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The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs

Editorial: Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

Moltbook: How a social network for lobster-themed AI bots almost had the internet fooled

A Reddit clone for AI personal assistants sparked fears that bots were planning to overthrow humans. India Block separates fact from science fiction

Evening Standard · Feb 15

‘No discussions for specific operations’: Anthropic denies Claude’s use by US military

The Pentagon is reportedly considering ending its relationship with AI firm Anthropic due to disagreements over usage restrictions for its Claude system. Anthropic has not agreed to allow its AI for sensitive operations like weapons development, leading to frustration. This tension follows a report of Claude's alleged use in a…

The Times of India · Feb 15

US used Anthropic’s Claude AI model in Venezuela raid that captured Maduro: Report

Anthropic's AI model Claude was reportedly used in the US military operation that captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The mission involved bombing sites in Caracas, with Maduro apprehended in an early January raid. This deployment highlights growing questions about AI's role in military contexts, despite Anthropic's usage policies prohibiting…

The Times of India · Feb 14

Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude during Maduro raid

Anthropic is currently in tense discussions with the Pentagon about whether to loosen guardrails when its models are being used by the military.

Axios · Feb 14

Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI

Mustafa Suleyman believes current AI computational power will only accelerate, disrupting every kind of work you do “sitting down at a computer.”

Fortune · Feb 13

UN creates first global AI safety panel as tech insiders sound alarm over the technology

Antonio Guterres, the UN's secretary-general, said the panel is a 'foundational step toward global scientific understanding of AI.'

Euronews · Feb 13

AI safety expert quits Anthropic and says the the ‘world is in peril’

Mrinank Sharma said he was worried about the dangers posed by AI – and would instead write poetry

The Independent UK · Feb 13

Microsoft's AI CEO shares another warning that AI could make "most, if not all" white-collar jobs extinct in the next 12-18 months

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman predicts most white-collar tasks will be automated within 18 months, potentially reshaping the future of work as we know it.

Windows Central · Feb 13

Microsoft confirms plan to ditch OpenAI — as the ChatGPT firm continues to beg Big Tech for cash

Google Deepmind co-founder and Microsoft AI lead Mustafa Suleyman suggests that the big tech firm is moving away from OpenAI reliance, as the latter's financials look increasingly dire.

Windows Central · Feb 13