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A former Google CEO invested in China's AI industry while warning it was a threat to the U.S.

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Despite publicly warning that China’s AI efforts could be a strategic threat to the U.S., former Google CEO Eric Schmidt pursued connections with and invested in the country’s AI industry, according to a new report.

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Microsoft pitched the AI image tool DALL-E to the U.S. military for battle training, report says

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Microsoft Azure’s version of OpenAI’s image generator, DALL-E, was pitched as a battlefield tool for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), originally reported by The Intercept Wednesday. The report says Microsoft’s sales pitch of Azure OpenAI’s tools was delivered in October 2023, likely hoping to capitalize on the…

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