This Week in AI

Alibaba is investing $53B in AI and cloud, aiming for growth, but investors worry about costs, causing a stock drop.

Google is leaning further into AI-generated overviews, expanding their use in search results to provide quick, synthesized answers to user queries.

The new team focuses on agentic AI, aiming to automate tasks without user prompts and potentially create a multi-billion dollar business.

AI-driven data centers are booming in Virginia, raising concerns over soaring energy demand, local power strain, and transparency in AI’s energy use.

​Turing Award winners Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton warn that untested AI releases risk public safety, urging rigorous testing before deployment