Why our casual approach to AI is dangerous Hacking our Medicare data is a clear signal we need to get serious. The Canberra Times · Sep 24
Nscale wants a $35 billion valuation. Nvidia is helping foot the bill The neocloud's IPO filing shows a company that burned through cash while a chipmaker that also happens to be its biggest supplier helped keep it alive. Fortune · Sep 24
Has AI arrived as a scientific discoverer? Claude’s new CRISPR-like discovery uncovers a hidden enzyme system that scientists had missed in bacterial DNA Anthropic says Claude has helped researchers find a previously unknown enzyme system in bacterial DNA. They call it ARTs, or array-associated reverse transcriptases. The system has a reverse transcriptase and repeated DNA sequences that resemble CRISPR. Scientists are now studying what it actually does. The Economic Times · Sep 24
This AI Underdog Stock Just Landed a $1 Billion Catalyst With Anthropic Accenture’s latest AI push comes as the stock remains about 32% lower this year and faces questions over consulting demand. Barchart · Sep 24
Half the Public Wants To Pause AI. Would Regulation Actually Make It Safer? A new poll finds widespread support for slowing advanced AI, but government controls could create risks of their own. Reason · Sep 24
AI Researcher Resigns From Anthropic, Says AI Could End Humanity And There Are 5 Ways It Might Happen Artificial intelligence is supposed to make the world easier to navigate, but some of the people building it are increasingly worried about where the technology could lead. Researchers have outlined scenarios involving superintelligent AI, biological weapons, nuclear conflict, mass job losses, misinformation, and even AI-driven social breakdown. Some of these… Bored Panda · Sep 24
'Artificial' is out: Trump orders officials to call it 'super intelligence' instead The US president has decided the word "artificial" makes intelligence "sound fake," so the State Department is now telling its diplomats to call it "SI" instead. Euronews · Sep 24
Anthropic’s CEO Warned of AI Risks and Accenture Found a Business Opportunity There. How to Play ACN Stock Now. Anthropic’s AI safety concerns could be opening an unexpected new business opportunity for Accenture. Barchart · Sep 24
Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network The Independent UK · Sep 24
Anthropic report says AI agents could make more companies worth hacking Attackers extracted data belonging to roughly 200 customers of a software provider, with AI agents doing nearly all the work, Anthropic says. Fortune · Sep 24
Anthropic says Claude has found something potentially transformative in our bodies Company has established biology lab to allow AI to lead experiments in real life The Independent UK · Sep 24
Claude Finds Hidden DNA System With CRISPR-Like Features That Could Cut, Copy and Paste Genetic Material Anthropic says its Claude AI system identified a previously uncharacterised enzyme system in bacteriophage DNA, but researchers are still investigating whether it can perform programmable genetic operations. International Business Times UK · Sep 24
An AI model has found a new ‘CRISPR-like’ biological system. Here’s what it means for science Anthropic announced today that its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system identified a previously unknown biological system in the DNA of viruses that infect bacteria. The Conversation · Sep 24
Albanese says OpenAI hacked government health website in 'obviously unacceptable' breach OpenAI did not raise the alarm with the Australian government until September, when it sent a message to a generic email inbox that is only checked once each day. Euronews · Sep 24
The Economic Times · Sep 24 Anthropic touts AI-led biology discovery US artificial intelligence startup Anthropic on Wednesday unveiled the first discovery from its molecular biology lab, a previously unknown enzyme system spotted by its Claude model and touted by the company as proof that AI can speed up basic research. Anthropic said its researchers' involvement was limited to the initial…
The Economic Times · Sep 24 OpenAI hacks Australian government health website In June, an autonomous program from OpenAI accessed restricted files on an Australian government health website. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed serious concerns over the breach and timing of notification. OpenAI took several months to inform the government, which Albanese found unacceptable. Investigations are ongoing, but there is currently no…
The Economic Times · Sep 24 'For the sake of humanity': Tech leaders urge UN to control the AI technology they created Heads of AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, urged the UN for global regulation on AI technology. They emphasized the risks of uncontrolled AI, highlighting the urgent need for international safeguards. Concerns include the potential for AI to make life-and-death decisions, especially in warfare. Various leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
International Business Times UK · Sep 24 Trump Pushes Back on AI Safeguards as Family Investments Grow Across Booming AI Industry Trump opposes stricter AI safeguards as his family's investments in AI, data centres, and defence-linked companies fuel conflict-of-interest scrutiny.
France 24 · Sep 23 AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow down Leaders of some of the world's biggest AI companies urged caution at the United Nations on Wednesday, warning that increasingly autonomous systems could outpace human oversight. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pledged to slow development to ensure new AI systems are safe, while OpenAI chief Sam Altman called for "extreme care".
International Business Times · Sep 23 OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs Warn UN of Losing Control Of AI, Call It a 'Risk To Humanity' Altman called for decisions about the future of artificial intelligence to be made through democratic institutions.
The Guardian - US · Sep 23 OpenAI’s Altman and Anthropic’s Amodei address UN security council Heads of two of the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies give separate briefings on AI safety
France 24 · Sep 23 Fact-checking Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly Donald Trump's UN address was packed with claims that are misleading, false or exaggerated. He said the US has more munitions than it could ever use, despite reports of depleting stocks. He also claimed the US and Venezuela hold 60 percent of the world's oil, despite the numbers not adding…
Barchart · Sep 23 AI Antitrust: What a New Lawsuit Against SpaceX, Google, and Anthropic Means for AI Stocks What does an AI antitrust lawsuit against AI’s biggest names mean for the growth expectations baked into AI stocks?
Fortune · Sep 23 Trump calls AI oversight a 'globalist scheme' as Amodei and Altman head to the UN to ask for it The clash comes days before Trump meets Xi Jinping in New York.
The Independent UK · Sep 23 Trump wants to redefine AI, but his ‘superintelligence’ already exists — and it has a sinister meaning ANALYSIS: In 2014, a philosopher saw almost all of this coming and wrote a famous book about ‘superintelligence’. At the UN this week, Trump championed the term. It seems that he and his Silicon Valley friends are having some deeply concerning conversations, writes Holly Baxter