Anthropic warns AI may pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing: Reuters

Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing: Reuters

Anthropic plans to warn potential investors in its initial public offering that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity,” an extraordinary warning from a company seeking to profit from the same technology. The company’s IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, highlighted risks associated with its AI models, which it said could exhibit “self-preservation … Read more

OpenAI cancels release of AI model GPT-6.1 Astra, citing safety concerns | Technology News

OpenAI cancels release of AI model GPT-6.1 Astra, citing safety concerns | Technology News

OpenAI has announced it will not release its latest AI model after flagging security risks during internal testing, the latest industry move to slow the launch of the controversial cutting-edge technology. The AI ​​giant’s announcement on Monday came as debate continues over AI’s potential to cause catastrophic harm following a series of incidents involving AI … Read more

The Trump administration weakens car fuel efficiency standards : NPR

The Trump administration weakens car fuel efficiency standards : NPR

Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway on February 13 in Los Angeles. Apu Gomes/Getty Images hide title toggle title Apu Gomes/Getty Images Subscribe to the Planet Money newsletter. The world is confusing. The economy can help The Trump administration announced Monday that it is scaling back how fuel-efficient U.S. automakers need to build their fleets. … Read more

AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD is acquiring World Labs, a leading developer of deep learning models aimed at understanding physical reality, in an $8.2 billion deal, the two companies said today. World Labs justified the deal in a statement by saying that the development of AI required “close collaboration between modeling, systems and computing research.” AMD, in turn, says … Read more

New grads say employers set the bar too high for entry-level roles

New grads say employers set the bar too high for entry-level roles

Rachel Grandis has no shortage of work experience. Over the past five years, she has worked as a content creator for her school’s athletic department, managed the business school’s social media accounts, landed several marketing and social media internships, and even worked at restaurants and summer camps. But when the 22-year-old graduated from Elon University … Read more

Parents confront a new fear: Could AI end humanity before their kids grow up?

Parents confront a new fear: Could AI end humanity before their kids grow up?

Molly Kinder vio las advertencias apocalípticas sobre la inteligencia artificial mientras caminaba a casa después de dejar a sus hijos en la escuela primaria. Mientras revisaba las publicaciones en las redes sociales en las que expertos en inteligencia artificial hacían afirmaciones espantosas de que la tecnología podría causar la extinción humana, se detuvo en seco … Read more