SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
…The company is one of a number of chatbot makers that is being scrutinized by regulators as governments grapple with the societal impacts of generative AI tools. Got a Tip? Are you…
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Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meetings to Demand Limits on Data Centers
…Schloesser also called for new taxes on tech companies and “worker-led safety committees that report to the city” about any AI tools that are “becoming a risk” to Seattle. Tech companies…
Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
…Google’s unchecked progress on AI development had sparked concerns for both OpenAI cofounders, and they wanted to create a competing lab with a greater focus on safety. “My perspective is [OpenAI…
Musk v. Altman Is a Battle for OpenAI’s Soul
…Why Should I Care? Former OpenAI researchers and AI safety nonprofits that have filed amicus briefs in support of Musk in this case say they believe it’s important the ChatGPT maker…
Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
…Other generative AI systems deploy more safety guardrails than Grok, which is available on its own website and on X. “While Grok and X may have made some amendments to their model…
5 Burning Questions About Elon Musk’s Terafab Chip Partnership with Intel
…required demanding schedules and resulted in numerous injuries and at least one death, according to safety regulators and published worker accounts. It’s possible that workers with plentiful alternatives may not want…
Data Brokers’ and AI Firms’ Opt-Out Forms Are Built to Fail, Report Finds
…EPIC frames opt-out failures as a safety issue, pointing to, among others, the case of Vance Boelter, the man charged with murdering Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark…
SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Is Paying $15 Billion a Year to Access Its Data Centers
…In recent weeks, advocacy groups including a leading US teachers’ union, AI safety researchers, and environmental organizations operating near SpaceX facilities have called on investors to think twice before buying shares in…
Anthropic Thinks Its Own Success Is Key to Making AI Safe
…But the company sees achieving financial success and building the most powerful AI models as being in service of that goal—a prerequisite to its obligation to lead the industry on safety…
Here’s How Much San Francisco Tech Companies Pay for Police Protection
…OpenAI and Anthropic, the two leading generative AI model developers based in San Francisco, have not been regular customers of the city rent-a-cop program, according to police spokesperson Allison Maxie…