Artificial intelligence
OpenAI employee arrested over hidden listening device, company says
OpenAI said on Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested one of its employees in connection with a sophisticated listening device found hidden in one of the company’s offices.
Character.AI files for bankruptcy, to sell some assets to Disney for $20 million
Chatbot platform Character.AI said on Monday it has filed for bankruptcy in the US and has agreed to sell some assets for $20 million to Walt Disney.
Some OpenAI math discoveries are ‘jewels,’ if verified. But mathematicians are wary of ‘slop.’
After OpenAI released potential solutions for some 370 math problems, one mathematician said his community should be “dancing in the streets” with glee.
Democratic congressional candidates run anti-data center ads in states the party controls
Democratic candidates are hitting their opponents on data centers in states where governors in their own party oversaw the industry’s growth.
Trump announces members of AI task force
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the formation of an artificial intelligence task force, naming Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to spearhead the group.
Some lawmakers doubt a Congress that’s ‘barely capable of email’ can regulate AI
WASHINGTON — Amid warnings that artificial intelligence could soon wipe out humanity, some lawmakers are not confident that Congress has the expertise or ability to regulate AI.
OpenAI’s powerful safety committee faces scrutiny after rogue agent incidents
An OpenAI committee meant to have the final word on the company’s safety protocols is facing scrutiny after high-profile incidents involving rogue AI agents.
It’s cute. It’s cuddly. And it wants all your data.
Meta is touting its new personal AI agent, Muse, as a product “built for everyone” — including those who lack experience with technology.
Mark Zuckerberg rejects calls for industrywide AI slowdown
In an interview with NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern, the Meta founder and CEO said he doesn’t think AI companies need to work together on a slowdown.
Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar propose AI ‘superintelligence’ ban with a 20-year jail penalty
New legislation authored by Sen. Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Casar, D-Texas, also calls for a Cabinet-level secretary of AI to regulate artificial intelligence.