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Could AI kill us all? Professor weighs in on former Anthropic employee's claim
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (49+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser about worries AI is becoming fatally out of control. Could AI kill us all? Professor weighs in on former Anthropic employee's claim NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Southampton's Thomas Dekeyser…...
Why are the people building the most powerful AI so worried about what it could do?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1518+ words) Demonstrators participate in the "Stop the AI Race" protest march in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Researchers who spoke to NPR say the leading AI companies are too focused on racing to develop more capable and autonomous AI systems while safety…...
Former Anthropic researcher outlines threat of AI going rogue
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (72+ words) NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at the AI company Anthropic who resigned in protest over the dangers of AI. Former Anthropic researcher outlines threat of AI going rogue NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jacob Coxon,…...
Anthropic issues report on "threat actors" trying to use AI for malicious activities
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (193+ words) Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption The AI company Anthropic has issued a report on its efforts to disrupt so-called…...
Anthropic researcher resigns amid AI safety concerns
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (76+ words) A researcher at the AI company Anthropic resigned with a warning that the entire artificial intelligence industry is designing tools that humans will soon lose control of. Anthropic researcher resigns amid AI safety concerns A researcher at the AI company…...
Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms
1+ week, 1+ day ago (959+ words) A person holds signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in New Port Richey, Florida on July 18, 2026. Thomas Simonetti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption In campaign ads airing everywhere from Georgia to Iowa, Republicans and Democrats…...
Are you sure that Kimmel clip was real? Late-night AI deepfakes are spreading online
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (522+ words) So many of the deepfake videos made using generative AI feature late-night TV talk show hosts. Why is that? NPR's Chloe Veltman took a look at why they're easier to create than deepfakes of other celebrities and how they could…...
Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (597+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence…...
Chinese workers fight back against AI; the meaning of milk in Rwanda: State of the World from NPR
2+ week, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Just like in the United States and elsewhere, workers in China are worried about artificial intelligence taking away their jobs. So they are fighting back. This summer, acourt in the Chinese city of Guangzhou sided with a graphics designer who…...
OpenAI says it will slow its AI model development to shore up safety
2+ week, 5+ day ago (78+ words) OpenAI is slowing down development of its cutting edge AI models to shore up safety protections as concerns rise about artificial intelligence agents going rogue. OpenAI says it will slow its AI model development to shore up safety OpenAI is…...