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OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says
OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, attends an event in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 February 2025. OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, attends an event in Tokyo, Japan, on 3 February 2025. OpenAI's decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers' calls for new rules OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Sam Altman said in a Fortune interview published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence . "I actually think that, given everything happening with safety, right now would be an ill-advised moment to go public, and we don't feel pressure on that," Altman, OpenAI's CEO, told Fortune . Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two researchers from OpenAI rival Anthropic that rapidly progressing artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future.
AI's Code-Red Moment
Anthropic's CEO warns that the makers of artificial intelligence "owe it to humanity to try" to slow down. Four days after a researcher publicly quit his job at Anthropic, warning that top AI firms are not "acting responsibly" and that their products might be on track to "kill us all," the company's CEO, Dario Amodei, seemed to basically agree. "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models," Amodei wrote in a 3,800-word essay that he published today on his personal website and posted to social media. By now, we've all become accustomed to AI industry figures issuing dire prophecies about the power of their products. Yet Amodei's essay stands out for its urgency and for the moment at which it arrived.
Best friends for decades - until a DNA test revealed they were sisters
Theirs is a story straight out of a Bollywood film. Two Indian-born women in their 40s, adopted as babies by different families and raised near each other in the Netherlands, have now discovered they are biological sisters. Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, born in the early 1980s, were adopted from two different orphanages in the western Indian city of Mumbai within months of their birth. When they first met in their early teens at an event hosted by the adoption agency their parents had used, they were struck by the uncanny similarities in their appearance and mannerisms. Meena, now 43, remembers the day clearly.
Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic
Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic When another world leader meets US President Donald Trump the only certainty about what might happen is the uncertainty about what might happen. This was exactly the case ahead of President Trump's two-day visit to Ireland. Nobody could have predicted that by the end of the first day, the main global headline would be his desire to see a unified Ireland . As the shockwaves of his remarks rippled through this island and Great Britain, it was unclear whether this represented a new US administration policy, or an off-the-cuff remark from a president who likes to take questions from reporters, and likes to give answers. Former Republican Congressman Mick Mulvaney was Trump's special envoy to Northern Ireland in his first term in office. He cautioned against anyone reading too much into the president's remarks.
Afghan woman deported from US in first use of 'alien terrorist' court
Afghan woman deported from US in first use of'alien terrorist' court An Afghan woman living in Texas with legal US permanent residency has been deported from the country in the first-ever use of a secretive court. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, chose to leave the US rather than continue to argue her case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and her lawyers. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was created in 1996, but had never heard a case before the proceedings in July. It is meant for non-US citizens facing terrorism-related charges when the evidence is confidential and related to national security. Lawyers for Haji Zada argued that the case violated her right to due process under the US Constitution.
Michigan exercises clock demons from week one win, vanquishes 11th ranked Oklahoma in Ann Arbor
Former ESPN host hypocritically calls network a'political lobbying firm' after Ted Cruz appearance Team USA survives Spain scare with fourth-quarter surge to reach FIBA Women's World Cup final It's only week two, but Kansas QB Isaiah Marshall might have completed the pass of the year WWE's Roxanne Perez earns No 1 contender spot for AAA Reina de Reinas Championship at Triplemania 34 Ted Cruz got booed so loudly during'College GameDay' interview you couldn't hear a thing he said Alabama vs Kentucky over 48.5 is the college football betting play as both offenses look strong Texas Longhorns seek revenge against top-ranked Ohio State after last season's seven-point loss OutKick's Craig Carton reveals the real reason Nike stock is in the tank: 'They're failing miserably' Missouri coach explains why he tried to'embarrass' rival Kansas in final seconds Yankees, sports world remember 25th anniversary of 9/11 with'God Bless America' and moments of silence GOP pours millions into Paxton's Texas US Senate bid Rogers addresses El-Sayed's football challenge Anthropic CEO issues warning about advanced AI's capabilities Rep Luna urges Congress to act on AI after Anthropic CEO's warning Tom Brady took us back to relive Michigan's controversial Hail Mary survival vs. Michigan didn't need any help from a phantom clock this week. The Wolverines used a steady dose of quarterback runs and won the turnover battle en route to a 17-10, grind-it-out win over 11th-ranked Oklahoma in Ann Arbor. Just one week removed from a controversial victory against Western Michigan, in which officials added an extra second to the clock to allow for a game-winning Hail Mary, many had written the Wolverines off for dead. Instead, head coach Kyle Whittingham and his team buckled down and rose to the challenge. Make no mistake about it, this was a vintage Big Ten performance.
Iraq probes drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, shuts three crossings to Iran
Did Iran capture a US submarine? Iraq has closed some border crossings with Iran while investigating drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline that it confirms were launched from its territory. The Iraqi government temporarily closed three of its crossings into Iran after drone launch sites were discovered in the country, an Iraqi security source told Al Jazeera on Saturday. He said that Iraq had primarily ordered the closure of the crossings over fears that the perpetrators of attacks could flee to Iran. Hewson also said the al-Tayyib border area of the southeastern province of Maysan had been shut after drone launchers were discovered there, and a search operation was under way.
'Skimpflation' warning as tinned mackerel alternative hits more supermarket shelves
A growing trend of supermarkets selling a cheaper, less nutritious alternative to tinned mackerel is an example of skimpflation, a consumer group has said. Princes - which supplies major supermarkets - has substituted the fish for jack mackerel, an entirely different species also being sold by Lidl. The switch has been spurred by dwindling stocks of Atlantic mackerel after years of overfishing, with its Chilean counterpart more sustainable and a third of the cost. It's a real concern when manufacturers quietly downgrade everyday staples like these as shoppers can end up paying the same price for a product that delivers significantly less nutritional quality, Sue Davies, head of food policy at Which?, said. Jack mackerel contains about half as much omega-3 and around a third as much vitamin B12 as traditional mackerel.
Scientists knew Mercury was shrinking. They didnt know the true extent.
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