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What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom? | TechCrunch

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Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards | TechCrunch

Former President Barack Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas”...

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Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development | TechCrunch

We’ve been seeing increasingly dire warnings from AI researchers about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and even comments...

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OpenAI’s feud with mathematicians is only escalating | TechCrunch

Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs are threatening their intellectual work as they...

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OpenAI puts Pro subscriptions on hold due to Astra demand | TechCrunch

Demand for OpenAI’s newest and most powerful model, Astra, has led the company to temporarily pause subscriptions for...

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Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you | TechCrunch

Anthropic’s latest report about agentic misbehavior offers plenty to be concerned about — its Mythos 5 model gained...

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AI agents are flooding public services with new requests | TechCrunch

As AI makes it easier to fill forms and file complaints, public services around the world are seeing...

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OpenAI adds a prominent AI doomer to its board of directors | TechCrunch

Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on keeping AI systems aligned with human interests and under human...

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Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules | TechCrunch

Massachusetts became the latest state to force data centers to bring their own power, but this time there’s...

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Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek | TechCrunch

A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleged persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated...