'The same technical limits preventing these machines from scaling to superintelligence make the risk of catastrophic outcomes very real.' 'The same technical limits preventing these machines from scaling to superintelligence make the risk of catastrophic outcomes very real.' The same technical limits that prevent superintelligence make these systems dangerous. Many Silicon Valley leaders believe superintelligence is an imminent threat to society. The White House even published an accord about it. Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, estimates the risk of human extinction is at least 10% within the next few decades.

Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, and his wife, Lori Huang, with Apple's Tim Cook at the top table during a state dinner hosted by Donald Trump for Xi Jinping at the White House in September. Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, and his wife, Lori Huang, with Apple's Tim Cook at the top table during a state dinner hosted by Donald Trump for Xi Jinping at the White House in September. Nvidia said on Sunday it "is initiating an independent investigation in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort". The New York Times reported in October that Donald Trump had been briefed last year on intelligence that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump downplayed the revelations about Huang, who is an influential adviser to the president on artificial intelligence, saying: "I think he's an honorable guy. I think he probably has an excuse for it."

Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a'huge mistake' and damage Australia's reputation While local creatives have raised constitutional issues and threatened political backlash, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing recording industry bodies worldwide, said its members were worried about Australia potentially agreeing to demands other nations had rejected. "Why would Australia do this? Why would a sophisticated, democratic country that has a phenomenal cultural power of its own choose to make this very odd decision and buy into the promises of a few large AI companies, and throw away their own culture and creativity?" Victoria Oakley, the chief executive of IFPI, told Guardian Australia. "I don't think Australia wants to be the weakest link in this situation, the one that believed the promises and gave in and threw creativity under the bus on behalf of everyone else. That doesn't feel very Australian to me. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email "You just need one safe harbour, because then you can train on music from anywhere in the world.

W e have all been there: packed shoulder to shoulder on the train while the person beside us coughs and sneezes. A protective flu jab offers some reassurance, but so does the thought that there will be a hospital bed for you, should you need it. Yet, in England, about 95% of adult hospital beds were occupied at the height of flu season last year. If hospitals were hotels, that level of occupancy would be good business, and we would commend them for their efficiency. But do we really want a hospital to have so few beds in reserve that it's just one bad flu week away from having to treat patients in corridors?

Three foreign nationals were arrested and charged with using AI to allegedly impersonate corporate CEOs and attorneys to steal over $100m, according to an indictment that was newly unsealed by the US Department of Justice. According to a press release from the United States attorney's office for the southern district of New York, three men - Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit - were arrested for using AI to alter and impersonate the voices and images of executives and attorneys at various companies in order to convince employees to send over large payments. Soall and Hazan were arrested in Spain over the summer, while Sheetrit was arrested in the United Kingdom in September. The alleged fraud took place between 2024 and 2026. With the help of AI, the men allegedly acted as a corporate executive, targeting employees of various companies and telling them they needed their help with sensitive financial transactions.

'White-collar professionals are leaving established careers to pursue professions they feel are more secure or aligned with their values.' 'White-collar professionals are leaving established careers to pursue professions they feel are more secure or aligned with their values.' While there's no evidence linking AI to mass layoffs, the tech has already'changed worker psychology' W hen artificial intelligence researcher Mrinank Sharma quit his job at Anthropic earlier this year, the news rippled across the internet. In his resignation letter, posted on X and viewed 15.3m times, Sharma warned of a world "in peril" from the technology he had helped build. "It is clear to me the time has come to move on," he wrote.

The Cybertruck never made it on sale in Europe because it did not reach the required safety standards. The Cybertruck never made it on sale in Europe because it did not reach the required safety standards. Decision made in order for factory in Texas to be used for Cybercab, the carmaker's self-driving taxi Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck, marking the end of a failed effort to take a chunk of the lucrative market for pickups in the US. The billionaire chief executive said production of the car would stop in about the middle of next year at the company's factory in Texas in order to use the plant for the Cybercab, its self-driving taxi. Musk did not say whether Tesla had plans to produce the vehicle in another factory, although that would probably require significant investment for the specialised tooling needed to make it.

'I don't think AI can be held back' Philippe Jaenada. 'I don't think AI can be held back' Philippe Jaenada. Philippe Jaenada told French radio that he used ChatGPT to'play with the reader', after the prize removed a different book from its longlist over allegations of AI use The winner of France's most prestigious literary prize has admitted using artificial intelligence while writing his novel, barely a day after collecting an award whose jury had thrown out another book over suspected AI use. Philippe Jaenada, who won the Prix Goncourt on Tuesday for (The Unknown Woman of the Quai de Javel), told France Inter radio on Wednesday that he had turned to AI "three times" while writing it. The first, he said, was to slip in a sentence written by ChatGPT in order to "play with the reader".

The government has been accused of a lack of transparency around use of algorithms and AI in decisions. The government has been accused of a lack of transparency around use of algorithms and AI in decisions. Albanese government warned it's'sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario' over use of algorithms and AI The federal government is "sleepwalking its way into another robodebt" scandal amid a lack of transparency and legislation around use of algorithms and artificial intelligence in decisions, the chief executive of independent thinktank the Centre for Public Integrity said. Dr Catherine Williams launched the centre's "Computer Says No" report on Thursday, which examines the use of automated decision-making (ADM) tools by the government and calls for urgent reform. Unreasonable and unfair: damning investigation criticises Labor's algorithm-based tool for aged care The centre is concerned Australians may not know whether ADM has been used in decisions affecting them.

Policy documents suggest live facial recognition cameras could be used to identify visa overstayers as well as targeting immigration-related criminality. Policy documents suggest live facial recognition cameras could be used to identify visa overstayers as well as targeting immigration-related criminality. The Home Office is preparing to deploy facial recognition technology at transport hubs and public events as part of the biggest immigration enforcement crackdown in British history. Policy documents show the government has been developing a programme to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) cameras for "general immigration enforcement", including non-criminal immigration offences. The technology will be used to identify people "seeking to re-enter the UK unlawfully", target those subject to removal action and to crack down on broader "immigration-related criminality".