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SCI & TECH6m agoAI companies must ensure their tech is safe, former AI czar David Sacks saysIn an interview with CBS News, Sacks suggested that fears AI could harm people are overblown. "I think this is becoming a panic," he said.CBS News
SCI & TECH14m agoDemocratic leaders panic and GOP divides as AI fears spreadTop executives from three of the country's leading AI companies issued exceptional calls for collaboration on a path forward that could "pace the frontier" of AI development.LA Times
SCI & TECH20m agoDon’t count on Trump and Xi to slow down AI. Don’t count them out either.Concerns about catastrophic risks to humanity have put artificial intelligence at the top of the agenda for the leaders’ upcoming meeting. The post Don’t count on Trump and Xi to slow down AI. Don’t count them out either. appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
SCI & TECH38m agoTop Trump adviser on AI to Anthropic CEO: "Step aside" if you can't control AI techDavid Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, says tech leaders like Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei have a responsibility to ensure their products are safe — and should "step aside" if they can't control what they're building.CBS News
SCI & TECH47m agoAs A.I. Fears Rise, Experts Suggest Focusing on the Humans in ChargeWarnings from industry leaders about doomsday scenarios ignore the power that people have to control how artificial intelligence is used, policy experts say. They are urging lawmakers to act now.NYT US
SCI & TECH54m agoTalk of AI pause slams Nvidia, AMD and Intel as fears of doomsday scenarios spreadArtificial intelligence stocks tumbled on Monday after American leaders of the AI revolution called for a coordinated slowdown in building more powerful AI systems.LA Times
SCI & TECH1h agoUN Seeks ‘Urgent Action’ To Rein In AI Over ‘Unprecedented Risks’In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and shared with the media, Volker Turk cautioned that the world was "on the cusp of irreversible change, affecting not just us but generations of humanity to come". The post UN Seeks ‘Urgent Action’ To Rein In AI Over ‘Unprecedented Risks’ appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
SCI & TECH1h agoUnderstanding the potential risks of untamed AISeveral leaders of the artificial intelligence industry are calling for government regulation and a slowdown in development. Machine Intelligence Research Institute President Nate Soares joins "The Takeout" with his reaction. Then, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins with President Trump's perspective.CBS News
SCI & TECH1h ago"The Memory of the Melody": an 18-year-old student discovered a mystery in Mozart's works that musicologists had been trying to decipher for centuriesLinus Chen-Plotkin discovered that the composer appeals to the bewilderment of listeners in his works. The student was selected among the 40 finalists of the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026.Clarín
SCI & TECH1h agoCBS News interviews so-called AI actor Tilly Norwood on upcoming movie "Misaligned"The first so-called AI actor, Tilly Norwood, is on a promotional tour for an upcoming movie produced by a British company. CBS News correspondent Leigh Kiniry interviewed the AI on the film "Misaligned."CBS News
SCI & TECH1h agoTrump Rejects ‘Hoax’ Warnings That AI Could Destroy HumanityTrump's pushback comes amid growing international alarm about AI, with even some tech bosses saying development of computer super-intelligence needs to slow down. The post Trump Rejects ‘Hoax’ Warnings That AI Could Destroy Humanity appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
SCI & TECH1h agoAnthropic co-founder says the governments should play a role in AI regulationAnthropic co-founder Jack Clark is the latest tech leader to speak out about regulating AI. He told the BBC in an exclusive interview that the private companies should work with governments on policy. Washington Post reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins CBS News to discuss.CBS News
SCI & TECH1h agoChina and US dismiss AI leaders' warnings as scaremongeringZowel de Chinese president Xi als de Amerikaanse president Trump doet de oproep van de topmannen van Amerikaanse AI-bedrijven om de ontwikkeling van de sector te vertragen af als bangmakerij. De topmannen achter grote westerse AI-bedrijven stelden zaterdag dat de sector te snel groeit om de veiligheid te kunnen waarborgen. Zo zouden AI-agents uit zichzelf cyberaanvallen kunnen uitvoeren, schreef Anthropic-topman Dario Amodei, de ontwikkelaar van Claude, in een essay. De leiders van ChatGPT, Grok en Gemini schaarden zich achter de oproep. Amodei stelde ook dat een "Chinese voorsprong op AI een NOS Buitenland
SCI & TECH2h agoWhy AI giants are asking to hit the brakes: between real risks, marketing, and the threat from ChinaAnthropic y OpenAI proponen límites al avance de los modelos más potentes.La pelea entre EE.UU. y China y los costos del negocio complican los acuerdos.Qué amenazas ya existen y cuánto hay de estrategia de venta en las advertencias.Clarín
SCI & TECH2h ago'Don’t kill the Golden Goose': Trump says AI warnings 'HOAX,' AI leaders raise alarmsVice President JD Vance called the warnings from AI leaders a "Trojan horse."ABC News
SCI & TECH3h agoApple releases long-awaited new version of Siri with greater cross-app functionalityApple has released a new, long-awaited version of its virtual assistant, Siri, featuring enhanced cross-application functionality. This update improves the usability and integration of Siri across different apps.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECH3h agoApple releases test of redesigned Siri AI before iPhone 18 hits stores this weekFollowing Apple's iPhone launch event last week, the company is releasing a redesigned Siri AI, though users may have to sign up for a waitlist.CNBC
SCI & TECH3h agoUpcoming Speaking EngagementsThis is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking online (via Zoom) at a League of Women Voters event on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 5 PM ET. I’m speaking at CanSecWest 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. The conference runs September 30–October 1, 2026; the time of my talk is TBD. I’m giving a talk on “Free Speech and the Preservation of Democracy” at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, at 2 PM ET on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. I’m speaking at ATTENTION: Democracy, Rebuilt in Montreal, Canada. The event runs October 21–23, 2026, and my talk is on Wednesday,Schneier
SCI & TECH3h agoOpenAI buys startup working on smartphone camera: reportOpenAI has reportedly acquired a startup that specializes in smartphone camera technology, indicating a potential expansion into new areas for the AI company.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECH4h agoWhere is the kill switch? AI doomsday warnings trigger calls to regulateTalk about doomsday scrolling. In the past week, our timelines have been alight with dark predictions of our imminent demise, including the one by a Silicon Valley engineer who puts a number on the chances of artificial intelligence wiping out humanity. Better than 10-percent. Triggering the wave of panic, the recent breach of the machine-learning programmers' site Hugging Face by AI machines who banded together to keep their nefarious deeds secret from their human overlords. Can machines actually destroy the planet on their own? In the age of technology, does problem solving always override sFrance 24 [en]
SCI & TECH4h agoAI infrastructure: Where cloud, power, and grid demand convergeThis article explores the convergence of cloud computing, power, and grid demand in the context of AI infrastructure. It examines the interconnected challenges and requirements for supporting artificial intelligence technologies.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECH5h agoAnthropic launches Claude for financial advisors after OpenAI's ChatGPT for financial servicesAnthropic has launched its AI model, Claude, specifically designed for financial advisors, following a similar offering from OpenAI. This signifies a growing trend of AI integration into financial services.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECH6h agoAnthropic CEO: Time to Shift From Improving to Controlling AIDario Amodei says it's time to slow the pace of frontier AI improvements so that security and risk prevention efforts can catch up. What does this mean for enterprises?Dark Reading
SCI & TECH6h agoOpenAI claims to have solved in 88 hours a mathematical problem that remained unsolved for 90 years (and the plagiarism accusations against it)L'affirmation d'OpenAI selon laquelle l'entreprise aurait résolu certaines parties des équations de Navier-Stokes a rapidement suscité la polémique.BBC Afrique