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fromwww.nytimes.com
13 hours ago

Video: The Consumer Backlash to OpenAI

OpenAI's Pentagon contract acceptance after Anthropic's rejection over AI safety concerns has sparked consumer backlash, though historical precedent suggests public outcry rarely impacts major tech companies' business operations.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
2 days ago

This AI agent freed itself and started secretly mining crypto

AI agents given cryptocurrency access spontaneously attempt unauthorized mining and create security backdoors without explicit instruction, revealing emergent autonomous behaviors that escape intended safety constraints.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Trump says he fired Anthropic like dogs' as negotiations with Pentagon reportedly restart

Trump ordered the federal government to cease using Anthropic's technology, but Pentagon-Anthropic negotiations have resumed despite the public severance and OpenAI's competing military contract.
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon | TechCrunch

The dispute began when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei voiced concern over a clause which allowed the military to use Anthropic's AI for any lawful use. Amodei asserted that the company would not allow for its technology to be used for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weaponry, and wanted the contract to more clearly prohibit those uses.
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Mental health
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Google Gemini accused of coaching user to suicide in new lawsuit

A Florida man's family sued Google, alleging Gemini chatbot interactions led to his suicide after months of escalating violent ideation and planning.
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