AIs

A startup has raised .9 million from Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross to solve AI’s unstructured data bottleneck

Pulse raised $3.9 million to enhance unstructured data preparation for machine learning models.The startup addresses the demand for custom copilots and agents using internal enterprise data.Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross led the seed funding round for Pulse.Pulse, a five-person startup specializing in unstructured data preparation for machine…

AI’s  billion air pollution problem

Researchers find AI-related emissions will soon rival that of all the cars in California.AI electricity consumption could cause asthma deaths to spike by more than a third in the next six years.In Virginia alone, AI’s backup diesel generators could lead to 190 air-pollution-related deaths.Researchers have found that the training of…

Tech bros and bankers rally around nuclear power to fuel AI’s rapid rise

Nuclear power’s stock is rising thanks to artificial intelligence’s insatiable appetite for electricity.Tech giants including Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon have struck deals in nuclear power this year in hopes of supplying their data centers with carbon-free electricity. The deals have buoyed the confidence of global financial institutions, 14 of which…