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The fight over open models has entered a new phase
What began as a debate over AI transparency has become a battle over security, geopolitical competition, and control of the AI frontier.
Jul 27 • Sharon Goldman
TG-AI-F: Five AI stories from this week I'm still thinking about
The many faces of the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident; dangerous AI rhetoric; Jensen Huang on open models; Substack's Pangram gamble; and AI verification.
Jul 24 • Sharon Goldman
🎙️ Ground Level AI Podcast | Illia Polosukhin on AI sovereignty, verification, and who should control AI
One of the authors behind the Transformer architecture that underpins today's AI explains how growing up in the former Soviet Union shaped his views on…
Jul 23 • Sharon Goldman
44:52
The OpenAI Hugging Face breach changes a core assumption: AI models must be treated as potential adversaries
One security company called the incident "the biggest single piece of news of the last two years," as researchers say it could fundamentally reshape how…
Jul 22 • Sharon Goldman
America's AI race is being fought on two fronts
The competition for AI leadership with China is no longer just a geopolitical story. It's also becoming a test of whether the United States can navigate…
Jul 20 • Sharon Goldman
🎙️ Ground Level AI Podcast | Joshua Saxe on AI security, Meta, and the cyber threats that actually matter
Former Meta Llama security lead and Abundant Security cofounder Joshua Saxe explains why the biggest AI security risks may not be the ones making…
Jul 17 • Sharon Goldman
41:57
EXCLUSIVE: Meta's mega Louisiana data center is getting even bigger. Six months after my visit, I checked in with local residents
As Meta's AI campus grows from $27 billion to $50 billion, I checked back with the residents and entrepreneurs I met in February. Some are thriving…
Jul 14 • Sharon Goldman
The mutual blindness behind the AI backlash
Believers and skeptics are looking at the same technology from radically different positions, but each sees only part of the picture. I fear the…
Jul 13 • Sharon Goldman
Why the first AI-orchestrated ransomware attack is 'more terrifying than Mythos'
JadePuffer broke into a company, stole its data, and demanded a ransom using what researchers say was an AI-driven attack chain. Here's why security…
Jul 9 • Sharon Goldman
AI needs a 'Stargate for Data,' a new viral essay argues. Here's what made my eyes bug out
Former OpenAI researcher Will DePue argues AI's next bottleneck is data—not compute. His proposed fixes include buying companies purely for their data…
Jul 7 • Sharon Goldman
What can the U.S. learn from China's open AI ecosystem?
Experts say China's competitive yet collaborative open-model developers offer lessons for strengthening open frontier AI research in the US.
Jul 6 • Sharon Goldman
What a broken air conditioner on a 101-degree day taught me about AI
A frantic search for an HVAC repair technician revealed how quietly AI has become part of everyday life.
Jul 3 • Sharon Goldman
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