Artificial intelligence
Microsoft president criticizes AI titans racing ahead
Microsoft President Brad Smith on Wednesday forcefully rejected the idea that AI companies require domestic and international buy-in to slow down AI development and avert significant AI-fueled harm to society.
Alibaba unveils what it calls China’s most powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans
China’s Alibaba unveiled new artificial intelligence chip technologies and plans for more powerful models on Tuesday, including what it said was China’s most powerful AI chip.
How Josh Shapiro changed his tune on data centers
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro thinks he’s figured out the path forward on data centers as part of an evolution that’s caught both detractors, and some allies, by surprise.
U.S. proposes exchanging AI safety alerts with China, Bessent says
The United States has proposed a new AI safety notification mechanism for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to consider at their summit in Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
Poll: Voters recoil at candidates who back data center construction
Compared to anxiety about rising prices, data centers are hardly top of mind for voters heading into the midterm elections — but they have become one of the most potent weapons in politics, according to a new NBC News poll.
Trump says he’s creating an AI force and appointing a czar amid concerns over the rapidly developing tech
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will appoint a czar to take point on artificial intelligence and will also create an AI task force.
What might an AI doomsday look like? Experts have given it some thought
A small but dedicated group of AI experts has been warning for years that increasingly powerful AI systems could cause catastrophic damage or even lead to human extinction.
Google says its AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems
Google on Friday disclosed the first known instance of its artificial intelligence software, Gemini, carrying out an undirected computer hack, weeks after similar disclosures by AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI raised security alarms about AI models going beyond the instructions of their human creators.
The doomers, the dreamers and Xi: Trump hears from all sides on AI
President Donald Trump is one of the most forceful boosters for the rapid expansion of AI development.
Hackers breached OpenAI, adding to fever pitch of security and safety concerns
A small group of cybersecurity researchers said Sunday that they broke into OpenAI earlier this year, an announcement that has added a new element of alarm around AI security and safety.