OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain broadly accessible to the public. “We believe that...
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The Senate committee conducting an inquiry into AI and data centres has scuttled its hearing in Canberra scheduled for Thursday, apparently falling victim to the Greens’ unexpected leadership change....
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US President Donald Trump says he is considering creating a 10-person committee to oversee the AI sector, after meeting with tech executives at the White House. The president also said the...
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OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company’s safety...
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Anthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity,” an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit...
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Pope Leo said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of US President Donald Trump....
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Anthropic will not appear before an Australian senate committee hearing on AI on October 1, a source familiar with the matter said, days after a disclosure that an agent...
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Michael Gately was working in a senior technology role inside a federal agency when one of his team put forward an algorithm that could potentially save taxpayers a lot...
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Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people...
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The chief executives of OpenAI and Anthropic have been called before the Senate’s inquiry into AI and data centres, capping a controversial week for artificial intelligence in Australia. Greens...
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Victoria’s plan to stop new data centres from being built near homes is a “disappointing” double standard that will not reduce impact on communities, peak body Data Centre Australia...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng concluded talks in New York on Sunday with the US side proposing a new AI safety notification mechanism for US...
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Britain’s King Charles has warned AI leaders of the “existential dangers” posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands, saying safeguards were needed before it was too late. King...
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AI giant Anthropic has signed its first data centre lease agreement in Australia, two people familiar with the deal said, capitalising on a favourable political environment and abundant renewable...