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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Calls on Government to Shut Down and Regulate AI Companies

Big AI companies should be “shut down” by the U.S. government until they can prove that their products are safe, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt said on Monday.

Panelists Discuss AI’s Potential Impacts, for Better or Worse, on the Economy

Artificial intelligence could flatten your company hierarchy, improve global agriculture, and give you the perfect vacation. It could also leave you permanently jobless, destroy your region’s economy, and cause mass social upset.

Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It

As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.

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This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Alex Bores Wants Democrats to Make AI Safety a 2028 Election Issue

Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.

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Mr. Greer is an essayist who frequently writes about politics and international affairs at The Scholar’s Stage.

A DeepSeek engineer's viral post on talent, power, and humanity is a rare snapshot of work at China's frontier AI labs

In a post published on his public WeChat account, DeepSeek engineer Liu Shengyu said he expects AI to soon surpass him at the work he loves.

Whether Chemistry or the Cosmos, Always Looking at the Bigger Picture

The Times’s Science section is introducing new columns, projects and more as part of its online relaunch.

An OpenAI researcher broke ranks to say that pacing the frontier won't be enough

Daniel Selsam, an OpenAI researcher, said slowing down AI development won't be sufficient to avoid a situation where humanity loses everything.

Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

Millions of students every day turn to AI chatbots for help with schoolwork, emotional support and personal advice — often unaware of where their conversations and other personal information end up.

Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

NEW YORK — Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his foundation is pledging $1 billion to improve access.

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act

WASHINGTON — The technology industry’s increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming into political intransigence in Washington, offering a fresh test of the federal government’s willingness and ability to confront what may become a defining issue of the era .