AI safety

OpenAI Whistleblowers: Company Barred Employees From Talking to Regulators
OpenAI Whistleblowers: Company Barred Employees From Talking to Regulators
July 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Whistleblowers have reportedly accused OpenAI of preventing employees from warning regulators about possible artificial intelligence (AI) risks. The whistleblowers say the AI company handed down...

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The Week in AI: Anthropic’s AI Safety Initiative, Regulation Battles, and Investor Alerts: The AI Landscape Shifts
The Week in AI: Anthropic’s AI Safety Initiative, Regulation Battles, and Investor Alerts: The AI...
July 05, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Anthropic’s new funding program for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) evaluations aims to tackle safety and adoption challenges in AI. As global AI regulations tighten, from...

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Global AI Regulation Heats Up: France Targets Nvidia, California Proposes Safety Rules and US Senators Challenge FCC on Political Ads
Global AI Regulation Heats Up: France Targets Nvidia, California Proposes Safety Rules and US Senators...
July 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Governments and regulators worldwide are scrambling to address the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. From France’s antitrust investigation into Nvidia to California’s new...

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Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
June 20, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has launched Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a new artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on creating a...

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OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence
OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence
June 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI’s former science chief/co-founder is launching his own artificial intelligence (AI) company. Ilya Sutskever, who stepped down from the ChatGPT-maker last month, announced the launch...

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Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic
Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic
May 28, 2024  |  Personnel

Jan Leike, who resigned from artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI earlier in May, has joined rival AI firm Anthropic. Leike announced the move in a...

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AI Firms Agree to ‘Kill Switch’ Policy, Raising Concerns and Questions
AI Firms Agree to ‘Kill Switch’ Policy, Raising Concerns and Questions
May 28, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

At last week’s AI summit in Seoul, artificial intelligence companies from around the world reached a landmark agreement to implement a “kill switch” policy, potentially...

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OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’
OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’
May 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and...

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Senate AI Group Recommends $32 Billion in Spending
Senate AI Group Recommends $32 Billion in Spending
May 15, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

A bipartisan Senate group wants the government to spend at least $32 billion on AI. That funding, the senators said in a report issued Wednesday...

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