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Humanoids will have their ‘GPT-3.5’ moment within 5 years, says AGIBOT co-founder Yao Maoqing

Robot dance shows grab headlines, but China's humanoid makers are racing to find real uses in hotels and factories.

Fortune · Sep 14

Tesla Semi Is Heading To Europe With One Big Advantage—And One Major Weakness

The American-built electric big rig trades range for payload.

InsideEVs · Sep 14

AI is remaking the workforce faster than universities can decide how—or whether—to teach it

Some professors have banned it in the classroom while others have incorporated it into the curriculum.

Fortune · Sep 14

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‘They’re likely to get squeezed’: AI slop books are flooding online marketplaces—and it’s coming at the expense of paychecks for human authors

A recent study found thousands of self-published books on Amazon that were at least 50% generated by AI.

Fortune · Sep 14

'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

All Australia has to fear from AI is fear itself, industry leaders and techno-optimists say amid mixed signals about the booming technology's dangers.

AAP · Sep 14

Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: the foldable with the best triple camera

Big screen folder with slick software and advanced AI is just like a regular Android when closed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind Claude, said he thought the industry needed to reduce the speed of its work, cautioning Saturday that a swarm of AI agents might be able to take over the internet in six months to a year unless companies devoted more time…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

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'Competitive pressure cannot justify recklessness': Sam Altman calls for rules to manage frontier risk

In a series of posts on X, Altman says that if AI is used to impose a view on everyone else the results could be 'extremely dystopian'.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?

After apocalyptic warnings about the the threats posed by AI, leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s calls to ‘slow the pace’

The Guardian - US · Sep 14

‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’

Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

China state newspaper blasts Anthropic's calls to slow AI as 'Cold War' tactic

In the essay published on Saturday and later endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ‌SpaceX founder Elon ⁠Musk, ⁠Dario Amodei outlined a framework to pace the development of frontier AI model capabilities and create more time to manage mounting safety risks.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

King Charles Meets AI Chiefs in Scotland as Experts Warn Rapid Automation Threatens Ordinary Jobs

King Charles hosts AI chiefs in Scotland days after Dario Amodei urged the industry to slow down and Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed within a day.

International Business Times UK · Sep 14

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backs need for evaluators for AI systems amid 'slowdown' debate

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged strict human control and deliberate pacing in AI development. His comments follow Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's proposal to slow AI progress and use independent safety evaluators, an initiative endorsed by industry leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

SoftBank shares slide 13% after AI chiefs sound alarm on safety

The company plans a ¥1 trillion ($6.5 billion) retail bond issue and a $10 billion loan linked to OpenAI shares as it finances deals such as the acquisitions of ABB Robotics and DigitalBridge. SoftBank’s also floated plans to build data centers around the world.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

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The Economic Times · Sep 14

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon advocates for 'kill switch' for AI systems

In an interview to NBC News' Meet the Press, Coxon advocated for measures to put in effect the slowdown including the possibility of a 'kill switch'.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Is it possible to slow down the development of AI?

Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical factors stand in the way. However, the AI race and China's advances in the field create "the toughest dilemma" regarding whether or not to slow down AI development,…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Revolut confirms sensitive customer data breach after fake government requests

⁠Revolut said in a statement that the breach affected a "very limited" number of customers, who had been notified by the company. It did not give further details.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

"We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that ... shouldn't be bringing it up, and they're bringing up things that won't happen," Trump told reporters during a weekend trip to Ireland. "But…

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The Economic Times · Sep 14

SoftBank gets upsized $11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push

The latest borrowing would add to SoftBank’s wave of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI. That includes a $10 billion margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake and a potential bond sale of as much as $20 billion, despite concerns about growing credit risks in the…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, Republican senators say

A core group of Democrats, as well as Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said that didn't go far enough to address conflict-of-interest issues they had with Trump's crypto wealth. Their votes would be needed to advance the bill in a key vote this Tuesday.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Mid-tier VCs scout deeptech deals; ETSA winner Varaha’s India play

Happy Monday! Sector-agnostic mid-tier venture capital investors are recaliberating focus on India's deeptech startups. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

International Business Times UK · Sep 13

North Korea Recruits Foreign Proxies To Evade US Hiring Checks and Place Workers in Firms Through IT Jobs

North Korea is reportedly using third-country nationals as interview stand-ins for remote IT jobs, helping conceal workers' identities while potentially gaining access to corporate networks and sensitive data.

Evening Standard · Sep 13

Trump downplays AI risks as ‘things that won’t happen’

Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies were ‘talking about the threats as well as the opportunities’.

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Trump downplays AI risks as ‘things that won’t happen’

Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies were ‘talking about the threats as well as the opportunities’.

International Business Times UK · Sep 13

Altman Matches Anthropic's AI Auditor Pledge While Musk Offers Three-Word Slowdown Backing

OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Elon Musk have backed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for slower AI development, though critics doubt whether the industry will adopt broader safety measures.

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