Opinionexistential risk
Designer babies. Self-improving AI. Are we ready for either?
In one week, scientists edited human embryos and Anthropic said AI is accelerating its own development. Both could remake what it means to be human. vox.com
🛡️ AI Safety & Alignment
AI safety research, alignment techniques, interpretability, governance, and existential risk discussions.
437 articles
NewsAI governance / recursive self-improvement regulation
Lawmakers Are Aiming To Regulate AI-Builds-AI Before AI Gets Entirely Beyond Human Control
Anthropic has brought attention to AI-builds-AI, involving using AI to advance AI. Some believe new AI laws should pause this. An AI Insider analysis and... forbes.com
NewsAI public ownership / governance
Should Americans get an equity stake in AI? Trump and progressive Democrats float public ownership of AI
In an unusual cross-ideological convergence, Trump's MAGA wing and progressive Democrats like Bernie Sanders are both backing some form of public equity in... fortune.com
Newslocal governance / existential risk
‘This is an urgent matter’: Bloomington Common Council to consider resolution on existential threat of artificial intelligence
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Bloomington Common Council is considering the adoption of a resolution that would warn of the existential threat of artificial... fox59.com
Opinionexistential risk
'What Hitler Did, AI Could Do Faster, Better and More Efficiently'
Renowned AI expert Stuart Russell has become one of the technology's most urgent critics. He argues the dangers of AI have been vastly underestimated. spiegel.de
NewsAI safety/slowdown debate
Anthropic's AI Slowdown Proposal Is More Nuanced Than It Sounds
Anthropic's latest comments highlight a growing question for the AI industry: can the race to build more powerful systems be slowed before safety concerns... forbes.com
OpinionAI governance/existential risk
Want to prevent nuclear war caused by AI? Count the private sector out
Drawing on parallels with the Manhattan Project, the ELN's Oliver Meier argues that AI companies cannot be relied upon to govern the risks their technology... europeanleadershipnetwork.org
NewsAI governance/global pause
Anthropic urges global pause in AI development, flags ‘self-improvement’ risk
Anthropic is calling for top artificial intelligence labs to weigh slowing the pace of development, suggesting that AI systems are advancing so rapidly that... msn.com
NewsAI governance/global pause
Anthropic urges global AI freeze as Microsoft ramps up rivals
Freeze call explained: Anthropic warns AI is nearing the point where it can improve itself without human oversight and proposes a coordinated global pause... msn.com
NewsAI governance/global pause
Anthropic calls for global AI pause amid self-coding surge
Global pause call: Anthropic wants multiple nations and top AI labs to agree to halt frontier AI development to avoid losing control of self-improving... msn.com
NewsAI governance/safety policy
AI Czar David Sacks responds to Anthropic’s 10,000-plus word ‘warning’ on dangers of Al, says You compare
Tech News News: White House AI Czar David Sacks has publicly slammed Anthropic following the release of the AI safety lab's massive, 10000-word research... timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Opinioninterpretability
The strange truth about today's most powerful AI is that even the people who build it cannot fully explain why it works, which means much of modern technology now rests on tools we can use far better than we can understand.
The people who build today's most capable artificial intelligence can describe exactly how they train it. They can write down the architecture,... spacedaily.com
PolicyAI governance/military deployment
Trump Orders Faster AI Deployment Across U.S. Military, Intelligence Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has directed the military and intelligence community to accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence... mychesco.com
NewsAI safety/recursive self-improvement
Anthropic urges AI pause as trillion-dollar IPO nears
What's the threat?: Anthropic says AI could soon achieve recursive self-improvement, raising risks of humans losing control over powerful systems. msn.com
NewsAI governance/existential risk
Anthropic wants to hit the brakes while stepping on the accelerator
Anthropic warns advanced AI may outpace human oversight even as the company accelerates growth and competition. americanbazaaronline.com
NewsAI safety/recursive self-improvement
Recursive self-improvement: Why Anthropic wants AI development slowed
As the race to build ever more powerful artificial intelligence systems accelerates, one of the industry's leading players is urging the world to consider a... tradingview.com
OpinionAI existential risk
AI Expert Stuart Russell: "What Hitler Did, AI Could Do Faster, Better and More Efficiently"
Renowned AI expert Stuart Russell has become one of the technology's most urgent critics. He argues the dangers of AI have been vastly underestimated. derspiegel.substack.com
NewsAI governance/legislation
A bipartisan AI deal gets a brutal reality check
Republicans remain skeptical of a sweeping deal to regulate advanced AI, even as Democrats come under pressure to scuttle anything that blocks state rules... politico.com
OpinionAI governance/geopolitics
Can China and the U.S. Work Together on Preventing Human Extinction?
Despite intensifying U.S.-China competition in AI, both countries share a strong interest in cooperating on AI safety, as advanced and potentially... chinausfocus.com
NewsAI control/existential risk
Anthropic, The AI Safety And Research Company behind Claude, Warns That Humans Could Lose Control Over AI Systems
Anthropic believes humans could soon lose control over AI altogether. Anthropic is the AI safety and research company behind Claude, which is valued at... afrotech.com