Nvidia’s Open Source Alliance Snubs OpenAI and Anthropic
This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses the launch of Nvidia’s splashy alliance to push for open source AI security alongside companies like...
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- This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses the launch of Nvidia’s splashy alliance to push for open source AI security alongside companies like Microsoft, SpaceX, and Palantir.
- Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger break down what the split means for the industry and the Trump administration’s own shifting opinions on AI.
- Articles mentioned in this episode: - Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results - Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI - The Trump Administration Is at War With Itself Over AI Regulation - Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago - System Update Newsletter: The Best of WIRED You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger.
- Zoë Schiffer: Today on the show, we're diving into the open source versus closed AI debate that has been completely taking over Silicon Valley this past week.
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This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses the launch of Nvidia’s splashy alliance to push for open source AI security alongside companies like Microsoft, SpaceX, and Palantir. Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger break down what the split means for the industry and the Trump administration’s own shifting opinions on AI. Articles mentioned in this episode: - Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results - Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI - The Trump Administration Is at War With Itself Over AI Regulation - Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago - System Update Newsletter: The Best of WIRED You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer, and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger. Zoë Schiffer: Today on the show, we're diving into the open source versus closed AI debate that has been completely taking over Silicon Valley this past week. And when NVIDIA announced this alliance, they actually called out this incident by name and said, "It's a clear reminder that cyber defenders need open frontier agentic systems for self-defense." And it's kind of exposed this...
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