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More of What’s Next: AI’s Energy Use; Hardware is Hot; Deep Space Photos
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: DAVID HALL, PAIGE MONEY FOR WSJ
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Making two AI videos uses about the same energy as grilling a steak, writes Joanna Stern. The WSJ columnist visited a data center and found that generating AI videos consumes significant energy, though most major AI companies share little data.
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ILLUSTRATION: EMIL LENDOF/WSJ, TESLA, ISTOCK
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Sci-fi hardware dreams are coming to life, from killer drones to robotaxis. Inspired partly by AI advances, billionaires are pouring money into efforts to transform defense, transportation, energy production and other entrenched industries, writes Tim Higgins.
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PHOTO: NSF-DOE VERA C. RUBIN OBSERVATORY
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The world’s largest digital camera snapped its first space photos. This week the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile released its first dazzling images of deep space, a preview of the cosmic movie the pioneering probe was built to create.
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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: JOHNNY SIMON/WSJ, ISTOCK
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Chatbots may just be telling you what you want to hear. Researchers are warning of the subtle but serious risk of AI “sycophancy,” the tendency of chatbots to flatter users and agree with them excessively, even at the expense of truthfulness.
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🎧 Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg Is Taking Control of AI Hiring at Meta
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The Meta CEO has taken the recruitment reins as he tries to address an AI crisis at his company. WSJ reporter Meghan Bobrowsky explains that the chief executive is armed with $100 million pay packages to lure top talent.
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Last week, we reported on a company that is developing a hybrid-electric plane. Readers shared their thoughts on whether they think such a plane could change the way we fly:
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“No, I don’t think these planes will change travel—at least not until they get the technology and resources to handle the airplanes that are already in the sky, which are now sorely lacking. Can you imagine how thousands of amateur jockey pilots are going to mess up the airspace, even more than drones are already doing?!”—John Adnot, Texas
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“I'd ride this plane! I've been excitedly waiting for the flying cars being developed by Terrafugia and others, but this looks like it's going to be ready earlier.”—Mark Smith, South Carolina
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“I’m a 44-plus-year fixed-wing pilot with some helicopter training, and I see Electra’s hybrid as a useful commuter solution for very short trips. However, the FAA will try to deal with the chaos of many small airborne vehicles—in airspace that's already congested—with new regulations and requirements. So don't pitch this as an easy solution where someone will hop out of a car and George Jetson will speed them on their way without any worries!”—Vaughn W. Henry, Illinois
(Responses have been condensed and edited.)
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Inside a couples retreat with three chatbots and the humans who love them. (Wired)
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Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy. (MIT Technology Review)
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AI is homogenizing our thoughts. (The New Yorker)
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Thanks for reading The Future of Everything. We cover the innovation and tech transforming the way we live, work and play. This newsletter was written by Conor Grant. Get in touch with us at future@wsj.com. See more from The Future of Everything at wsj.com/foe.
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