AI & Machine Learning

Technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing makes it harder to agree how to manage potentially existential dangers

On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.

The first lady, who has been a champion of A.I. during her husband’s second term, said the Mountain View Elementary School students should be at the forefront of technology.

AI-driven reductions in food waste and labour costs can make culinary economics much more juicy

The president’s posts about artificial intelligence on the social media platform he founded were met with an unusual volume of criticism.

The top American A.I. labs view superintelligence as the finish line in the race for A.I. dominance. But China sees the road ahead differently, argues Matt Sheehan, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He explains why on “The Ezra Klein Show.”

Is China the biggest obstacle to regulating A.I. and “pacing the frontier”? That’s what many politicians and A.I. lab leaders argue. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the A.I. policy researcher Matt Sheehan pokes a few holes in this claim.

But models of the insect’s nervous system have been trained to solve a Rubik’s Cube, play video games and even parallel park a car.

Their demands came soon after the New York City school system banned A.I. for most students and limited screen time.

Sam Altman’s start-up could capitalise on demand for its technology after new model launches