Why the most dangerous AI may be the one we trust too much
A person in the loop works only when that human is able, adequately equipped and willing to challenge the machine.
Calls for global regulation of AI are growing. What exactly could it look like?
There are growing concerns about the ability of AI to escape human control. This comes after a series of high-profile AI cybersecurity incidents.
The next frontier is not artificial intelligence, it’s artificial societies
There is a temptation to divide the future of AI into two possibilities: utopia or catastrophe. Neither extreme is particularly helpful.
A biologist queries whether AI ‘borrowed’ his work to make major discovery – an expert explains the rules
Mestre is named among the inventors of a patent for engineered “retrons”, genetic systems that contain a reverse transcriptase enzyme.
AI godbots: religious leaders warn of ‘alarming consequences’ when machines speak in the name of God
He cheerfully leads me in “the prayer for salvation” (after which I am apparently born again) and closes by asking me for my name, email…
Could AI really kill off humanity within the decade? Expert Q&A
“Wiping out” is a bit extreme but there are some dangerous threats. There are the “bad actor” scenarios where AI is used destructively.
US tech leaders are urgently calling for rules on AI – China already has them
Beijing has already surrounded its AI sector with public obligations, regulatory oversight and an evolving framework of risk assessment.
Trump‑XI summit aims to head off an AI arms race
The hope is that Trump and Xi, arguably the world’s two most powerful men, can reach the same sort of understanding.
Tech leaders are calling for an ‘AI slowdown’ – but what would that mean in practice?
How could AI agents cause widespread damage? They could enable the creation of devastating bioweapons or spread across the internet.
AI can be more comforting than a person – our research shows why
A US survey of 1,058 people aged 12 to 21 found that 13% had sought advice from gen AI when feeling sad, angry or nervous.
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