Mark Zuckerberg says Meta committed up to $200 billion to AI infrastructure before anyone could assure him it would pay off, and his chief AI officer says that was far from clear. Meta's free cash flow fell 91% in the second quarter.
404 Media reports that Character.ai's bankruptcy filings show the company kept burning large amounts of cash even after degrading its product. The outlet reads the documents as evidence that the economics of AI chatbots do not add up.
OpenAI says an employee it reported to the FBI has been arrested, accused of hiding a sophisticated recording device in a meeting room and of planning to place others in sensitive areas. He was fired on October 9, the day of his arrest.
Deliverance AI argues that as autonomous agents take over core enterprise workflows, sovereign AI becomes a business continuity issue. Beyond keeping data inside national borders, regulated firms need control over agent behavior, external dependencies and running costs.
Disney has offered $20 million for Character.AI's chatbot technology. Character.AI was one of the first chatbot makers linked to a child's suicide, which makes the potential purchase a notable bet for a family-focused brand.
A Sifted report sponsored by London Business School finds Europe lags the US on workplace AI use because of an organizational gap rather than a technological one. Skills, management, trust and integration costs are cited as the main obstacles.