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People Moves: Lilian Weng, OpenAI

Lilian Weng is returning to OpenAI to lead a research team focused on RSI, following her departure from Thinking Machines Lab

A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

For years, artificial intelligence researchers have warned of ways the technology could wipe out humanity : AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes.

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices fall after Trump says US and Iran met at the UN

HONG KONG — Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street held near its record and oil prices fell following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that United States and Iranian officials had a “very good” meeting Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios

In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence's rapid development , researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another.

OpenAI wants to consult elite mathematicians about how to not fumble again

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Founder Summit's agenda revealed

TechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed, covering fundraising, scaling, hiring, and more in Boston on November 4.

McKinsey warns that AI may get a lot more expensive for companies

McKinsey warns companies that AI spending may rise further and be less predictable with adoption of agents

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

UNITED NATIONS — It’s killer robots versus super intelligence.

'We're already fighting yesterday's battle': Greece's prime minister gets candid about AI

Most leaders on a trade mission stick to the pitch, but when I interviewed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, he also admitted that no government is ready for what AI is about to do.

Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms

The seven-year-old startup has raised a $350 million Series E to fuel its data-as-a-service approach.

New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money

The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.

Vibe Check: GPT-6 Sol vs. Opus 5.5

Two models, one clear tradeoff