Philosophical puzzles of rational artificial intelligence | Massachusetts Institute of Technology News

How rational can an artificial system be? MIT’s new course 6.S044/24.S00 (AI and Rationality) does not aim to answer this question. Instead, we ask students to explore this and other philosophical questions through the lens of AI research. For the next generation of scholars, the concepts of rationality and agency may prove essential to AI…

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What role remains for distributed GPU networks in AI?

Distributed GPU networks are touted as a low-cost layer for running AI workloads, but modern model training is still centralized within hyperscale data centers. Frontier AI training involves building the largest and most advanced systems. This process requires thousands of GPUs to work in tight synchronization. This level of coordination makes decentralized networks impractical for…

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Banks block 40% of crypto payments

A new study by the UK Cryptocurrency Business Council (UKCBC) has found that transfers between UK bank accounts and crypto exchanges are frequently blocked, delayed or rejected, even when customers are trying to use regulated platforms. The study, titled ‘Lockout: Debanking the UK’s digital asset economy’, draws on responses from 10 of the UK’s largest…

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