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China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI development

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development

Trump dismisses idea of new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity

Oprah Winfrey wants you to reach your ‘AHA’ moment at the Sphere

Oprah Winfrey will host “Oprah Winfrey's AHA” at the Sphere in Las Vegas from April 2-4

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That's being tested in Georgia

There's a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they’ve been cast

Beijing bans drone possession in the city after earlier moves to tighten rules

Beijing is tightening its drone ban to include possession within city limits

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up

In an age of instant answers, educators say there's a case for letting kids struggle a little

Experts say children need to struggle with everyday problems to develop independence

Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons

Anthropic says it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance and research that could have led to biological weapons