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Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown

Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days

The Independent UK

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Want AI to Be Regulated — Here’s Who Could Pay the Price

OpenAI and Anthropic say AI needs tougher safety rules, but regulation could also raise costs for smaller rivals. As open models get cheaper, incumbents may have another incentive to support stricter rules.

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Microsoft AI Chief Calls Out Anthropic Over Its Approach To Ai. He Claims Its Dangerous.

Mustafa Suleyman said he agrees with Anthropic's mission of developing safer AI systems but believes the company made a mistake by including speculation about AI consciousness in training materials for Claude.

International Business Times

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Mark Zuckerberg says AI doesn't need an industry-wide slowdown because market forces and competition will push companies to make their models safe

Zuckerberg aligned more closely with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, who has said AI companies should “run as fast as they can.”

Fortune

Two-thirds of Americans say Trump is wrong and AI could destroy humanity, poll finds

Seventy percent of people who voted Democrat in 2024 and 60 percent of people who voted Republican agree that AI poses a potential risk to the survival of the human race

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg addresses panic about killer AI – and gives warning to rival companies

Meta CEO breaks with growing consensus among artificial intelligence companies that governments may need to intervene to ensure the technology remains safe

The Independent UK

Weakness Is an Opportunity for Long-Term ASML Stock Investors

ASML wins commitments from Samsung, TSMC for new chipmaking

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’AI Not Worth Pursuing’ If It’s Not ‘Helping Humanity.’ Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Pushes Back on Anthropic’s Control Framing and Offers a Practical Way Out.

Nadella backed Anthropic's AI safety push but rejected centralized control, saying AI is not worth pursuing if it's not for the betterment of humanity.

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Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman calls out Anthropic's approach to AI consciousness

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said he shared Anthropic's focus on safely managing AI, but flagged risks in the way it trains its Claude chatbot on ideas related to consciousness and welfare interests.

The Economic Times

Steve Bannon Joins Bernie Sanders at 'Pro-Human' AI Summit as Trump Rejects Guardrail Warnings

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders are scheduled to appear together at a Washington event promoting AI regulation, contrasting with Donald Trump's rejection of calls for stronger guardrails.

International Business Times UK

Joe Rogan thinks AI running the government would ‘stop all wars on the planet’

Podcaster suggests bright future of post-human leadership as debate continues to rage over the development of artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

Bill Gates Warns No Government Is Prepared for AI Shift as He Says Leaders Are 'Way Behind'

Bill Gates has warned that governments are struggling to keep pace with artificial intelligence, citing risks to jobs, security and equality while backing investment to expand access to AI tools.

International Business Times UK

Washington’s AI Safety Push Meets Anthropic CEO Amodei’s Call to Slow AI Development. What That Means for Nvidia and Chip Stocks.

Washington’s push for AI safety rules and calls from industry leaders to slow frontier AI development could weigh on chip stocks in the near term, but the ultimate impact hinges on whether those efforts actually curb AI infrastructure spending.

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Allowing AI firms to collude to ‘pace the frontier’ is a dangerous proposition

Tech CEOs banding together is an old ruse recycled from corporate America to get a pass from antitrust laws

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‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation

US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity

The Guardian - US

The US government is failing Americans on AI

Trump and Republicans want companies to regulate themselves. It’s a dereliction of duty that will make AI less safe

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Why tech companies might be only too happy for us to believe AI will ‘kill us all’

In today’s newsletter: It is hard to tell fact from fiction when it comes to AI. What is really going on – and what should the government do about it?

International Business Times UK

Chris Murphy Says AI Industry 'Can't' Protect Americans Days After Amodei, Altman, and Musk Backed a Slowdown

Chris Murphy's AI warning explained: learn why the senator distrusts tech companies to keep jobs secure and what he asks lawmakers to do instead.

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The Economic Times

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs have enough incentive to build safely

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety, appearing to break from calls by leaders of top AI firms for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.

Fortune

Trump, Xi are unlikely to agree to AI slowdown at meeting next week, despite calls from OpenAI and Anthropic to do so, experts say

The CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI say the two countries must pace technological development to protect the human race, but both leader seems uninterested, and maybe even antagonistic to the idea.

Fortune

Push for AI regulation mounts as talk of AI's "existential" risks go mainstream

Fears of AI "killing all humans" broke into the mainstream discourse last week. But what happens as a result of the debate remains far from clear.

The Guardian - US

Anthropic CEO renews call for AI slowdown as Nvidia’s urges acceleration

At San Francisco conference, OpenAI chief Sam Altman calls for more rigorous security measures

The Guardian - AU

Minns says Molly Ticehurst’s murderer deserved longer sentence for ‘vicious’ crime’ – as it happened

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The Economic Times

Anthropic's Amodei calls for industry-wide AI safety standards

On the back of publishing an essay urging AI companies to slow down, the Anthropic chief made the case for industry-wide safety standards.

The Guardian - UK

Could AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risks

We examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI development

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