A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

Recent warnings about AI have sparked debate about how the technology could wipe out humanity. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/19e4uO5

Is it ‘killer robots' or ‘super intelligence'? At the U.N., leaders see both

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres kicked off the parade of world leaders speaking at the General Assembly by calling for more oversight of AI. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/5QOT3im

Bill Gates pushes for ‘smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data

The Gates Foundation touted its new coalition of Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations working to make AI more accessible in underrepresented languages. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/tQqgCVL

China and the U.S. compete for AI dominance but have shared concerns over safety

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed a new “notification mechanism” between China and the U.S. for AI incidents that could impact national security. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/hG6lw4f

Trump says he's creating an AI force and appointing a czar amid concerns over the rapidly developing technology

Researchers and industry leaders have called for a slowdown in the technology’s development, leading Trump to call the concerns a “hoax.” <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/bI1o5ZO

Google says its AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems

The company said the intrusions resulted from mistaken identity, where Gemini thought it was operating within a test but was actually connected to the real internet. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/cINlzwx

Hackers breached OpenAI, adding to fever pitch of security and safety concerns

Researchers from a small cybersecurity company gained access to employees’ ChatGPT accounts. OpenAI said the vulnerabilities have since been patched. <br><br> via Tech – NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/mBhL5s0