
Alexander Kraus
@alexk_digstrat
Partner, Metis Strategy; Perpetually curious about technology, international affairs, data & science, and the human enterprise.
**OPINIONS ARE MY OWN**
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http://www.metisstrategy.com/ 14-08-2018 13:32:44
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Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/c40924…

With Mistral AI Microsoft is not only seeking diversification from #OpenAI but also prioritizing #OpenSource #AI over black box; also says 1,500 of 1,600 AI model in its data centers are already open source #Democratization

While not surprising that Elon Musk is focused on the profitability of the biz ventures he invests in, the legal battle w/ OpenAI shows that he's erratic and vindictive (childish?) when not getting his way OpenAI has publicly responded to Elon Musk's lawsuit via Bloomberg Technology





The complexity of #ClimateChange is hard to comprehend. The World Meteorological Organization report on the #StateOfClimate is another clear and scientific wake-up call but nothing conveys urgency more than pictures of irreversibly retreating glaciers and this map of excessively warm ocean temperatures






Tech, data, and geopolitics ARE closely intertwined! Microsoft Asks Hundreds of China-Based AI Staff to Consider Relocating Amid U.S.-China Tensions wsj.com/tech/ai/micros… via The Wall Street Journal



„Water consumption by dozens of [#BigTech] facilities in Virginia’s “data centre alley” has jumped by almost two-thirds since 2019. #BigData #DataGrowh Interesting Financial Times article on data resource usage
![Alexander Kraus (@alexk_digstrat) on Twitter photo „Water consumption by dozens of [#BigTech] facilities in Virginia’s “data centre alley” has jumped by almost two-thirds since 2019.
#BigData #DataGrowh
Interesting <a href="/FT/">Financial Times</a> article on data resource usage „Water consumption by dozens of [#BigTech] facilities in Virginia’s “data centre alley” has jumped by almost two-thirds since 2019.
#BigData #DataGrowh
Interesting <a href="/FT/">Financial Times</a> article on data resource usage](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWJ0SzHW4AA5iA5.jpg)