Meredith Whittaker, the President of Signal, recently shared her concerns about agent-based AI at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. She warned that while these AI agents aim to assist users by managing tasks like booking tickets and scheduling events, they pose significant risks to privacy and security. Whittaker likened this trend to “putting your ...
At the recent SXSW conference in Austin, Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, raised concerns about the privacy risks of agent-based AI. She described this technology, which automates tasks for users, as akin to “putting your brain in a jar.” Whittaker emphasized that AI agents require extensive access to personal information like credit card details, calendars, ...
DeepSeek’s recent success matching larger AI models with fewer resources has sparked important discussions within the AI community. As Max Vermeir from ABBYY notes, the industry’s increasing demand for computing power raises concerns about sustainability. Companies are now looking at smaller language models (SLMs) that offer efficiency and focused results for specific business needs. The ...
DeepSeek’s recent performance breakthrough has challenged the belief that bigger AI models are always better. Max Vermeir from ABBYY emphasizes the need for a shift towards smaller language models, which offer efficiency in tasks like document processing where speed and accuracy are essential. The AI industry is at a crossroads, balancing ambitions for artificial general ...
