Silicon Valley's wrongheaded attacks on DEI: Dominic-Madori Davis examines recent pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion, specifically Scale AI's declaration that its hiring will focus on "merit, excellence, and intelligence" instead. The company isn't alone — the data industry has seen the number of new women recruits fall by two-thirds, while DEI-related job listings appear to be falling out of favor. Read more
The real meaning of "open source AI": As different AI companies are praised or criticized over being "open" or "closed," Paul Sawers talks to the Open Source Initiative about how we judge whether AI is truly open source — which can be troublesome, because the parameters that a neural network uses to learn aren't really comparable to software code. Read more
Taking your brain to the Dark Side of the Moon: Anna Heim checks out a new interactive experience in London, where visitors can have their brain activity recorded while they listen to the classic Pink Floyd album "The Dark Side of the Moon," then later watch it displayed as a cloud. Read more
Meet more women shaping AI: TechCrunch's interview series with leading women in the field continues, with Dominic-Madori Davis talking to Amini's Charlette N'Guessan about data scarcity in Africa.
