A new online platform, RentAHuman.ai, allows autonomous artificial-intelligence agents to recruit real people to carry out tasks that AI cannot perform on its own — from simple shopping and parcel collection to unusual requests and activities in the physical world. The service, which has already attracted tens of thousands of people willing to work, may signal a new stage in human–AI interaction.
Global equity markets suffered sharp losses on Wednesday after technology companies unveiled huge investment plans for artificial intelligence infrastructure, triggering investor concerns about profitability and the long-term sustainability of such spending. As a result, the combined market value of major Big Tech firms has fallen by more than $1 trillion over the past week, with shares of companies such as Amazon and Oracle coming under particularly strong pressure.
Perplexity has announced a new feature called Model Council, which allows users to query multiple advanced AI models simultaneously and receive a single, synthesized result highlighting both agreements and disagreements between the models. The new tool is primarily designed to support research, in-depth analysis, and strategic decision-making.
The world’s largest battery manufacturer may be about to trigger the large-scale adoption of sodium-ion batteries in electric passenger vehicles. The development of this technology is expected to improve EV costs and performance in the near future, particularly in challenging climate conditions.