Doomers and boosters: Who's who in the AI wars
The furious debate over artificial intelligence has hardened into warring camps—and a cautious middle.
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Page 4: Research news on AI governance
AI governance addresses the design, implementation, and evaluation of legal, institutional, and procedural mechanisms that guide the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems. It encompasses national and international regulatory frameworks, management-based regulation, and dynamic governance models aimed at mitigating societal and existential risks. The domain integrates AI ethics, safety standards, red-teaming, and accountability tools, and involves multistakeholder participation in setting global norms, establishing red lines, and aligning AI infrastructure and literacy initiatives with evidence-based public policy.
Machine learning & AI
'We unleashed the beast': The world's fears and hopes about AI
The threat of catastrophic danger as artificial intelligence develops at high speed has sparked a global debate on how it should be regulated.
Sep 15, 2026
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Internet
Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?
Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice—often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up.
Sep 15, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Should we give self-aware AI systems a dignified death, leading futurologist asks
The question of how to ethically decommission an AI system may sound like the least of humanity's current concerns, but a world-renowned AI expert says it's a challenge we need to address now—before synthetic consciousness ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Slow the AI race? Investors weigh the potential cost
Calls to rein in the development of ever more powerful AI models are fueling fears over the massive capital outlays in the sector—and the prospect that profits from the promised revolution might not be enough to cover them.
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
UN calls for 'urgent action' to rein in AI in face of 'unprecedented risks'
The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and "frontier" artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed "unprecedented risks."
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Alarm over AI grows as divided U.S. Congress struggles to act
The U.S. Congress returned from recess Monday facing urgent warnings that artificial intelligence could spin dangerously out of control—and little agreement over whether, or how, Washington should intervene.
Sep 14, 2026
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Computer Sciences
A blueprint for keeping humans in control of AI
William Overman began his Ph.D. program at Stanford Graduate School of Business at an auspicious moment: just two months before ChatGPT launched publicly in November 2022, exploding the widely held understanding of what machines ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Business
Big AI wants to slow down AI research: Is it a safety pause or a strategic retreat?
Recently, Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei called for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including his own, to slow down their work. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, heads of rivals OpenAI and xAI respectively, agreed.
Sep 14, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Is it possible to slow down the development of AI?
Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, U.S. government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way.
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