Tim Cook says AI is 'huge,' but flags the need to be 'deliberate and thoughtful' on how Apple deploys it

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AI is "huge," but it needs to be carefully deployed, Apple's CEO Tim Cook said during the company's second-quarter earnings call Thursday.

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Even President Biden has tried ChatGPT

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President Joe Biden has apparently tried out ChatGPT, and was "fascinated," as reported by Axios.

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Big Tech is pursuing 'the year of efficiency.' It could get supercharged by AI.

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Hi, I'm Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today's Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. 

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4 tech giants mentioned AI a total of 168 times on earnings calls, showing just how much attention the tech is attracting

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

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The world's 12 wealthiest people got richer by $36 billion in a day - and have now gained $264 billion in net worth this year

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Mark Zuckerberg.

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Big Tech's employee culls and 'year of efficiency' are working

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Microsoft, which laid off 10,000 workers in January, has bet big on AI.

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YouTube Music contractors won a historic union election, which means Google could have to negotiate with a labor group for the first time

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YouTube Music and Cognizant workers strike outside Google's office in Austin, Texas.
YouTube Music and Cognizant workers strike outside Google's office in Austin, Texas.

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Meta is one of tech's most brutal job-choppers, axing a higher percentage of staff than Google and Microsoft

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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Big tech stocks have started 2023 on a tear. Now they face a moment of truth.

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Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft will all report their first-quarter earnings this week.

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai earned $226 million last year, making him one of the world's best-paid bosses

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Sundar Pichai became Alphabet CEO in 2019.

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