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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says society should accept some AI risks for the technology's benefits, while rejecting catastrophic outcomes and excessive regulation.
Editor’s note, October 4, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one below was originally published last year. This unconventional advice column offers you a unique framework for thinking through moral dilemmas.
Researchers have built a lithium-boosted catalyst that uses sunlight to break down the sour smell of rotting food waste, and it was put to the test in real trash bins for 1,000 hours.
Researchers in Singapore built a robot that drops from the sky, spins down like a maple seed, and then sails across remote waters using nothing but wind.
Microsoft has another vision for the AI PC, and this one could be far more ambitious.
Boston Dynamics and Hyundai are preparing to bring Atlas humanoid robots to factories, with plans to produce 30,000 robots annually and deploy 25,000 Atlas units for industrial work.
Satlyt Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for satellites, has raised $8 million in funding. TechCrunch reported today that the seed round was led by early-stage fund Non Sibi Ventures.
Guided Vision turns your Android camera into a conversational narrator, built with the blind and low-vision community in mind.
D-Wave Quantum Inc., a commercial supplier of quantum computing hardware and software, today announced the launch of its gate-model quantum computing simulator program in beta test mode, allowing customers to test error-aware programs.
The Trump administration on Wednesday is launching an effort to reimagine the way clinical trials are designed, with a goal of drastically reducing the time and money it takes to develop new drugs.Why it matters: The program, shared first with Axios, could provide a template for reconfiguring the…
President Trump on Tuesday told Axios Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar. Why it matters: Trump is actively looking to fill the position as calls for government intervention on AI intensify.Driving the news: As the director of national intelligence, Clayton is the…
I would think twice before handing my company’s Stripe account to software that already shared a stranger’s home address without asking. However, that is essentially the trust Meta is now asking small business owners for.
OpenAI launched dots, its take on the AI assistant and an answer to Meta's Muse, a personal agent that has gone viral and moved markets since its release.Why it matters: ChatGPT defined the chatbot era, but that status will have to be earned again as the world shifts from talking with AI to making…
OpenAI is bringing back its $200 Pro subscription, but the way your usage is calculated is changing.
New research links chronic insomnia to a 26% higher stroke risk, showing wearable sleep trackers can't diagnose the real danger.
During a tense vote on a data center being built in her drought-stricken Arizona district last summer, Tucson City Councilmember Nikki Lee made an unlikely pitch: “We’re going to get a little out-of-this-world for a second, so just bear with me.” Like many of her constituents, Lee did not want…
Nearly two decades ago, a group of researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory ran a secret experiment, known as the Aurora Generator Test, on a massive emerald green diesel generator.
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