Applied AI
Applied AI advances rapidly with multi-billion dollar investments, hardware innovation, and agentic systems, yet faces severe ethical misuse and fuels demand for specialized talent.
- • A CEO is accused of sexual harassment and using AI-generated pictures to threaten a female job candidate, highlighting severe ethical concerns regarding AI misuse in hiring. ↗
- • Applied Digital secured a $7.5 billion, 15-year lease for 300 MW of AI capacity, demonstrating a large-scale investment in AI infrastructure. ↗
- • Apple is reportedly having its self-designed AI server chip, named "Baltra," manufactured by TSMC. ↗
- • Insights are emerging from early access to OpenAI's agent execution layer, indicating advancements in deploying agentic AI systems. ↗
- • Job postings for Applied AI Engineers specifically seek candidates proficient with tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor. ↗