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Open AI Hit With Barrage of Lawsuits Over Failure to Report School Shooter Before Massacre
19+ min ago (1026+ words) Seven families "the first wave of dozens, lawyers say "are suing Open AI, alleging that the company failed to provide Canadian authorities with information that could've prevented a horrific school shooting in the rural mining town of Tumbler Ridge, British…...
Your Chatbot Is a Fortune Teller, Not a Truth Teller
40+ min ago (175+ words) Plenty of wannabe prophets have warned about the dangers of A. I. , including the prospect of "existential risks," like a machine that turns everything into paper clips or marauding armies of killer robots. V'liz's argument is different. She maintains that the preoccupation…...
There's a new ugly little toy winning the internet
44+ min ago (828+ words) The internet can't get enough of this weird plush toy. An Instagram account called "emyadventure1" first appeared in November with a simple premise: every time it gained a follower, Emy, a custom-made green-and-yellow plush toy, would move 1 millimeter closer to being…...
Sam Altman and Elon Musk Sure Dislike Each Other
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1173+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman are two of the most influential people in Silicon Valley, if not the world. Between the two of them, Musk and Altman run technology companies worth many trillions of dollars that promise to reshape civilization....
From encyclopedias to AI: How knowledge is changing the way we work
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (985+ words) The times today are very different. The shift from encyclopedias to artificial intelligence isn't just a technology upgrade, it's a fundamental change in how we interact with knowledge. It's reshaping how we work, how organizations operate, and how opportunity gets…...
A. I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (1615+ words) One evening last summer, Dr. David Relman went cold at his laptop as an A. I. chatbot told him how to plan a massacre. A microbiologist and biosecurity expert at Stanford University, Dr. Relman had been hired by an artificial intelligence company…...
Mark Zuckerberg's AI ambitions back in the spotlight as Meta execs begin "moonshot' mission for $9. 5 trillion valuation an
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (401+ words) The board granted the awards to a deliberately selective group that Meta believes is critical to its AI ambitions. The aggressive strike prices on the options signal that Meta sees AI as a massive opportunity and that the market for…...
I've worked in startups across China and the US for 20 years. The American playbook is easier to follow.
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (668+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charles Yang, the founder and CEO of Vibe, a US-based AI workspace startup. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I started my first company with my friend after…...
Want to hire for your robotics startup? The autonomous vehicle industry is ripe for picking.
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (791+ words) As the robotics world races to mature beyond closed demonstrations, founders and CEOs in the robotics space told Business Insider that experience with deploying self-driving cars into the real world makes AV employees ideal candidates for hire. "We definitely look…...
Elon Musk Assails Sam Altman on Social Media Before Open AI Trial
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (277+ words) Before opening statements began in the trial between Elon Musk and Open AI on Tuesday, the world's richest man was already making his case on X, the social media platform he owns. (The New York Times has sued Open AI…...