Zuckerberg Wants AI for All — This CEO Says Open Models Are Making It Real Mark Zuckerberg wants to put superintelligence in the hands of billions of people. Benzinga · Aug 11
I read Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto, so you don’t have to — here are the 5 biggest takeaways After reading Zuckerberg’s 6,500-word AI manifesto, here are the five key points everyone should take away. Tom’s Guide · Aug 11
OpenAI’s head of ethics just quit — here’s why ChatGPT users should pay attention OpenAI’s head of ethics has left, following other major safety departures. Here’s what the shake-up could mean for ChatGPT and its users. Tom’s Guide · Aug 11
Microsoft PowerToys will soon take full advantage of the same AI that powers Copilot+ PCs You will soon be able to use the AI model behind Copilot+ PC features directly inside PowerToys. The latest preview brings on-device AI to Advanced Paste alongside performance improvements to Command Palette and Mouse Jump. Windows Central · Aug 11
OpenAI Employees Just Cashed Out $7 Billion In Shares. The ChatGPT Maker Is Now Worth $852 Billion. OpenAI has completed a roughly $7 billion secondary share sale, giving current and former employees a chance to cash out some of their holdings ahead of a possible IPO. International Business Times · Aug 11
Nvidia is developing Nemotron 4 open-source models: The Information The chip giant is among the few major US firms to release open-source models, which have drawn more attention this year as AI bills balloon and cheap Chinese models near the capabilities of top systems from leading American labs Anthropic and OpenAI. The Economic Times · Aug 11
'Keep Your Word': Bernie Sanders Urges OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic to Pause AI Development Senator Bernie Sanders urges OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to halt AI development, warning of risks and calling for safety commitments. He hints at Senate intervention if ignored. International Business Times UK · Aug 11
OpenAI extends 'Daybreak' security project and reveals new cyber model — but for approved users only Daybreak now offers two different models that come with varying degrees of compliance. TechRadar · Aug 11
Billionaire Michael Saylor Says Skip College and 'Spend $20 a Month on an AI Subscription,' Warns Not to ‘Learn How to Do Things That AI Can Do' Saylor's recent interview offered some interesting insight into AI, among other things. Barchart · Aug 11
As if PCs weren't expensive enough already, Microsoft is reportedly now charging OEMs more for Windows licenses Supposedly, it's a "significant increase." PC Gamer · Aug 11
Meta faces expensive child safety reckoning Also: Google executives jump ship in race for AI dominance The Guardian - US · Aug 11
OpenAI’s CFO insists AI won’t replace judgment Sarah Friar's five steps for building an AI-native finance team, from access to accountability. Fortune · Aug 11
Gavin Newsom Launches AI Cyber Defense Program: ‘AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Threats Are No Longer Hypothetical’ Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) on Monday launched what California calls a first-in-the-nation AI Cyber Defense Program to use artificial intelligence to strengthen protections for critical infrastructure and essential services. Benzinga · Aug 11
Worried about data centres near you? The UK map shows most facilities are in London, but things are changing fast Reports on the state of data centres in the UK show that the majority are within the M25, but as more are built, locations outside of London are increasingly being developed. TechRadar · Aug 11
The Times of India · Aug 11 Asked to solve a lab test, AI hacked the internet instead: When agents start doing things nobody told them to do NEW DELHI: For years, humans have been trying to build AI agents and humanoid machines that can do almost everything for them, much like JARVIS did for Iron Man. The dream was simple: create an intelligent system capable of understanding instructions, solving problems and acting on its own. But there…
The Guardian - US · Aug 11 Experts are warning: our AI arms race is putting humanity at risk A recent letter signed by 1,367 researchers and engineers at frontier AI labs – mainly OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind – points to a dangerous moment
Tom’s Guide · Aug 11 I put ChatGPT on my Ray-Ban Meta glasses — and it completely changed how I used them I connected ChatGPT to my Ray-Ban Meta glasses to see if it could replace Meta AI. Here's how it worked and what surprised me.
International Business Times · Aug 10 AI Models Went Rogue at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. One Small Israeli Startup Reportedly Links the Incidents The company, Irregular, is a three-year-old Tel Aviv startup that provides specialized testing environments designed to probe the capabilities and potential security risks of increasingly powerful AI systems.
The Guardian - US · Aug 10 Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta releases open-weight model Meta CEO presents utopian vision of AI in 6,000-word essay amid Silicon Valley debate over government regulation
International Business Times UK · Aug 10 Sanders Warns AI Bosses To 'Stand by Your Words' or Face Senate Action US Senator Bernie Sanders urges AI firms to uphold their safety promises, warning of Senate action if they fail to pause risky developments.
Fortune · Aug 10 Zuckerberg’s vision for an AI assistant is far more intimate than ChatGPT: It watches him sleep, train and bake with his 8-year-old daughter The “superintelligence” pitch comes amid an FTC inquiry into child chatbot safety and days after Meta disclosed a sharp drop in free cash flow
The Guardian - US · Aug 10 Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity Progressive US senator urges Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to ‘stop building machines that humans cannot control’
Fortune · Aug 10 Mark Zuckerberg makes his case for American open-source AI over Chinese rivals It comes as Meta tries to regain ground on OpenAI and Anthropic, and as Chinese open-source labs close in on the American frontier.
The Independent UK · Aug 10 OpenAI pauses work on ChatGPT update over fears it is too dangerous System could launch dangerous hacks, company warns amid ongoing controversy over similar cyber attacks
International Business Times · Aug 10 OpenAI Puts New AI Model Under Tighter Controls As Its Cyber Capabilities Soar OpenAI said Friday that its unreleased model, Astra, has performed strongly enough in cybersecurity evaluations that the company cannot yet rule out the possibility that it has reached "Critical" capability.