A massive data centre to provide computing power for artificial intelligence is under pre-construction just outside a town on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

SAM ALTMAN ON AI SAFETY, DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS, AND OPENAI’S DELAYED IPO

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CAN A LOW-KEY ENGINEER WIN THE AI RACE?

The AI age has unleashed a torrent of text – dealing with it won’t be easy

A leading theory of consciousness explains experience as information flowing through a global workspace in the mind. On board a luxury yacht, neuroscientists and philosophers recently debated signs of a similar workspace in the chatbot Claude

China’s ambassador to the United States has called for partnership between Washington and Beijing on artificial intelligence to help prevent a potentially disastrous outcome for mankind.

Four decades ago, The Independent launched with its statement of intent written in its masthead. In a world where some in power ask you to look the other way and AI warps what’s real, Alan Rusbridger writes why a bold attitude toward finding the truth is vital now

Behind the headlines about AI agents lies a deeper debate over accountability, safety and control. Science Quickly Scientific American Have you heard about the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident? (Sidenote: Does that string of words also make you think of something Timothy Olyphant’s character might get up to on the show Alien: Earth? You know ‘cause he is AI, the aliens hug faces. Anyway.) The incident in question went down a few months ago, when OpenAI agents messed with an artificial intelligence