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After apocalyptic warnings about the threats posed by AI, leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to ‘slow the pace’ Facing a public uproar over Anthropic researchers’ repeated warnings that artificial intelligence could kill all of…
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MIT researchers have developed a new technique that helps generative artificial intelligence models find solutions to high-stakes problems. In these settings, a plausible answer is not enough: The output often must also satisfy nonnegotiable safety, physical, or task-specific…
Humans will have to compete with AI-powered virtual employees in the near future. Here are our tips for the last human holdouts Futureproofing your career with an AI-resistant degree is a tough ask, says Charlie Ball, an expert on graduate employment for Jisc, the UK’s higher…
Adolescence co-writer criticises government inaction and calls for laws banning secret use of AI to generate scripts Jack Thorne, one of Britain’s most successful screen and stage writers, has warned that some people in his profession are using AI “to cheat”, as he called for…
There are several answers, and none of them will be provided by tech. One thing we must do is identify the ingredients for human flourishing To imagine the future as being almost entirely bleak has somehow crept into the collective this year. Last week I was having coffee with…
Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has backed a call from Anthropic's Dario Amodei for a global slowdown in AI development.
A cross-party group of MPs and peers identifies human rights risks that existing laws appear not to cover.
I’ve spent enough time inside the build process of digital products to know the moment accessibility usually gets raised: near the end, as a compliance checklist item, after the design is locked and the deadline is close. In most sectors, that’s a missed opportunity. In digital…
The Successes and Failures in Telehealth conference will mark its 25th anniversary when SFT-26 is held in Brisbane on 5-6 November. The conference will feature more than 75 presentations covering telehealth and virtual care, bringing together researchers, clinicians, health…
US President Donald Trump likened critics of artificial intelligence to “very negative forces” bringing up scenarios that will not happen, and said he wanted to make sure that the US remains the industry leader. “We’re leading China in AI. We’re the most sophisticated country in…
NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia (NECA) has expanded its national telehealth service to include counselling and dietitian support for people affected by neuroendocrine cancer. The free services are available to patients, families and carers by telephone or Microsoft Teams and…
Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis offered tentative…
On Equity, we discussed the AI industry's latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.
Disturbing and AI-generated versions of Dr Seuss character have been used to threaten schools and communities Schools and law enforcement authorities in the US are issuing warnings against a viral “Cat in the Hat” social media trend in which disturbing or AI-generated versions…
The US president said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
While pacing AI development might sound like a quick fix, it is far from an easy solution.
From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative response OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back slowdown on ‘reckless’ AI development Editorial: controlling AI – humanity cannot outsource its survival The safety…
Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.
Ex-president urged party at closed-door fundraiser to create sweeping framework, from safety ‘slow-down’ to job losses Barack Obama urged Democrats to prioritize a “public conversation” about AI management and safety in a closed-door Manhattan fundraiser last week. The comments…
This intimacy economy is tapping into the deepest parts of our intimate psychological infrastructure The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work Michael* is an engineer whose company embraced the AI wave. He enjoys testing…
It comes as the AI firm's boss has called for the technology's development to be slowed down, citing "serious" risks.
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