artificial-intelligence
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Cathedrals of Code: On the Theological Economy of Silicon Capitalism
In the constellation of late capitalist titans, the contemporary standing of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Meta Platforms (Facebook), and OpenAI serves as both a quantitative measurement of economic gravity and a qualitative index of the unfolding spiritual, political, and epistemological transformations of our era. The sheer scale of their current market capitalizations—Apple at $3.8 trillion,…
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Isomorphic Labs and the AI Revolution in Drug Discovery: Toward a Computable Biology
In a development emblematic of the growing entanglement between advanced artificial intelligence research and the life sciences, Isomorphic Labs—a London-based enterprise conceived in 2021 as a spin-off of Alphabet’s renowned AI research unit, DeepMind—has secured $600 million in external financing in its inaugural funding round. The round was led by Thrive Capital, with substantial participation…