HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Anthropic Says It Thwarted Potential Plots To Use Its AI For Biological Weapons
The company’s report on misuses of its models comes as its employees speak out about AI’s safety and existential risks.
NYTIMES (Stephen Witt) - The A.I. Threat Is Real. We Need to Act Now.
We can no longer pretend that this technology is safe.
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Seems Like Every Single Political Race Centers Around Single Issue Of Data Centers
‘They’ve earned that backlash’
DAILYCALLER (Sean Moran) - Anthropic Reveals How It Stopped ‘Kamikaze Drone’ Swarms, Biological Weapons And More
‘Emerging threats’
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - A.I. Data Center Pollution Poses Health Threat, Former E.P.A. Officials Warn
Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Why this Epic Games executive left to build a new game engine | Gamer Galaxy
Why do so many AAA games feel increasingly expensive — but increasingly familiar? After 12 years at Epic Games and 27 years working with Unreal Engine, veteran game developer and executive Sjoerd De Jong left the company to help build something new: Immens Engine. In this episode of Gamer Galaxy, Sjoerd joins host Cher Hwang to explain why he believes the video game industry has reached a pivotal moment. They examine ballooning development costs, market saturation, risk-averse studios, the limitations of free-to-play games and the growing divide between older gamers and a younger, social-first generation raised on Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite. Sjoerd also explains what Immens Engine is designed to do differently from Unreal Engine and…
NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem
Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - More Anthropic Employees Sound The Alarm About AI Safety Risks
“AI developers believe their technology could cause human extinction,” one wrote in a social media post.
NYTIMES (Brian X. Chen) - Foldable Phones Are Unpopular. Why Is Apple Selling One?
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - We're living in an AI twilight zone
Two seemingly contradictory realities are true at once: - Most people find AI only modestly useful, a more clever Google search. - Many people building AI or using it obsessively worry it could severely damage or destroy humanity. Why it matters: We're living in an AI twilight zone. For many, the technology is simultaneously underwhelming in daily use and terrifying in its trajectory. - The gap between these two realities helps explain why confusion and fear are exploding across politics, AI labs and business. State of play: The AI labs are in full panic. They worry the public dislikes AI and despises data centers — and that's before Anthropic insiders went public with their latest warnings that AI could end humanity this decade. -…