CFTC prediction market rulemaking is a ‘feeble attempt’ to shore up losing court battle, Better Markets says

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) push to rewrite the rules governing prediction markets is unlikely to rescue sports event… Continue reading CFTC prediction market rulemaking is a ‘feeble attempt’ to shore up losing court battle, Better Markets says The post CFTC prediction market rulemaking is a ‘feeble attempt’ to […]

Debates over AI consciousness are a trap

“Runaway” AI, “rogue” agents, and “autonomous” actors—the current rhetoric would have you believe that AI agents are not only awake and aware, but angry at their creators. Prominent tech leaders such as Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman push for regulation of these seemingly “superhuman” systems, while a separate […]

Source: AI training data startup Micro1’s gross annual run rate grew from $100M to $500M in the past eight months, putting net annual run rate at $150M-$200M (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Source: AI training data startup Micro1’s gross annual run rate grew from $100M to $500M in the past eight months, putting net annual run rate at $150M-$200M  —  The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is driving a massive boom […]