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Researchers give doomsday warning about building AI too fast
Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue AI could legitimately take over the world in their new book, If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies.
How California’s AI safety proposal could pose more risks
The bill, pending votes this week, mandates reporting, but AI companies argue it could stifle innovation.
Fred Greaves/Reuters
Apple’s new AirPods translation feature raises questions about interoperability
The real-time translation was the big announcement at Apple’s annual conference, but the absence of an interoperability standard may diminish its popularity.
Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters
Palantir CEO: ‘Silicon Valley totally effed up’ on AI’s promise. And he’s right.
Alex Karp was right this week in saying Silicon Valley hyped up large language models and the speed of AI development.
Brendan McDermid/Reuter
How San Jose’s mayor is using AI to speed up transportation, government
Mayor Matt Mahan says applying AI to move buses ahead of schedule was just one of many ways the new technology can help advance municipalities.
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images via Reuters
Google’s challenge isn’t antitrust consequences, but AI and its own legacy
A federal judge rejected the DOJ’s request to force Google to spin off Chrome on Tuesday.
Carlos Jasso/Reuters
Former Meta exec Nick Clegg: American dominance of the internet is over
The former UK deputy prime minister’s new book argues America should share its tech, but first Silicon Valley needs to wake up, he tells Semafor.
Microsoft unveils powerful new homegrown AI models
MAI-1-preview is the first foundation model fully built by Mustafa Suleyman’s Microsoft AI division.
Despite CoreWeave’s relentless pursuit of compute, questions remain about AI
At every step, CoreWeave has faced daunting questions about why it exists. Now, it’s facing questions about the entire industry.
The new Hollywood: Runway’s AI models edge closer to simulating reality
Its models were among the first to generate synthetic video for movies like “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Now they can mirror the laws of physics.
The US needs a chips game-changer. Intel isn’t that.
Throwing a lifeline to the troubled chipmaker in the form of equity ownership is a smart move, but the US needs to think bigger in the global semiconductor race.
Why AI can’t be trusted for mission-critical work yet
The biggest problem with AI today is that we don’t fully understand how it works, and until we figure that out, we can’t trust it not to go off the rails.
OpenAI debuts GPT-5, calling it ‘major upgrade’ from previous models
The model is still not ‘AGI’ but CEO Sam Altman says it’s a significant step in that direction.
DeepMind’s new AI Genie 3 could change physics modeling
The accuracy of the new model at predicting how physics works suggests that neural networks could eventually replace physics modeling, impacting fields like robotics and science.
Why Perplexity’s CEO couldn’t wait for perfection to launch an operating system for the AI era
The AI search engine startup is releasing products that anticipate where AI will be in the future.
OpenAI launches new open models, rivaling offerings by DeepSeek and Meta
Sam Altman’s firm hopes its latest models will create a one-stop shop for businesses currently using multiple services.
Why Figma’s IPO was a defining moment for investor Iconiq
Figma’s blockbuster IPO was not just one of tech’s biggest success stories of the year, but also a big day for Iconiq, which invested in 2013.
Beijing preps national security countermeasures to US’ hawkish AI stance
China summoned Nvidia to address concerns that its chips have backdoors to allow the US access, and is also considering measures to thwart Starlink satellites.