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Mark Zuckerberg addressed the "pervert glasses" nickname for the first time in an exclusive sit-down interview with NBC News
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Mark Zuckerberg rejects the idea of a coordinated AI slowdown
From our exclusive interview
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NEW: Mark Zuckerberg speaks to @JoannaStern, discussing the potential of an AI slowdown, Meta glasses' unsavory nickname, and why the CEO thinks you should trust Meta.
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Mark Zuckerberg opening Meta Connect by repeatedly echoing Trump's "super intelligence" AI moniker.
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Russia has been forcing prisoners of war to speak out against Ukraine on video since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Our team went to Ukraine to uncover how the toll of Russia's prison propaganda machine can follow soldiers even to their graves.
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NEW: Inside Russia’s industry of forced POW videos
In thousands of videos, Russia has forced Ukrainian captives to give false statements and disavow their country.
The propaganda is working, dividing villages over whether their loved ones are sharing real beliefs.
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Worked just fine for my Muse last night. Without me asking it ordered 14 gallons of zinc sunscreen, a gold chain, and 300 pounds of Wagyu.
Amazon says it blocked Meta's Muse AI assistant from accessing Amazon․com to shop on users' behalf, citing ToS violations, security risks, and merchant consent (@toddbishop / GeekWire)
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Robotaxi emergency phone lines found disconnected and unstaffed
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AI giants tap into the social media playbook: self-regulation nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi…
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Why does it look like they're in a megachurch?
Live: @DarioAmodei x @Benioff
The @AnthropicAI co-founder & CEO joins us at @Dreamforce for a conversation worth hearing ☁️
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Cybersecurity experts say AI giants are shutting them out of safety plans nbcnews.com/tech/security/cy…
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Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon and Hollywood unite at AI risk summit nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/b…
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Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he says New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott among stadium owners over the rapper’s remarks in support of Palestinians. nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-…
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Sources say Fable currently still being used for protein-maxxed recipe production in Brooklyn apartment
Nvidia and Booz Allen Hamilton restrict their use of Fable due to a lack of ZDR assurances; source: Palantir hasn't made Fable available via its own software (The Information)
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Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.
That was Sam, Dario, Demis and others in 2023. Good perspective to keep in mind—these ideas have been around.
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The biggest caveat in Amodei’s proposal tucked in the end… He says frontier companies should pace AI development as long as they still lead China. For national security of course.
We Must Pace the Frontier: I’ve written a new essay on why the AI industry should slow down, with a three-part plan for doing so.
Anthropic is unilaterally committing to the first of these steps. We’ll provide third-party evaluators with permanent, employee-level access to our systems, so that they can verify adherence to our safety measures, report on incidents, and assess models’ alignment during training.
You can read the full post here: darioamodei.com/post/we-must…
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Anthropic says accounts linked to governments tried to use its AI for potential bioweapons or public surveillance on multiple occasions. nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/a…
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Citing fears that AI systems may soon spiral out of human control and potentially kill all humans, two more researchers from Anthropic and Google DeepMind who recently left their coveted positions are sounding the alarm about risks from advanced AI systems. nbcnews.com/tech/security/tw…
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NEW: Two more AI researchers who just left Anthropic and Google are sounding the alarm about deadly risks from rapid AI progress and advocating for more transparency. "People are trying their best, but there is no one coming to save us." Read more here:
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Exclusive -- Two more AI researchers quit, this time from Anthropic and Google, to speak out about safety concerns: ‘There are no adults in the room’
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