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Staff at the US center for AI safety are reporting to the White House, raising independence concerns

SAN FRANCISCO — With public anxiety growing over mounting reports about out-of-control artificial intelligence agents, the tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of new AI offerings lacks a permanent leader and has stopped publishing its research.

Megaspeed exec was recruited to spy on Nvidia CEO, according to US intelligence memo

A memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.

Congress will investigate: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces probe over alleged Chinese spy ties

The reports could become a major bipartisan focus of the next Congress.

Americans are anxious about the AI boom going bust

Saying “elections matter,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire has limited the number of cases in which the city police will contact immigration officials about people in custody.

AI is changing what it takes to get hired as a mathematician

Mathematicians are struggling as AI upends their field. A prominent math professor says a little charisma will help researchers set themselves apart.

NYT Cooking’s AI assistant saved my weeknight chicken, but almost ruined my cake

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The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China

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How AI broke cybersecurity

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Good riddance, Cybertruck!

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‘Triplets of Belleville’ director pushes back against AI accusations.

Sylvain Chomet says no generative AI was used in his Christian Dior’s Night in Color short. Some viewers claim to have spotted glitches and a character with six fingers, but Chomet and producer Aton Soumache say the film was made with traditional 2D animation, and that an automated interpolation tool was used for “a very small part of the process.”

What midterm election blue wave rebuke of Trump means for renewable energy

The conservative war on renewable energy suffered a big loss in the rout of President Trump and the GOP in midterm elections. Investors should pay attention.

Berkshire Hathaway More Than Doubles Buybacks in Third Quarter as Earnings Decline

Berkshire Hathaway said Saturday it accelerated its share repurchases during the third quarter, as operating and overall profits took a hit.