Chris McKay

Chris McKay is the founder and chief editor of Maginative. His thought leadership in AI literacy and strategic AI adoption has been recognized by top academic institutions, media, and global brands.

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Anthropic Signals Cautious Support for California's AI Bill

Anthropic AI Policy

Anthropic Signals Cautious Support for California's AI Bill

By Chris McKay • Aug 22, 2024

AI21 Releases Jamba 1.5: A Family of Open Models with Long Context and Low Latency

AI21 Open Source

AI21 Releases Jamba 1.5: A Family of Open Models with Long Context and Low Latency

By Chris McKay • Aug 22, 2024

Lingo Telecom Fined $1 Million for Biden Deepfake Robocall

AI Policy

Lingo Telecom Fined $1 Million for Biden Deepfake Robocall

By Chris McKay • Aug 22, 2024

OpenAI Joins Opposition to California’s AI Safety Bill

OpenAI AI Policy

OpenAI Joins Opposition to California’s AI Safety Bill

By Chris McKay • Aug 22, 2024

Meta and Spotify CEOs Warn EU AI Regulations Stifle Innovation

Meta AI Policy EU

Meta and Spotify CEOs Warn EU AI Regulations Stifle Innovation

By Chris McKay • Aug 21, 2024

Anthropic Releases Two New Resources for Learning Prompt Engineering

Anthropic

Anthropic Releases Two New Resources for Learning Prompt Engineering

By Chris McKay • Aug 21, 2024

OpenAI Announces Multi-Year Content Partnership with Condé Nast

OpenAI Media & Entertainment

OpenAI Announces Multi-Year Content Partnership with Condé Nast

By Chris McKay • Aug 20, 2024

Microsoft Unveils Phi-3.5: Powerful AI Models Punch Above Their Weight

Microsoft

Microsoft Unveils Phi-3.5: Powerful AI Models Punch Above Their Weight

By Chris McKay • Aug 20, 2024

Astribot S1 Shows off Impressive Capabilities in New Video

China Robotics

Astribot S1 Shows off Impressive Capabilities in New Video

By Chris McKay • Aug 20, 2024

Google’s HeAR Model Now Available via Cloud API for Health Research

Google Healthcare

Google’s HeAR Model Now Available via Cloud API for Health Research

By Chris McKay • Aug 20, 2024

Zhiyuan Robotics Unveils Five New Humanoid Robots, Open-Source Plans, and Outlines Technology Roadmap

China Robotics

Zhiyuan Robotics Unveils Five New Humanoid Robots, Open-Source Plans, and Outlines Technology Roadmap

By Chris McKay • Aug 20, 2024

Unitree Launches Production Version of G1 Humanoid Robot

Robotics China

Unitree Launches Production Version of G1 Humanoid Robot

By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024

NVIDIA's StormCast Advances Severe Weather Forecasting

NVIDIA

NVIDIA's StormCast Advances Severe Weather Forecasting

By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024

AMD to Acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 Billion, Bolstering AI Infrastructure Capabilities

AMD Chips

AMD to Acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 Billion, Bolstering AI Infrastructure Capabilities

By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024

South Korean AI Chip Makers Rebellions and Sapeon Finalize Merger

South Korea Chips Startups

South Korean AI Chip Makers Rebellions and Sapeon Finalize Merger

By Chris McKay • Aug 19, 2024

Maginative AI Update - Episode 24: California AI Bill, Grok-2, Gemini Live, and more

Maginative AI Update - Episode 24: California AI Bill, Grok-2, Gemini Live, and more

By Chris McKay • Aug 17, 2024

OpenAI Disrupts Iranian Influence Operation That Used ChatGPT

OpenAI AI Ethics AI Safety

OpenAI Disrupts Iranian Influence Operation That Used ChatGPT

By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024

Microsoft to Use Consumer Data to Train AI, But You Can Opt-Out

Microsoft

Microsoft to Use Consumer Data to Train AI, But You Can Opt-Out

By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024

AI Venture Firm Radical Ventures Raises $800 Million for Late-Stage Investments

Venture Capital

AI Venture Firm Radical Ventures Raises $800 Million for Late-Stage Investments

By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024

Midjourney Launches New Web Editor, Improving Workflow for Creators

Midjourney

Midjourney Launches New Web Editor, Improving Workflow for Creators

By Chris McKay • Aug 16, 2024

CodeRabbit Secures $16M in Series A Funding, Expands AI-Powered Code Review Capabilities

Venture Capital Startups

CodeRabbit Secures $16M in Series A Funding, Expands AI-Powered Code Review Capabilities

By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024

San Francisco Sues 16 Websites Over AI-Generated Nonconsensual Nudes

AI Ethics

San Francisco Sues 16 Websites Over AI-Generated Nonconsensual Nudes

By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024

California’s AI Regulation Bill Heads to Assembly Vote After Major Amendments

AI Policy

California’s AI Regulation Bill Heads to Assembly Vote After Major Amendments

By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024

Google Expands AI Overviews to Six New Countries, Adds New Features

Google

Google Expands AI Overviews to Six New Countries, Adds New Features

By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024

Google Quietly Released Imagen 3 to Users in the US

Google

Google Quietly Released Imagen 3 to Users in the US

By Chris McKay • Aug 15, 2024