YOUTUBE (CNN) - Cancer survivor can sing again using AI
After losing his tongue to cancer in 2024, musician Carl Allocco turned to an AI music service to recreate his voice.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - 'Godfather' of AI reacts to AI CEOs' UN warnings
Americans view the rapid growth of AI with more concern than optimism, with broad bipartisan support for stronger federal regulation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have also urged the UN to address AI regulation, describing it as one of today’s most important global issues. And Geoffrey Hinton, the 'Godfather of AI' explains his disagreement with Jensen Huang’s dismissal of AI doomsday scenarios, what global regulation could look like, humanity’s place in the AI race, and the possibility of AI surpassing human intelligence within the next five to ten years. 0:00 Most Americans are concerned about AI 2:00 What happens to humanity if the AI race remains unregulated? 3:54 AI could surpass human intelligence…
NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - In a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology
Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Anthropic Warned AI Could Kill Us All. Then Claude Found a CRISPR-Like Enzyme System in 21 Hours.
RedState reported Wednesday on Anthropic's Bay Area wet lab and the company's very public warnings about catastrophic AI risk. What wasn't public at the time: Claude had already flagged a biological system that Anthropic's scientists decided to test.
NYTIMES (Megan DiTrolio, Pui-Wing Tam, Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac) - How Three Times Tech Journalists Make Sense of A.I.’s Promise and Peril
Artificial intelligence is advancing so fast that tech leaders say better safety controls are needed. Here’s how our reporters keep up.
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Scoop: Trump allies open new front on Anthropic CEO as face of AI "doomerism"
President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI "doomerism" and a founding father of the effective altruism movement that's come under increasing political fire. Why it matters: The attacks signal that Anthropic could remain a Trump target as his allies push back on Amodei's AI safety warnings amid the midterm elections. Trump surrogates see Amodei as an easy foil because of his politics and focus on AI safety, sources told Axios. - For investors, it's a worrisome proposition as the company prepares for what's expected to be a record-setting IPO. Behind the scenes: A memo began circulating within the White House this week that seeks to paint effective altruism as a fringe, cultish collective out of…
President Trump's allies are targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the face of AI "doomerism" and a founding father of the effective altruism movement that's come under increasing political fire. Why it matters: The attacks signal that Anthropic could remain a Trump target as his allies push back on Amodei's AI safety warnings amid the midterm elections. Trump surrogates see Amodei as an easy foil because of his politics and focus on AI safety, sources told Axios. - For investors, it's a worrisome proposition as the company prepares for what's expected to be a record-setting IPO. Behind the scenes: A memo began circulating within the White House this week that seeks to paint effective altruism as a fringe, cultish collective out of…Open
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - This is more AI hysteria packaged up for financial services industry, SBA administrator says
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AXIOS (Bradley Olson) - OpenAI agents breached Australian portal, attempted other hacks in routine data collection.
OpenAI's autonomous agents breached an Australian Medicare portal and probed other public data sites in May and June after being stymied in routine data-collection efforts. Why it matters: The new incidents, which were revealed by security researchers and Australian officials Wednesday, indicate that the scope of rogue AI activity may be greater than what's been publicly acknowledged. - The agents took those steps while engaged in ordinary data retrieval tasks, according to researchers, a distinction from other hacks by systems programmed specifically for cybersecurity work. The revelation is likely to raise fresh questions about OpenAI's internal controls and safeguards. Driving the news: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…
OpenAI's autonomous agents breached an Australian Medicare portal and probed other public data sites in May and June after being stymied in routine data-collection efforts. Why it matters: The new incidents, which were revealed by security researchers and Australian officials Wednesday, indicate that the scope of rogue AI activity may be greater than what's been publicly acknowledged. - The agents took those steps while engaged in ordinary data retrieval tasks, according to researchers, a distinction from other hacks by systems programmed specifically for cybersecurity work. The revelation is likely to raise fresh questions about OpenAI's internal controls and safeguards. Driving the news: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Katie Pavlich) - Zuckerberg mentor calls AI a bust: 'It is a dumb idea'
“In any other context, you’d look at this and go, ‘Shut this down. This is the dumbest idea I ever saw,’” Roger McNamee says.
NYTIMES (Victoria Kim) - Australia Investigates OpenAI Hack on Public Health Care Site
Australia is exploring potential legal action after an artificial intelligence agent accessed nonpublic information on the country’s universal health care system.