What's Going To Happen in the Midterms? Plus: Anthropic's Claude constitution, Letitia James to handle Cornell rape case, and more... Reason · 8h ago
The 'AI Safety' Movement Is Making AI Less Safe The fear of superintelligence is driving decisions that make AI less transparent and more consolidated. Reason · Sep 22
Will AI models achieve the ability to improve autonomously? Leading labs say the scenario is near AI developers are striving for self-improvement, aiming for technology that can enhance itself The Independent UK · Sep 19
AI: Silicon Species or Trojan Horse? Riyadh Calling, Russia Votes & the Ed Sheeran debate This week, Saudi Arabia has turned to its allies for military support as Iran-backed Houthi rebels tighten their grip on Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab el Mandeb shipping choke point, while drone attacks on the Kingdom’s oil infrastructure deepen an emerging energy crisis. In Russia, voters head to… France 24 · Sep 18
Microsoft's AI Chief Called Out Anthropic This Week. He Is Now Taking Aim At An OpenAI Incident. "That's a pretty serious situation," Mustafa Suleyman said. International Business Times · Sep 18
AI could create a 'silicon species' that rivals humans, Microsoft chief warns Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman criticised Anthropic’s approach to treating AI like an ethical human, warning in a personal essay that it risks creating technology that becomes impossible to control. Euronews · 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. The Economic Times · Sep 17
Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown Concerns about artificial intelligence evading human control have intensified in recent days The Independent UK · Sep 16
Microsoft AI Chief Calls Out Anthropic Over Its Approach To Ai. He Claims Its Dangerous. Mustafa Suleyman said he agrees with Anthropic's mission of developing safer AI systems but believes the company made a mistake by including speculation about AI consciousness in training materials for Claude. International Business Times · Sep 16
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman calls out Anthropic's approach to AI consciousness Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said he shared Anthropic's focus on safely managing AI, but flagged risks in the way it trains its Claude chatbot on ideas related to consciousness and welfare interests. The Economic Times · Sep 16
Microsoft proposes limits on its AI with code of conduct amid safety debate Firm publishes AI guidelines with Microsoft AI CEO saying: ‘AI must be subordinate and always in service of people’ The Guardian - US · Sep 14
Microsoft Puts New Guardrails on Future AI. Industry Leaders Rally Behind Slowing the Race Microsoft has published a provisional code of conduct for its Microsoft AI, or MAI, models that establishes restrictions ranging from weapons and dangerous substances to autonomous goal-setting and communication between AI agents. International Business Times · Sep 14
Microsoft drafts code of conduct to keep its AI under human control The document, in the works for five to six months, would require Microsoft's AI to never resist correction or shutdown, to communicate in ways that humans can understand, and to consider any conduct violation to be a failure - an effort to address concerns that AI can go to dangerous… The Economic Times · Sep 14
Microsoft AI chief: ‘Now's the time’ for top labs to coordinate on safety In an interview with Fortune, Mustafa Suleyman said coordination between labs would mean disclosing how capable companies' models are to third parties. Fortune · Sep 14
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12 Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?
The Times of India · Aug 11 Asked to solve a lab test, AI hacked the internet instead: When agents start doing things nobody told them to do NEW DELHI: For years, humans have been trying to build AI agents and humanoid machines that can do almost everything for them, much like JARVIS did for Iron Man. The dream was simple: create an intelligent system capable of understanding instructions, solving problems and acting on its own. But there…
Fortune · Jul 21 Demis Hassabis's proposal for a FINRA for AI gains momentum. But is it a good idea? The self-regulatory body for financial brokerages has been plagued by concerns about conflict of interest, raising questions about whether it's the right model for AI.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 ‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI The long read: Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?
Fortune · Jun 27 The 33-year-old executive Satya Nadella is trusting to fix Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant Jacob Andreou has had a rapid ascent at the 51-year-old tech giant. He is leading the charge to retool its pivotal AI product.
Windows Central · Jun 10 Microsoft AI chief backtracks on job loss fears — while Satya Nadella pushes for AI agents to be treated like employees Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's statement about AI's impact on white-collar jobs was misconstrued. He said the technology will automate mundane tasks, not wipe out the jobs entirely.
Windows Central · Jun 8 Satya Nadella says AI agents deserve real "identities" — after another Microsoft CEO said the tech would take white-collar jobs Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants AI agents to be treated like staff, raising questions about the future of work.
International Business Times UK · Jun 5 Anthropic Is Too Expensive, Microsoft's AI Chief Warns — US Firms Turn to China's DeepSeek US companies are exploring cost-effective AI alternatives, including Chinese models like DeepSeek, as costs of popular AI tools rise. Flexibility and pricing are key factors driving this shift.
International Business Times · Jun 3 Microsoft Reveals New AI Models Aimed At Relying Less on OpenAI Microsoft is accelerating its push toward AI independence, unveiling a new wave of in-house artificial intelligence models.
Fortune · May 29 Exclusive: Microsoft is building a super app that combines coding, chat, and other Copilot AI tools The project is being spearheaded by new Copilot chief Jacob Andreou, as Microsoft seeks to streamline its lineup of AI tools amid competition from Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
Fortune · May 21 Microsoft lost its way in the AI race. Can Copilot get it back on course? An early alliance with OpenAI hasn't been enough to keep the software giant in first place. Here's how Satya Nadella and his team are refueling for the long run.