, I see red. It’s boring, it’s theft, it’s soulless, sterile and it’s killing the planet through energy and water-guzzling datacentres. Someone suggested AI “visual art” should be called “Computer Rendered Artificial Pictures” (CRAP). Continue reading...

Bitcoin’s underperformance of stocks deepens as BTC miners pivot to AI and pro-crypto regulation in the United States stalled.

Taiwan's tech sector's massive debt for AI expansion highlights its pivotal role in global AI infrastructure, but risks loom if demand wanes. The post Taiwanese tech firms secure record $14.5B in debt deals to fund AI expansion appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Jefferson's focus on AI, energy, and trade highlights the Fed's strategic pivot towards managing complex global economic challenges. The post Federal Reserve Vice Chair Jefferson talks inflation, AI, and trade disruptions at Bank of Japan conference appeared first on Crypto Briefing.