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Global battle to lead in AI: Regulation, geopolitics, security and the new rules that will determine the future of AI

In a new survey, 76% of scientists said that scaling large language models was "unlikely" or "very unlikely" to achieve AGI.

October 26, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of director James Cameron’s science fiction classic, The Terminator – a film that popularised society’s fear of machines that can’t be reasoned with, and that “absolutely will not stop … until you are dead”, as one character memorably puts it.

OpenAI introduces innovative transparency technique for AI models and faces scrutiny over safety measures in AI development.

Professor Stuart Russell said the UK’s approach to the tech’s regulation was a ‘complete misunderstanding’

Safeguards are vital even if artificial technology helps unlock the answers to our biggest questions

CEO of DeepMind is ‘not a pessimist’ but warns of threat from AI and says we must be active in shaping ‘a middle way’

While one expert argued “even sandwiches are more regulated than artificial intelligence,” another warned too much red tape could create geopolitical challenges.

While AI revolutionises medicine, bleaker alternatives present themselves, UN’s AI for Good conference finds