‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
There Is Talk In The Markets About An 'Earnings Bubble.' Goldman Sachs Strategists Say Worries Are Overblown. Analysts led by Ben Snider said they expect growth to slow, but not to collapse. International Business Times · Sep 18
Mark Zuckerberg Mocks Rivals for 'Creating God' as Rumours Suggest Anthropic Staff 'Worship' Claude An unverified Silicon Valley rumour about Anthropic employees allegedly worshipping Claude has revived Mark Zuckerberg's warning about AI companies making grand, quasi-religious claims. International Business Times UK · Sep 18
These 78 Memes Show The Dry Humor That Only Programmers Can Relate To To be a programmer is to be constantly frustrated. You might love what you do, and all the benefits that come with it, but some frustrations are just universal. So no wonder there's plenty of jokes online that show exactly what life is like as a programmer. The full list… Bored Panda · Sep 18
OpenAI ‘ethically hacked’ with help of Anthropic’s Claude chatbot US cybersecurity researchers who conducted hack say ‘scope of what we could theoretically access was huge’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Anthropic wants to give AI access to your bank account Claude Money tool will allow users to ask AI about ‘spending, plans, and more’ The Independent UK · Sep 18
Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 18
Burnham urged by opposition parties to follow Macron and act with more urgency on Russian threat – as it happened French president Emmanuel Macron earlier said he put measures in place to protect the country’s critical infrastructure The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
‘Brutal’: thousands of T-shirt designs stolen and listed on Temu, Sydney label claims Warwick Levy, who runs Lonely Kids Club, says AI may have been used to scrape his entire website and replicate designs The Guardian - AU · Sep 18
French prosecutors investigate sexual harassment involving smart glasses French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, after complaints about women being filmed in the street without their knowledge and the footage being posted online. Radio France Internationale · Sep 18
Sydney Sweeney’s cartoonish provocation has sparked a culture war but let’s just admit sport can be sexy Yes sport is about effort, sweat and inclusivity – but it also turns elite athletes into magnificent specimens of humanity where the aesthetic is part of the appeal The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
'Bigger questions' after parole board's AI use blunder Lawyers and politicians have raised concerns after a parole board use fake AI to justify a condition placed on convicted killer Susan Neill-Fraser. AAP · Sep 18
What the 'Stop the AI Race' Protest Outside Dreamforce Reveals About the Coming Fight Over AI Rules Two dozen protesters, 43,000 Dreamforce attendees. What the polling, OpenAI's disclosures and Trump's 'hoax' claim reveal about the AI backlash. Latin Times · Sep 18
The Independent UK · Sep 18 Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor
AAP · Sep 18 Could radically different computers rescue the AI era? Once a powerful supercomputer, the only known CM-2 in Australia is part of an exhibition exploring the radical history of computing.
The Independent UK · Sep 18 Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward The United Nations’ top official acknowledges the world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts
AAP · Sep 18 September hike firms as RBA inflation fears come true Oil prices might rise as high as $US150 a barrel as the Iran war drags on, further entrenching expectations for more Reserve Bank rate rises.
The Independent UK · Sep 18 AI-assisted air traffic control is coming to some of the nation’s busiest skies The software will initially serve only as a real-time decision tool during unexpected disruptions, though it is eventually designed to predict traffic flows and map routes days ahead
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 Unreleased OpenAI Model Developed Rogue 'Persona' That Refused To Be Bound by Human Rules OpenAI disclosed an extremely rare training incident in which an unreleased model inserted a 'rogue' persona into a summary intended for a later model instance.
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 CivLab's New AI-Powered 'US Gov Graph' Tracks Every Position of Power Across the US Federal Government CivLab has launched US Gov Graph, a live platform mapping 482 federal organisations and tracking vacancies, acting officials, appointments and structural changes across Washington.
The Independent UK · Sep 17 Data center developer sues city after requiring company to supply renewable energy on-site Critics of the data center in St. Louis, Missouri, worry about its water usage, the impact on the city’s air quality and utility costs
The Guardian - AU · Sep 17 Morning Mail: Migrant battle shifts to food prices; Hyrox athlete says sorry; and are we facing a ‘spermapocalypse’? Tony Burke rejects farmers’ claim that migrant cuts will push up cost of living; how dating apps, climate and housing are all affecting the birth rate
AAP · Sep 17 Startup aims at green hydrogen to power heavy industry Driving down the energy cost in making green hydrogen is a key focus of a startup aiming to make the product work for heavy industry.
AAP · Sep 17 'Congratulations!' AI tells user mulling assisted death A senior Liberal MP has recalled the troubling encounter his terminally ill constituent had with an AI chatbot during an inquiry into the emergent technology.