Artificial intelligence
All my pieces on artificial intelligence. Most originals are in German.
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Every board should be testing Open Claw – or risk flying blind
Open Claw shows what happens when almost any digital function can be wired up to AI. Whether the product itself wins or fails, the direction is set – and the responsibility for it lands on the executive floor.
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How OpenClaw changed my workday
An old Mac mini, a new AI system – and my workday is unrecognisable. OpenClaw works alongside me continuously, holds context and prioritises tasks.
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Looks like a Porsche, costs €26,000 – Xiaomi's pivot from smartphones to cars
I've been working on this story for months: how the Chinese tech giant is now bringing its cars to Germany – and why Apple gave up on exactly the same mission.
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Five fault lines that will decide OpenAI's future
Sam Altman was long seen as the architect of the AI age. Now the halo is cracking. The pioneer has to show that he is more than the prophet of a bubble.
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Google's AI is shifting the balance of power on the web – these are the biggest losers
When Google delivers the answer itself, users click through to the source far less often. An exclusive analysis shows where the risk is highest – for news publishers in the US first, and for Europe next.
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AMD makes energy efficiency its weapon against Nvidia
Data centres now consume almost as much electricity as all of Germany. Chip company AMD is turning that into a sales pitch – and trying to close the gap on market leader Nvidia with power-saving silicon.
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New Work Valley: back to the office
When I arrived in San Francisco in 2022, almost nobody worked on-site. Three years later mandatory office days are back – and one of the loudest voices for the old model has changed his mind.
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Aravind Srinivas: from a windowless coworking space to taking on Apple
Eighteen months ago I met him in a windowless room in San Francisco. Today the Perplexity founder is taking on Google and Apple – and stands for the dynamism AI has unleashed in Silicon Valley.
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Reconstructing a trillion-dollar crash: how a small Chinese start-up shook finance, business and politics
A company from a Chinese province is calling US AI leadership – and billions of dollars in investment – into question. Germany and Europe could benefit.
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AMD's Lisa Su challenges Nvidia: 'My goal is to lead the AI revolution'
Lisa Su is considered the most powerful woman in the technology industry. In the interview she talks about the significance of artificial intelligence and why AMD can outpace Nvidia in the long run.
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Why programming with AI is fun again
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke sees a new era of software development with Copilot. A German is the driving force behind the tool that doubled my productivity.
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Aidan Gomez: the quiet architect behind ChatGPT
Cohere co-founder Aidan Gomez co-developed the transformer technology that underpins ChatGPT and the entire generation of large language models.
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Bill McDermott (ServiceNow): 'AI can double the productivity of every company'
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott in the Handelsblatt podcast: generative AI has the potential to double the productivity of every company.
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AI is revolutionising Hollywood – and the web
Runway AI CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela shows how a simple command is enough for AI to generate a complete video sequence – with consequences for Hollywood and the web.
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Clara Shih (Salesforce): 'The opportunity is enormous'
On the 61st floor of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco: an interview with AI chief Clara Shih on Einstein Copilot and Salesforce's all-in AI push at Dreamforce 2023.
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Richard Socher (You.com): AI is revolutionising search
AI researcher and You.com founder Richard Socher on the Handelsblatt podcast: how he wants to revolutionise the world of search engines with a chat-first model.
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Sam Altman wants to scan the irises of eight billion people
Proof of identity, cryptocurrency, universal basic income – Sam Altman's Worldcoin project wants to be many things at once. At its centre: an iris scanner and many unresolved questions about data protection.
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Worldcoin – Sam Altman's second company
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on the Handelsblatt podcast: iris scanning, cryptocurrency and universal basic income – one of the wildest stories I have covered in my career.
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ChatGPT as a weapon for hackers
A wave of sophisticated new cyberattacks is coming. Conversations with a dozen security firms in Silicon Valley show: cybersecurity needs to be rethought from the ground up.
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The Frankenstein moment: if we don't control AI, it will control us
AI will change history – as the atomic bomb once did. An EU law and a G7 working group cannot tame the technology. The world must think in different dimensions.
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Sam Altman: regulate AI like nuclear weapons
The very creator of ChatGPT is calling for strict AI regulation. OpenAI CEO Altman has a plan and is predicting all-encompassing AI by the end of the decade.
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Sam Altman's Worldcoin: scanning the iris of humanity
The OpenAI founder has long been a key figure in Silicon Valley. ChatGPT has now made him an icon.
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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke: AI is changing the way we code
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke on the disruptive power of artificial intelligence and his path from Germany to the top of the US tech industry.
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Sridhar Ramaswamy (Neeva): taking on Google with AI and no ads
Neeva founder Sridhar Ramaswamy on the Handelsblatt podcast: how he wants to challenge Google and Bing using AI and a subscription model without advertising.
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Amy Webb: 'AI will be as transformative as the steam engine'
Futurist Amy Webb on the Handelsblatt podcast: AI will bring a transformation as profound as the invention of the steam engine.
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The new iPhone moment
AI search engines from Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are ushering in a new era of web use. I tested Bing with early access – and was surprised.
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A day in Redmond: Microsoft reinvents search
Satya Nadella and Sam Altman unveil an AI-enhanced Bing. The new search engine works like a co-pilot through the internet – the concept is fundamentally different.
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Is the ChatGPT hype justified?
Yes – but differently from what most people think. The AI revolution is hitting skilled knowledge work first, not simple manual tasks.
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Nvidia: how the chip company became German industry's elite partner
Mercedes, Siemens, Bosch – Nvidia is landing one major German contract after another. A visit to the heart of the chip company.
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Ali Ghodsi (Databricks): every company will be an AI company
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi on why in ten years every company will be an AI company – and how he plans to take on Amazon, Microsoft and Google.