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OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain broadly accessible to the public "

The Economic Times · 1h ago

Trump Expands On Plans For New Superintelligence Force. Its Job Will Be To Maintain American AI dominance.

The SIF will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and will be responsible for all matters relating to artificial intelligence. The organization's mission seems more focused on American AI domination than regulation.

International Business Times · 10h ago

Sam Altman criticises Anthropic’s push to explore AI consciousness and religion

I am very uncomfortable about people trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models, and think it is a real safety issue," Altman said in a post to X. The comments were widely seen as a criticism of Anthropic and its co-founder Dario Amodei,…

The Times of India · Oct 4

Bank of England boss issues stark warning on AI threat to UK economy

Governor Andrew Bailey said the technology could be a ‘very powerful weapon’ in the wrong hands

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Senators debate liability for ‘rogue’ AI agents

In a stance that puts him at odds with much of his party and the White House, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., used a Senate hearing on Wednesday to call for new artificial intelligence regulations, including through his own upcoming legislation that would clarify liability for “rogue” AI hacking incidents. At…

Roll Call · Oct 1

OpenAI Reportedly Considered Deals With China and Russia and Courted Kanye West Before Dario Amodei's Exit

OpenAI reportedly considered China and Russia partnerships and Kanye West access before Dario Amodei left, according to a new report.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

'A billion deaths': Bill Gates warns about AI in the wrong hands, saying a kill switch and self-regulation won’t be enough

Gates used to be one of AI’s optimists, but now he calls it “the most dangerous thing humans have ever gone near”

Fortune · Sep 30

RFK Jr Says Sam Altman Called It 'Malpractice' for Doctors to Diagnose or Prescribe Without Checking AI

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said Sam Altman told him doctors could commit malpractice by failing to check AI, though the claim has not been confirmed by Altman directly.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Bombs without brakes? US-China AI race may be harder to control than the nuclear one

The people building artificial intelligence keep reaching for the same comparison. Billionaire Elon Musk has called AI “far more dangerous than nukes.” Anthropic boss Dario Amodei describes the most powerful models as “weaponisable nuclear materials.” Sam Altman, when asked how AI could be policed, often points to the International Atomic…

The Times of India · Sep 30