President Donald Trump Says the Only Al Guardrail Needed Is a ‘STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT’ — ‘Whoever Wins Al, Wins!’ Trump calls AI doomsday fears a “HOAX” as the U.S. races China to lead AI. Barchart · Sep 19
China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario Silicon Valley China hawks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei among them, fear the country surpassing US’s AI lead as much as superintelligence destroying humanity The Guardian - US · Sep 19
AI apocalypse by 2030? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘zero percent chance’ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could trigger an extinction-level event, saying there is “zero percent chance” AI will end the world by 2030. His comments push back against calls from some industry leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, to slow AI development over concerns that… The Economic Times · Sep 19
Anthropic considers releasing new AI model ahead of IPO, sources say Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI's momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three sources, ahead of an expected IPO and after its CEO called for an industrywide slowdown. The Economic Times · Sep 19
AI Is Doing More Of The Work Behind New AI Models. Anthropic Says These 3 Metrics Can Track The Shift. The company disclosed new data on automation, agent oversight and safety spending days after CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slowdown in frontier AI development. International Business Times · Sep 18
OPINION - Forgive me if I don’t trust the tech bros to save us from the AI apocalypse Really, the next Bond movie writes itself. Like From Russia With Love, in which 007 is on the same side as the Russians against Spectre (a megalomaniac outfit with no national affiliations ready to destroy the world), the new version would unite old enemies against a common threat. And what’s… Evening Standard · Sep 18
Rogan Says AI Gives Him 'Crazy Hope.' Wonders Whether An AI Led-World Would End All Wars. While some worry that AI could spell the end of humanity, podcaster Joe Rogan said in a recent episode that AI gives him "crazy hope." International Business Times · Sep 18
Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program At a time when fears of AI are gripping the public, the startup has built a wet lab, or place for physical experiments, in the San Francisco Bay Area, two people familiar with the matter said. Anthropic has said it wants to unlock treatments for rare diseases, and its biology… The Economic Times · Sep 18
Amazon says AI needs ‘strong safeguards’ in place before being released Calls for guardrails come amid warnings about the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Sep 18
Claude Is Helping Build Its Own Successor. Anthropic Says AI Now Leads 26% Of Its R&D. The company said "approximately 30,000 AI agents" were "doing research and engineering work at Anthropic at any one time in our most-used internal platform" in August. International Business Times · Sep 18
AI set to wipe out humans? Andrew Ng breaks his silence on artificial intelligence doomsday warnings as tech leaders debate whether superintelligent machines could become uncontrollable AI pioneer Andrew Ng calls extinction warnings science fiction, not science. He urges industry focus on practical engineering and cybersecurity challenges. Researchers from leading AI firms have raised concerns about advanced systems. Ng believes current risks require more attention than hypothetical future dangers. The debate continues on balancing AI progress… The Economic Times · Sep 18
Europe's AI firms, playing catch-up, challenge US calls for slowdown Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei in an online essay urged firms to slow the pace at which they improve AI model capabilities and called for an antitrust waiver allowing leading developers to jointly develop safety measures after researchers warned about the dangers of AI, including that it could wipe out humanity. The Economic Times · Sep 18
Michael Burry Says OpenAI and Anthropic’s AI Slowdown Push Is ‘Self-Serving.’ Who’s Right? Michael Burry argues that OpenAI and Anthropic’s push to slow AI development is “self-serving,” but a closer look suggests the debate is more nuanced than his criticism implies. Barchart · Sep 18
A global AI safety strategy depends on US-China cooperation. They each see the other as the problem But both countries are vying for a decisive advantage on AI, with Trump warning that any efforts to regulate the technology would help China. That sets up a meeting in which any agreements might be superficial but a possible start to something larger. The Economic Times · Sep 18
The Economic Times · Sep 18 What will Trump and Xi discuss in Washington next week? US President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 for their second meeting this year, with trade, Taiwan, Iran, artificial intelligence and fentanyl flows among key issues. Washington is seeking trade wins, while Beijing wants further tariff relief and concessions as tensions between the two powers…
Latin Times · 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.
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
Fortune · Sep 17 As AI CEOs clash over regulation, a new culture war is brewing Tech leaders are split over who should regulate advanced AI, while the Trump administration and its allies are stoking a culture war.
Fortune · Sep 17 The people building the most powerful AI are telling us to slow down. Congress should listen before it's too late Under current law, incident reporting is totally mandatory. Let that sink in.
Barchart · Sep 17 The Strange Reason for Arm’s Stock Drop: The Market May Be Punishing It Unfairly The market punished Arm as an AI stock — yet phones, not AI, are what actually drive its revenue today.
The Times of India · Sep 17 Humanity’s AI death spiral: The more they fear it, the faster they build it - why? NEW DELHI: The AI industry is confronting an unusual contradiction. Some of its most powerful leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, are warning that the race to develop increasingly capable AI may be moving too quickly, and could eventually put humanity at risk.…
Fortune · Sep 17 As Anthropic heads towards a $2 trillion IPO, some of the loudest critics are company insiders "I would burn my equity to the ground in a heartbeat for a 1% higher chance we make it out of this situation alive,” wrote one researcher.
The Economic Times · Sep 17 What AI leaders and world governments have to say about 'AI doom' fears AI industry leaders are split over how fast companies should develop the increasingly powerful technology: Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceX's Elon Musk are seeking a coordinated slowdown, while Meta's Mark Zuckerberg favors market-led safeguards.
Euronews · Sep 17 Anthropic priced above $2 trillion as markets eagerly await IPO filing Traders are pricing Anthropic above $2 trillion (€1.73tn) in pre-IPO markets, more than double the company's valuation in its last private funding round, as investors wait for the public release of the S-1 filing that could open the way to the largest flotation in history.
Evening Standard · Sep 17 King warns of ‘existential dangers’ of AI falling into wrong hands Charles asked guests at a summit to ensure ‘our humanity remains sacred’.