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Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety

SAN FRANCISCO — As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain?

Opinion

Maddy Butcher produces the radio and podcast program “Awe, Nice!”

As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind

The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.

Job Titles Are Out. Now We’re All ‘Members of the Technical Staff.’

Use of the generic title has risen by 50 percent in the last year among employees at Anthropic, OpenAI and other A.I. companies, an analysis found.

Q&A: Make's VP at Darin Patterson on AI Strategy

Make's Darin Patterson discusses how process visibility, human-first strategy, and conversational AI help businesses move past isolated AI experimentation

In Milan, Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta and Jil Sander

The mirror world at Fendi by Maria Grazia Chiuri.Credit...Stefano Rellandini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Surprising Reasons China Is Skeptical of A.I. Safety Calls

In China, A.I. doomsday warnings can feel distinctly Western or like a ploy to stop Chinese A.I. companies from trying to overtake their U.S. rivals.

OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways

NEW YORK — OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount.

Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents

The massive scale of security incidents points to control problems for AI companies.

Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs

Blue Cross Blue Shield says hospital use of AI tools led to an additional $942M in healthcare spending over a two-year period.

YouTube and Meta now say they’ll run ads for Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary.

Following backlash, YouTube posted on X that when the trailer was “submitted as an ad, it was temporarily restricted by our system. Following review the ad has been cleared to run.” Meta spokesperson Alex Dziedzan said, “This was an error,” and will now run the ads.

Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India

The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.