… During the presentation of the encyclical, Christopher Olah said something unusual for a tech executive: He openly acknowledged that even companies most attentive to ethics remain immersed in economic, geopolitical, and competitive incentives that can conflict with “doing the right thing.” In doing… …
… Plenty now run AI ethics courses or joint programs in computer science and philosophy. “It’s the kind of flavor of the year,” says Edward Harcourt, professor of philosophy and director of the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford. …
Olah commented on the oddness in his remarks at the Vatican. “I want to begin with something that may sound strange coming from the cofounder of an AI company, and someone who chose this work out of a desire to help things go well for humankind,” Olah said. “Every frontier AI lab—including Anthropi… …
In a letter addressed to Google’s managing director for the UK and Ireland, Debbie Weinstein, the workers asked the company to recognize the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives for DeepMind employees. “Fundamentally, the push for unionization is about holding Go… …
… By investing in domestic capabilities, the UK hopes to capture a larger portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into the AI sector, while minimizing a dependence on foreign technology that may become a liability in future negotiations with trading partners. “We have been too gullible… …
… The three companies are racing to secure access to funding that would help pay for the computing resources required to train increasingly capable frontier AI models. Anthropic’s annualized revenue, based on sales from an unspecified time frame last month, is $47 billion, the company said last week. …
… How we talk about these machines impacts what we think they can achieve. “As a fallacy, anthropomorphism is shown to distort moral judgments about AI, such as those concerning its moral character and status, as well as judgments of responsibility and trust,” reads a research paper published in the … …
… AI Panic Meta is not alone in cutting jobs while spending lavishly on AI services and infrastructure. Block, Coinbase, and Cloudflare have all laid off thousands of employees, citing AI as a catalyst for the restructuring. …
“Millions of people turn to ChatGPT with money-related questions, from understanding debt to building budgets and learning financial concepts,” says Niko Felix, an OpenAI spokesperson, when reached for comment. “ChatGPT can be a helpful tool for exploring options, preparing questions, and making fi… …
… But the company’s public-facing pitch to families differs from what its investor materials plainly state: The real customers here are the home care agencies, and Sensi claims that they can grow revenue and retain clients more effectively by using its services. …