US President Donald Trump dismissed calls for federal artificial intelligence regulation as a “sick conspiracy” designed to benefit China, pushing back against a wave of safety warnings from major tech executives. According to statements posted on social media by the president, the rapid advancements in AI require no federal guardrails beyond the oversight of the … Read more
The market sell-off hit Asian markets hard, with SK Hynix closing down more than 6% and Samsung Electronics dropping over 4% in South Korea, while Japan’s SoftBank shares fell 10%. Market Impact and Chipmaker Declines The broader technology sell-off extended quickly to U.S. premarket trading and global infrastructure providers, as reported by financial analysts. Memory … Read more
According to a recent analysis by OpenAI, workers using ChatGPT spend roughly 17 per cent of work-related messages on tasks outside their traditional job boundaries, signaling a messy, organic shift in workplace responsibilities that blurs historical professional lines. Workplaces have long maintained clear expectations of who handles specific duties, but generative artificial intelligence is quietly … Read more
The CEO of Anthropic said the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up, stating that unsupervised systems could be capable of leading an internet-dominating agent swarm within six to 12 months. Anthropic CEO Calls for Industriewide Development Pause According to Dario Amodei, slowing down development by even … Read more
Artificial intelligence industry leaders are publicly warning that rapid development risks catastrophic outcomes, according to recent statements from top executives. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated on CNN that there is a non-zero chance artificial intelligence could break free and destroy the human race, joining a chorus of industry figures calling for a deceleration in the … Read more
Utah mother Kalie Robins faced unexpected privacy risks when Meta AI surfaced personal details, birth information, and deleted photos of her young daughters after she shared an ordinary video clip online, according to an interview with Futurism. How Meta AI Exposed Family Data and Location The incident began when Kalie Robins shared a video of … Read more
Israeli citizen Ilit Raz pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges in the US after admitting she defrauded investors of around $27 million by misleading them about the core aspects of her startup, Joonko Diversity, Inc., according to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Raz, who founded the AI-driven recruitment firm and … Read more
France and South Korea have committed €1 billion over five years to a joint partnership supporting film, television, and screen industries, according to an announcement made at the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled the funding initiative to counter the dominance of global platforms and protect … Read more
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed CloudScope, a cloud-based miniaturized microscope that enables continuous neurosurveillance of brain activity, blood flow, oxygenation, and cellular dynamics in freely moving mouse models for more than 24 hours. According to Arvind Pathak, professor of radiology, oncology, and biomedical and electrical engineering at Johns Hopkins, the innovation addresses a … Read more
The University of Hawaiʻi convened about 80 technology professionals, educators, and policymakers on September 4 for the inaugural Hawaiʻi School on Internet Governance, addressing regional digital equity, artificial intelligence, and Indigenous data sovereignty during Hawaiʻi Tech Week, according to event organizers. Hawaiʻi Tech Week Hosts Inaugural Digital Governance Symposium The free one-day event took place … Read more