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Fast Company Tech - · Sep 15
The technology industry’s increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming into political intransigence in Washington, offering a fresh test of the federal government’s willingness and ability to confront what may become a defining issue of th
The Guardian Tech - · Sep 15
Exclusive: Correspondence requests state MP Melissa Horne to lobby on NextDC’s behalf – but contains alleged AI-created errors Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian jobs minister has accused one of Australia’s largest datacentre companies of using artificial inte
NY Times Tech - · Sep 15
Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will be invested in A.I. projects to bridge social inequalities.
The Guardian Tech - · Sep 15
The rise of AI-generated tributes and bots for ‘talking’ to the dead has experts concerned more people will grieve in isolation Tributes rolled in after the death of Dolly Parton last month. Jack White performed Jolene at a London gig. Kesha sang Old Flames (Can’t Hold a Candle to You), a single her
Techdirt - · Sep 15
LG hasn’t been making many friends lately. It annoyed some LG “smart” TV users recently when it tried to force them to use Microsoft’s Copilot AI system. It’s also been force-installing surveillance bloatware on many LG user’s monitors as it ramps up data surveill
Hacker News - · Sep 15
The original startup website generator by Tiff Zhang and Mike Bradley landed on Hacker News in April 2015 and has been one of my favorite little novelties of that era ever since. It perfectly captures the saturated colors, cliché hero shots, gimmicky names, buzzword-heavy slogans, and proudly hirsut
The Guardian Tech - · Sep 15
First secretary to set out benefits of AI to union conference while vowing government will take safety seriously UK politics live – latest updates Ministers must “heed the warnings” from industry leaders about the threat posed by AI as the government looks to capitalise on the technology, the first
TechCrunch AI - · Sep 14
The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well as specific safety constraints meant to implement those principles.
Hacker News - · Sep 14
Everyone is worried about how AI can break security and attack any website and potentially destroy them. I offer a different perspective.<p>AI shouldn't be stopped from doing this. It should be encouraged. In nature there are "clean up crews", from vultures to ant colonies, which r
The Verge AI - · Sep 14
Microsoft is publishing a 37-page “humanist AI code of conduct” today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI development over the weekend, after researchers warned recently that AI model progress could outpace our abi
The Guardian Tech - · Sep 14
We must stop companies from allowing AI to self-improve into an uncontrollable level of intelligence Major AI lab CEOs advocated for slowing the pace of AI development this weekend. They are right to be concerned: the field runs an extremely dangerous race towards superintelligent AI. We can and sho
The Register - · Sep 14
Rights committee demands watchdog with teeth as patchwork safeguards leave victims hunting for remedies
Slashdot - · Sep 14
Nearly 1900 Blizzard Entertainment workers “voted to ratify their first union contract with parent company Microsoft after over two years of bargaining,” reports Kotaku, “consolidating Blizzard’s many smaller unions into three larger bargaining units.” The workers now gain new protections “on issues
Fast Company Tech - · Sep 14
The warning by former Anthropic insider Jacob Coxon that artificial intelligence could become an extinction-level threat to humanity in the coming years has stoked fears and a broader discussion about the risks of a technology that is becoming more embedded in our lives every day. Coxon, who spent t
Fast Company Tech - · Sep 14
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools , a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. I’m excited to have a new semester underway. As a resource for my fellow educators, I’m updating a piece I wrote for The 74 , the nonprofit education news site.
The Guardian Tech - · Sep 15
Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of Pink Floyd star and James Joyce’s prose that is creating headaches for monitoring and oversight AI models have begun communicating in a strange new version of English that reads like a cross between James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake and tech bro jargon, new r
TechCrunch AI - · Sep 15
OpenAI confirms weeks of AI safety talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind, as Trump’s team dismisses safety concerns and pushes to keep pace with China.
The Next Web - · Sep 15
OpenAI’s top political strategist Chris Lehane calls the industry’s turn to state-level AI lawmaking reverse federalism, while super PACs backed by OpenAI’s president and a16z spend heavily for a national framework that would override state rules. The company has separately asked California to tough
The Next Web - · Sep 15
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has set out how he thinks the AI industry should slow down. He also said OpenAI will not wait for Congress to act. In a post on X early on Monday, he welcomed “a federal framework that sets consistent safety requirements for frontier AI”. He added a condition. “But
The Next Web - · Sep 15
Anthropic has told shareholders it expects positive adjusted operating income for a second straight quarter, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing several people with knowledge of the matter. CNBC reported the same on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The FT also reported
Hacker News - · Sep 15
Search Engine Journal - · Sep 15
We go live with OpenAI (ChatGPT) on Sept 22, to help you understand how your business can sell products or drive leads on ChatGPT. The post Selling On ChatGPT: How Brands Are Driving Revenue Through Ads & GEO [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal .
Futurism - · Sep 15
The AI is hellbent on being right. The post ChatGPT Straight Up Tries to Gaslight User After Being Confronted About Its Obviously Wrong Answer appeared first on Futurism .
Politico Technology - · Sep 15
The leading AI lab endorses a bipartisan proposal that would require top AI companies to work with independent safety assessors.
TechCrunch AI - · Sep 15
Their startup, Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) has raised $40 million in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from First Harmonic.
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