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Machine learning & AI

Could AI kill humanity? Experts debate risks as advanced models gain hacking capabilities

Stark warnings from artificial intelligence researchers that advanced forms of the technology could wipe out humanity have raised questions over whether governments are moving fast enough to regulate it.

Machine learning & AI

In a shift, OpenAI calls for US rules on powerful AI

OpenAI is calling for binding safety requirements on the most powerful artificial intelligence systems, a reversal for a company that has resisted calls for regulation.

Machine learning & AI

China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using ...

Robotics

Humanoid robot learns to sprint and perform spin kicks using AI trained on human motion data

Humanoid robots, robotic systems with body shapes and limbs resembling those of humans, could potentially assist people with manual tasks in various real-world settings. So far, however, most of these robots can reliably ...

Engineering

AI-powered VR helps planners design better cities

Artificial intelligence (AI) combined with virtual reality (VR) could guide us through tomorrow's cities before they are even built, according to research in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. Such models ...

Robotics

The future of robot-human collaboration

Humans are difficult to simulate. We are quick, complex thinkers, and our exact actions aren't predictable. So how can we sufficiently train robots to collaborate with us?

Machine learning & AI

'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both U.S. companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement.

Computer Sciences

Building out the quantum computing toolkit

Quantum computers lack useful functionality without the right algorithms to facilitate their operation. Currently, there are few simple, standardized operations, known as "primitives," in the quantum toolkit that can help ...

Machine learning & AI

Mulling AI investment, Anthropic lobbied Australia on copyright law

Anthropic's chief executive, Dario Amodei, has lobbied Australian officials for "copyright reform" as the artificial intelligence giant seeks to make a major investment in the country, official briefing notes released Monday ...

Internet

Music industry launches AI-generated content labels

Several major music industry organizations on Friday unveiled a labeling system for content created with generative artificial intelligence that they would like to see widely adopted.

Consumer & Gadgets

AI job rejections felt least fair when avatars shared just one trait

Companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence in their hiring processes. It's not just CVs that are evaluated automatically. AI tools can also conduct job interviews—usually in the form of avatars, which are animated ...