3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (236+ words) Former President Barack Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their "central agendas" and "have a very clear plan" to address concerns around the technology's economic impact and safety, according to The New York Times....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (728+ words) AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concerns about its rapid spread. Anthropic said the users of the accounts, which it blocked after identifying them,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (189+ words) Iran-linked actors use Anthropic's Claude to target U.S. naval forces, develop weapons, and spy on citizens of Iran. | Credit: U.S. Department of Defence Iran's spiritual leaders tend to call the U.S. the Great Satan to express their spite, but it turns out that…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (570+ words) The AI safety debate exploded this week over warnings that the technology could one day destroy humanity. Anthropic's latest threat report offers a more immediate wake-up call: Today's models are already helping U.S. adversaries develop kamikaze drones, hunt dissidents and conduct…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (574+ words) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government has rejected proposals for a so-called "kill switch" to stop an attack by rogue artificial intelligence. The UK "cannot simply turn AI off," the Cabinet Office said on Friday, signalling opposition to calls for…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (478+ words) Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the surveillance infrastructure built in their aftermath has merged with a digital world. That world generates vast amounts of data about ordinary Americans. Artificial intelligence is now making it far easier to connect and…...