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Pennsylvania’s A.I. Gold Rush Meets Second Thoughts

Amid a backlash, Gov. Josh Shapiro is pumping the brakes on enormous data centers. But in a region scarred by the collapse of the steel industry, some welcome billions in construction.

© Kristian Thacker for The New York Times

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Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.

Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

© Benjamin Rasmussen for The New York Times

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U.S. Start-Up Partners With Saudi Arabia for Data Center

Together AI, which serves open-source artificial intelligence models, announced a deal to use compute from Humain in Saudi Arabia, where it can bypass U.S. backlash over data centers.

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Many of Saudi Arabia’s new data centers are being built by Humain, which was started last year as part of the country’s effort to jump-start its A.I. industry and diversify its economy away from oil.
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