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Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity?
AI researchers, experts and bosses worried about the technology’s potential to endanger humanity have outlined unsettling scenarios. Dario Amodei wrote
Select committee calls for bill to address AI threat to human rights
In a summary of its 100-page report, external, the JCHR points out that AI has been responsible for numerous abuses
Questions mount over what an AI ‘slowdown’ would look like
In the UK, we have heard about plans to roll out the tech more widely within the NHS to improve
Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down
US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts. “You have
AI staff ‘genuinely frightened’ for humanity’s future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC
An AI researcher who quit Anthropic told the BBC that people working on the technology are “genuinely frightened” about the
Insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
Federal legislation co-sponsored this month by left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, known as the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, would
Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
The head of leading AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow
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PlayStation gambles with 18-rated Wolverine game – does it pay off?
I’ll avoid discussing the story so as not to spoil it, but suffice to say I was engaged, even if