The debate over AI data centers continues to intensify across the United States. While many Americans oppose data centers being built in their communities, citing concerns about electricity use, water consumption and environmental impacts, labor unions argue the projects create high-paying jobs and drive economic growth. Economist Steve Moore, Don Slaiman, a political coordinator with IBEW Local 26, and Shawn Harris, Democratic candidate for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, join "Batya!" to discuss whether data centers are a boon for workers or a burden on local communities. #datacenters #unions #workforce NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AI models may be getting safer while also getting harder to monitor. Which side of that seesaw prevails could determine whether AI is scaled safely or ruins civilization as we know it. Why it matters: Right now both options are running full steam and no one knows who's in charge of making sure the right one wins. State of play: OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman said could eventually be seen as the start of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. - Astra performs better, but it's also better at avoiding monitoring, meaning it could be harder to know what it's thinking or doing. - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman separately told Axios this week that models are becoming "superhuman" in some capabilities and…
AG Kris Mayes urged state lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs to pass a law temporarily pausing data center construction until Arizona develops a plan to address the increasing demand for the centers.
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman called a "generational leap" and said could eventually be seen as the arrival of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Why it matters: Astra pushes AI agents closer to doing complex professional work on their own — while also raising questions about how safely they can be deployed. Driving the news: Brockman says he personally believes OpenAI has reached AGI, while leaving users to decide whether Astra meets that definition. - "I think it might be about this model," Brockman said in a briefing with reporters about whether Astra could mark the arrival of AGI. - He ended the briefing by saying: "Welcome to the AGI era." Between the lines: OpenAI said that Astra…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joins ‘The Claman Countdown’ to discuss the rollout of its GPT-6 Astra model. #foxbusiness #clamancountdown 0:00 — OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Extra & Astra Enterprise 1:45 — Altman Shows Astra's Autonomous AI Capabilities 5:23 — OpenAI Battles Anthropic and Open-Source AI 8:39 — Altman Defends OpenAI's Massive AI Spending 10:11 — Will AI Strengthen or Weaken Human Thinking?
When Anthropic goes public in a blockbuster offering, which investors will profit? The answer says a lot about how much start-up investing has changed over the years.
