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Anthropic Is Building a Huge Surveillance System to Spy on Anti-AI Activists and Predict Their Activities

"What could have been a high-stress situation was really mitigated through early detection." The post Anthropic Is Building a Huge Surveillance System to Spy on Anti-AI Activists and Predict Their Activities appeared first on Futurism.

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Anthropic Is Building a Huge Surveillance System to Spy on Anti-AI Activists and Predict Their Activities

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Anthropic Was Meant to Be the More Responsible AI Lab. A Terrified Researcher Just Quit, Saying the Company Is Threatening ...

"We’re on track for a lot of the most aggressive of these scenarios where by the end of next year things could be out of control already." The post Anthropic Was Meant to Be the More Responsible AI Lab. A Terrified Researcher Just Quit, Saying the Company Is Threatening the Survival of Humankind. ...

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Anthropic Was Meant to Be the More Responsible AI Lab. A Terrified Researcher Just Quit, Saying the Company Is Threatening ...

New York Times Science

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.

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New York Times Science

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

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There’s a Huge Economic Problem With Tesla’s Cybercabs

Buyers beware. The post There's a Huge Economic Problem With Tesla's Cybercabs appeared first on Futurism.

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There’s a Huge Economic Problem With Tesla’s Cybercabs

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Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending ...

Facebook is filled with AI-generated videos of children being beaten, burned, and bludgeoned with heavy objects. Meta doesn't seem to care. The post Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending to Care About Taking Them ...

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Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending ...

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OpenAI’s Supposed Mathematical Breakthrough Devolves Into Explosive Drama as Mathematician Accuses It of Stealing His Work

This is ugly. The post OpenAI's Supposed Mathematical Breakthrough Devolves Into Explosive Drama as Mathematician Accuses It of Stealing His Work appeared first on Futurism.

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OpenAI’s Supposed Mathematical Breakthrough Devolves Into Explosive Drama as Mathematician Accuses It of Stealing His Work

New York Times Science

Top Mathematician Announces New Institute for A.I. Safety

Jacob Tsimerman, a recent recipient of the Fields Medal, believes that higher mathematics can help curb the dangers of runaway artificial intelligence.

2 days ago

Top Mathematician Announces New Institute for A.I. Safety

New York Times Science

OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’

The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.

2 days ago

OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’

New York Times Science

What Is Navier-Stokes, the ‘Millennium’ Math Problem OpenAI Claims to Have Solved?

OpenAI announced today that it had solved the problem, one of seven “Millennium Problems” seen as among the most important in higher mathematics.

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What Is Navier-Stokes, the ‘Millennium’ Math Problem OpenAI Claims to Have Solved?

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Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among Humans

They're infecting us — and actively making us dumber. The post Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among Humans appeared first on Futurism.

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Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among Humans

New York Times Science

Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth

A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.

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Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth

New York Times Science

Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award

Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the condition’s root cause.

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Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award