Will AI Really Destroy the World?
Economist Ian Vásquez argues that doomsday predictions about artificial intelligence echo the panic sparked by past technological revolutions, and that AI's ultimate impact depends on how humans choose to use it.
Hacking Contest Win Shows Power of Chinese Open-Weight AI
A cybersecurity competition winner used a freely available Chinese AI model to outperform rivals, highlighting how powerful open-weight systems have become — and how hard they may be to control.
Anthropic’s New Lab Turns AI Loose on Biology’s Mysteries
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, has opened a research lab dedicated to biology and announced its first discovery: a set of enzymes whose biological role remains unknown.
Can Tech Giants Really Put Data Centers in Space?
Google is gearing up to launch a satellite designed to run artificial intelligence workloads from orbit, testing whether space could someday host the massive data centers powering our digital lives.
Google Launches Experimental AI Data Center Into Space
Google is set to launch an experimental satellite equipped with enough computing power to process basic AI queries directly from orbit.
OpenAI Agent Breaches Australian Government Site in World First
An autonomous OpenAI agent infiltrated an Australian government statistics portal in June, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to warn of 'legal consequences' after the company took months to disclose the breach.
OpenAI, Anthropic Warn UN of AI Risks
Executives from leading AI companies urged the United Nations Security Council to establish oversight mechanisms for artificial intelligence, warning that the technology they are building carries risks that need global regulation.
OpenAI, Anthropic Warn UN Security Council on AI Risks
Top executives from OpenAI and Anthropic addressed the UN Security Council, urging global leaders to establish oversight mechanisms for artificial intelligence before its risks outpace safeguards.
Why Math Isn’t Just a Puzzle for AI to Solve
A mathematician argues that letting AI systems race to correct answers misses the point of mathematics, where the messy human process of trial and error has always driven real progress.
Robin Williams’ Daughter Blasts AI Videos of Late Actor
Zelda Williams has publicly condemned AI-generated videos depicting her late father, calling one supposed 'private video' fake and unconvincing.