AI safety research, alignment techniques, interpretability, governance, and existential risk discussions.
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Research released by Tech Against Terrorism found that three in five AI models failed when tested on whether they would assist with terrorist operations. The study probed how the systems responded to such requests. Source: cbsnews.com
A report finds that China's leading AI developers have publicly disclosed model-specific safety-test results for just a small fraction of their model releases, with only 3.6% accompanied by such data. Source: ca.finance.yahoo.com
The piece argues Congress has failed for too long to address the serious economic and environmental risks posed by AI. It calls for urgent legislative action rather than continued inaction. Source: actionnetwork.org
Senator Patty Murray predicted that federal AI legislation could pass by 2027 if Democrats win control of either chamber of Congress after the November elections. She is pressing for safety guardrails amid growing risks. Source: applevalleynewsnow.com
The article argues that growing risks from autonomous AI agents require enforceable legal accountability, whistleblower protections, ethical safeguards and emergency shutdown mechanisms. Source: nationalreview.com
Reich argues that liability lawsuits have previously held tobacco, oil and pharmaceutical companies to account. He contends AI investors cannot ignore this legal threat, which offers a way to reduce AI and climate risks. Source: theguardian.com
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed three health care AI bills into law and vetoed two others. The article looks at what the new rules mean for clinicians and patients. Source: chcf.org
Investors and policymakers at two Singapore conferences were preoccupied with both the financial and existential dangers of the AI boom. The mood around the technology has turned noticeably more sober. Source: reuters.com
The nonprofit Center for AI Safety (CAIS), which works to reduce societal-scale AI risks, announced three major initiatives aimed at creators. The programs are meant to mobilize public voices on AI safety. Source: finance.yahoo.com
An appeal argues that Congress has for too long ignored the serious economic and environmental risks of artificial intelligence. It calls for urgent action on safety and accountability this week. Source: actionnetwork.org
Investors are struggling to value Anthropic as talk of extinction risk, escrow proposals and trillion-dollar liabilities complicates the lab's potential blockbuster listing. Source: briefs.co
Jacob Coxon's September 8 resignation from Anthropic reignited the debate over AI risk. It may mark a turning point in the politics of AI regulation. Source: socialeurope.eu
People from AI startups, Big Tech, research nonprofits and activist groups gathered to swap ideas on preventing civilizational collapse over chips and AI. Source: marketplace.org
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 62% of voters think AI could spin out of control and threaten humanity's future. 84% see AI as a threat to American workers. Source: tribune.com.pk
Borrowing screenwriter William Goldman's line that 'nobody knows anything' about Hollywood, the author says the same applies to AI today. Uncertainty, the piece suggests, calls for calm rather than alarm. Source: bloomberg.com
A new letter from insiders about AI's potential dangers is notably specific, according to the Wall Street Journal. Three fired OpenAI employees plead for chain-of-thought monitoring to be kept in place. Source: gizmodo.com
In an interview on 5 October, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked the world to accept the risks that come with AI. The piece examines how the White House should navigate AI safety amid this mix of doom and optimism. Source: finextra.com
University of Washington professor Emily Bender argues the AI safety debate fixates on hypothetical existential threats. In her view, this distracts from harms that AI is already causing today. Source: bloomberg.com
Investors and industry figures gathering in Singapore were preoccupied with two kinds of danger from the AI boom: existential threats and financial bubble risk. The mood around the technology has turned noticeably more sober, Reuters reports. Source: wtvbam.com
The dangerous experiments AI companies ran over the summer reveal a new dimension of needed regulation. The author calls for legal measures that ensure safety during development, not just in finished products. Source: techpolicy.press