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Trump makes it clear his power is becoming entwined with AI
I'm your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you as I sit under yellowing leaves in New York. Donald Trump made a series of moves over the past week that make it clear his power is becoming synonymous with artificial intelligence. The new tight alliances between the White House, the Pentagon, US intelligence agencies and AI companies loom ominously over governments and companies, particularly in Europe, that rely on American AI. Last Tuesday, Trump and six AI CEOs signed what he called a "morally binding" agreement to put controls on artificial intelligence. The vague agreement stipulates a framework for what Trump called "tremendous self-policing", reiterating his point that AI companies can act as their own watchmen.
Trump rebrands AI as 'super intelligence' as tech giants sign White House accord
Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Creator Playbook Mashable Selects In My Bag Look Up Say More AI at School Safety Net Versus Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age All Series The voluntary accord lays out four layers of safety controls, while leaving companies to decide how and whether to enforce them. Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master's in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and . The White House has a new name for artificial intelligence and a new promise for the future of Super Intelligence.
US lawmakers propose sweeping AI restrictions with superintelligence ban
United States Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Greg Casar of Texas introduced a new bill that would impose sweeping restrictions on the artificial intelligence industry, including banning the development of what is called artificial superintelligence. The legislation, introduced on Wednesday, comes weeks after top AI industry researchers issued dire warnings that the technology could wipe out humanity within the next decade, according to a wave of industry insiders. The legislation would also call for a temporary pause on the development of advanced AI systems until a regulatory body that can oversee and develop safety standards is put in place, as well as establishing a cabinet-level department called the Department of Artificial Intelligence that would oversee the industry. The proposed agency would be tasked with regulating what are called frontier models -- a term referring to the most advanced AI models in development. The agency would ensure the models are not dangerous, and it would be empowered to remove the models from circulation if they do, in fact, become dangerous and supervise their destruction.
OpenAI hails 'new era of artificial general intelligence' with Astra model release
The company described Astra as'the world's most intellgent and aligned model'. The company described Astra as'the world's most intellgent and aligned model'. OpenAI hails'new era of artificial general intelligence' with Astra model release Astra's arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI's chief executive, described AGI as an'irrelevant marketing term' The president of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, has claimed the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence after the release of his company's latest model, Astra, which it described as the "world's most intelligent and aligned model". Brockman made the claim on Thursday as the San Francisco company released the model only weeks after a serious AI safety incident involving other models under its development caused international concern and a pause in Astra's training. Artificial general intelligence - or AGI - is a fuzzy threshold that has long been talked about as a target for the AI industry.
Will it take a 'Chernobyl-scale disaster' for us to regulate cyber weapons of mass destruction? Stuart Russell
'The CEOs are telling us, "We're on track to create superhuman intelligence, which has a good chance of causing human extinction."' 'The CEOs are telling us, "We're on track to create superhuman intelligence, which has a good chance of causing human extinction."' Will it take a'Chernobyl-scale disaster' for us to regulate cyber weapons of mass destruction? T he AI company Anthropic has been making major headlines recently. Its trillion-dollar IPO plan and its blood feud with secretary of defense Pete Hegseth have attracted much attention, but two other events may be even more consequential.