Aleph

Major technology companies pouring money into artificial intelligence could come to dominate the emerging technology, Aleph Alpha GmbH Chief Executive Officer Jonas Andrulis said.  He criticized the European Union's AI Act, one of the first major pieces of legislation to regulate the technology, which Andrulis said risks diverting founders' energy away from innovation and into compliance.   “We need a somewhat fair environment,” he said in an interview on Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. “And this is difficult because the big…

In your introduction, you mention that the sole criterion for including stories was “literary excellence”. What are the key components of literary excellence?At the very minimum, for a story to be included, the writing needed to be excellent; stylistically, all these stories are superb. I was also looking for originality, vivid characterisation, and arresting insights into whatever theme the writer of the story was tackling. Readability was a crucial factor. I personally prefer stories that are political in nature, so…