The White House, Congress and the country's leading AI companies have allowed AI to grow faster, stronger, more powerful and wildly lucrative (and dangerous), with no serious effort to control it or spread the benefits beyond the super-wealthy. - It's not too late to change this. But if they all dither, duck or dance around it, the chances of AI worst-case scenarios will explode, likely early next year, according to almost every person we talk to privately who truly understands AI. Why it matters: The technology is getting better, faster than anyone envisioned — with the possibility rising that AI will self-improve and do wildly unpredictable things. - The good news: There's now a growing public cry for attention and action and, at…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for an immediate slowdown in the pace of AI development, warning of potentially devastating consequences in a matter of months otherwise. Why it matters: Amodei, in a new essay , pulls no punches, cautioning that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as six months from now. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Tonight on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports”: Night 2 of the first GOP midterm convention begins in Dallas. Vice President JD Vance is set to deliver the keynote address before the largest Republican audience he has addressed since accepting the vice presidential nomination in 2024. Then, a former Navy SEAL and a former NSA engineer discuss a new app designed to block AI tracking on your phone. Plus, one year ago, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was killed during a campus debate at Utah Valley University. His friend and mentor, Dr. Frank Turek, was just feet away when Kirk was shot. He joins the show to reflect on Kirk's life and legacy. Finally, the producer and director of NewsNation's “9/11 Remembered: 25 Years Later”…
By Ronald Stein P.E. – Yoshihiro Muronaka – America Out Load Social media, smartphones, computers, and the many electronic devices that did not exist a century ago are being called “addictive.” A similar question is now [...]
