16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (254+ words) The Tennessee town of Collegedale is addressing privacy concerns about automated license plate readers by taking the cameras down altogether. Collegedale Police Chief Jack Sapp said in a statement on Wednesday that he revoked access to the city's Flock cameras…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (438+ words) Probe focuses on companies’ use of consumer data to secretly charge some higher prices than others for same products. A powerful U.S. House committee is advancing an ongoing investigation into surveillance pricing, where companies will use consumer data to secretly…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (516+ words) GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democrat Attorney General Aaron Ford both support regulation of such cameras. Their comments came late this week after a Nevada legislative committee voted unanimously at a recent meeting to draft a bill with legal guidelines…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (545+ words) Counties with the most data centers do have far pricier housing. There is no single "data center effect" on local housing markets, a new report from the National Association of Realtors finds, complicating the pitch that welcoming the facilities is…...

19+ hour, 55+ min ago   (203+ words) Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, proposed a three-step plan to balance the rate that aims to ensure safety while still achieving the benefits of the technology. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, said in an essay published on Saturday that he's…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (910+ words) Anthropic disrupts malicious plots using its Claude program, like attempts to test weapons systems, develop new drone tactics, and conduct dangerous biological research, as debate over AI safety intensifies. In a publicly released threat report this week, Artificial Intelligence company…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (304+ words) Jacob Coxen was an AI researcher with Anthropic before he resigned from the company on Tuesday, said that there will soon be "superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources." Three Anthropic…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (425+ words) With Americans across the country rebelling against thousands of AI enhanced surveillance cameras infiltrating their cities, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed a bill prohibiting the funding of those cameras with taxpayer money. U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie, R U.S. Reps. Thomas…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (50+ words) The proposal would create a new federal agency to oversee advanced AI and track systems for dangerous capabilities. It would also seek international agreements aimed at preventing the development of superintelligence worldwide....