AI & Machine Learning

Discovery Loop, founded by former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, is seeking funding at a $50 billion valuation. The AI startup aims to accelerate scientific research, backed by major investors and a team of Google veterans.

After years of rapid development in artificial intelligence, one of the most prominent voices in AI says the industry needs to hit the brakes.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems.

Warring tech bosses unite behind warnings that humans could lose control of the technology

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hints at an AI safety pact with Amodei, Musk and Hassabis after Anthropic calls for a slowdown.

In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

A scandal involving girls and women filmed secretly by “pervert”  AI glasses has sparked growing concern over this emerging technology – with a petition in Britain demanding a ban on their sale. Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions.

On a sunny morning in June, I walked to work with a quadruped robot beside me. I’ve never gotten more attention from strangers. A bunch of people snapped pictures of my robot dog. Several people asked me questions. Was it mine? (Yes.) Did I build it? (No.) Was it being used for surveillance? (No.) Biological

Silicon Valley’s strange new theology.

The $5,000 election promise shows how afraid Trump really is.