Generative AI

• Salesforce's Benioff calls for AI regulation, says models have become 'suicide coaches' - Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff described AI models as "suicide coaches" at the World Economic Forum's flagship conference Tuesday.
• The founders of billion-dollar AI startups are getting younger — here’s why - Experimenting in the age of AI "counts as more important than traditional corporate experience," Antler's co-founder Fridjtof Berge told CNBC Make It.
• OpenAI has committed billions to recent chip deals. Some big names have been left out - OpenAI has inked multibillion-dollar deals with AI chipmakers including Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom and Cerebras.
• How the AI data center bubble story is playing out inside one booming energy stock - Can Bloom Energy's high-flying stock, fueled by generating onsite power for AI data centers, steer clear of bubble risks?
• AI is helping recruiters find ‘hidden gem’ talent — a senior LinkedIn exec shares top tips to stand out - "2026 is the year of more widespread adoption of AI tools, particularly in hiring," Janine Chamberlin, LinkedIn's UK Country Manager told CNBC Make It.
• Behind Anthropic's stunning growth is a sibling team that may hold the key to generative AI - Daniela Amodei has helped build Anthropic into a serious AI player by betting on safety and enterprise adoption.
• Musk's xAI faces backlash after Grok generates sexualized images of children on X - Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
• How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China - The scheme involved falsifying shipping documents to misclassify the GPUs and hide their true destinations, including China and other prohibited locations.
• Meta acquires intelligent agent firm Manus, capping year of aggressive AI moves - Meta Platforms has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, capping a year of massive spending on artificial intelligence.
• China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling - The proposed rules come as Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot startups Minimax and Z.ai have this month filed for Hong Kong IPOs.