📊 British AI startup outperforms humans in forecasting challenge
UK-based ManticAI landed 8th place in the Metaculus Cup - a global tournament with 60 tough prediction questions. That score actually pushed it past a decent number of human forecasters.
So what’s the punchline here? Maybe AI really is getting sharper at navigating messy, uncertain futures… or maybe it just hit a lucky streak this time. Hard to tell.
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💷 Nvidia throws £2 billion behind UK AI scene
Chip giant Nvidia just pledged a £2 billion investment into the UK’s AI startup ecosystem. The cash is aimed at infrastructure, new jobs, and setting up innovation hubs across cities like London and Manchester.
Feels a little like the UK is trying to assemble its own "mini–Silicon Valley." Still, if we’re being real, the scale is nowhere near what’s happening in the US or China.
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🤖 Internet Computer pushes AI-on-chain experiment
Crypto project Internet Computer (ICP) is betting big on weaving AI directly into decentralized apps - literally running models on-chain. The idea: devs could spin up applications just by chatting with an AI assistant.
It sounds futuristic, maybe even borderline impractical, but if it clicks, it could fuse crypto and AI in ways most people didn’t really anticipate.
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☁️ Huawei rolls out AI-cloud upgrades
At Huawei CONNECT, the company unveiled new updates to its Developer Space and AI-powered cloud services. They also pointed out they’ve already got 8.5 million developers using their platform.
It’s another sign of China tightening its hold on the AI cloud race. The real question, though, is whether devs outside of Asia are ready to jump aboard.
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