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‘Godfather of AI’ says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment

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Safety crisis makes it more likely that governments will be spurred into action, says Yoshua BengioConcerns over AI safety are reaching a point where governments realise they must act to protect the public, similarly to in the Covid pandemic, according to one of the “godfathers” of the technology.Yoshua Bengio said recent events, including a “swarm” […]

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Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres

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Government announces before vote on moratorium that any projects above 50MW must submit assessments in planning processLarge-scale datacentres will face mandatory environmental assessments before they can go ahead, the Scottish government has announced, amid growing public concern about the impact of the AI boom.Ahead of a vote on a moratorium on new hyperscale datacentres in

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‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation

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US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanityThe US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If you’re building Frankenstein, stop.”In remarks addressed towards Dario Amodei, the co-founder of Anthropic who has called on Washington DC to

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‘Pacing’ won’t eliminate the risk of AI doom. Here’s what could | David Krueger

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The stark reality is this: we don’t know how to maintain control of these systems. But there are actions we can takeWith Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic, we have reached the AI risk tipping point. Millions of people are finally coming to understand what experts have known for years: AI companies have been gambling with

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Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’

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In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?Good morning. As a general rule, it pays to be suspicious of any gigantic company that claims it’s developing a tool capable of destroying humanity. But

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Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says

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Premier describes deal as ‘major win’ that will deliver more jobs for the state and put more energy into its gridAnthropic, the AI giant behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.The state premier, David Crisafulli, announced the decision in parliament

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Is Labor going to roll over for big tech – or will it protect the rights of everyday Australians? | Holly Rankin

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Every family photo you ever posted would be fair game for AI companies unless you choose to opt outLeaked documents from a government proposal show that the Albanese government is considering reversing the fundamental rights of Australians under copyright law.The proposal refers to an “opt-out model”. This would give AI companies permission to train on

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Labor accused of throwing creatives ‘under the bus’ with proposal to ease copyright protections for AI giants

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Compromise revealed as senior personnel from OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, meets Albanese ministersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government is considering giving AI companies access to Australian creatives’ works by default as it pursues a compromise with US tech giants.The proposals

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Anthropic’s CEO calls for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration

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At San Francisco conference Dario Amodei reiterates need for AI slowdown as Jensen Huang argued against itAnthropic’s CEO took to the stage at a conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to reiterate his call for a slowdown of AI development. Following shortly after, Nvidia’s CEO argued against such deceleration. Dario Amodei used an automotive analogy

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Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit

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Leftwing senator and far-right strategist rail against tech oligarchs but offer competing visions on Chinese ‘cold war’The progressive senator Bernie Sanders and rightwing strategist Steve Bannon have called for restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) but offered competing visions for what they termed a “cold war” with China.Speaking at the “Pro-Human Assembly” in Washington on Tuesday,

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