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New book examines scaling and whether it leads to the birth of AGI

Publisher Insight has released a translated edition of \"The Age of Scaling,\" based on interviews with key figures at the forefront of global AI. It features in-depth conversations conducted by Dwarkesh Patel with figures including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, MIRI co-founder Eliezer Yudkowsky and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The book covers how large language models work, scaling, alignment failure and the potential economic and social impact of superintelligence.

AI & Enterprise

Google search ecosystem shifts as AI mode fuels reality of open web decline after 1 year

It has been a year since Google introduced AI Mode, a natural-language AI search feature that provides conversational answers instead of links. Research cited by The New York Times showed users spend 1 to 9 minutes longer in AI Mode than in traditional search, and about 75 percent of sessions do not lead to other websites. Publishers, companies and banks worry traffic is falling. Google rejects claims it threatens the open web and says it still sends billions of clicks outward.

Industry

Mara bitcoin miner pursues purchase of Texas power site to accelerate AI expansion

Mara Holdings shares rose about 15 percent early after it announced plans to buy a Texas power site to expand digital infrastructure for AI computing and bitcoin mining. The site is a 1,200-acre tract in Matagorda County with access rights of up to 2 gigawatts, with an initial 1 gigawatt expected by October 2027. Mara said the project is early-stage and subject to regulatory approvals, with phased construction over several years.