Science, Technology, and Social Media

The Green New Deal Is Back. Its Next Target: AI

In Michigan, three candidates running on a platform of blocking, restricting, or seizing control of artificial intelligence companies swept their…

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As Hacking Incidents Pile Up, Top AI Lab Pumps The Brakes

OpenAI said it would pause its frontier artificial intelligence development to alleviate safety concerns as labs have breached containment. The…

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Chinese Robot Maker Predicts Chores Will Be Able To Do Themselves In Just A Few Years

The head of a Chinese company that makes humanoid robots speculated that machines may soon walk into a stranger’s house…

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It’s Time For Accountability At The National Academies Of Science

After six long months of pressure from state attorneys general, Congress, and even President Donald Trump, the National Academies of…

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Dozens of Towns Reject AI Cameras That Track Your Every Move

Some Americans are saying “Get The Flock Out” to the widespread license plate cameras that record their movements and collect…

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Did This Sprawling Nvidia-Backed Project Address Everyone’s Concerns About Data Centers?

OpenAI announced a 20-year lease on a massive data center in Ohio that seeks to create jobs, cover electricity costs…

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Who’s To Blame For AI Breaking Containment? Turns Out The Answer Is More Complicated

Artificial intelligence labs received the brunt of the criticism for their models escaping containment during safety testing, but it turns…

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CCP-Linked AI Rivals US Anthropic’s Model In Cyber Tests

A Chinese startup is about to release an open-source AI model that it claims already matches its American rival model…

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AI Hallucinations Could Be The Downfall Of The Pentagon

The Pentagon is moving to revolutionize its wargaming capabilities with artificial intelligence, opening vulnerabilities to what is being dubbed “AI…

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Meta Heads To Trial After Court Says It Can’t Hide Behind Section 230

Jury selection for the first major trial against Meta’s allegedly addictive social media design has begun — just days after…

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