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SCI & TECHSep 15A history of good and bad tech predictionsThe article provides a historical overview of accurate and inaccurate predictions in technology. This offers insights into the evolution of technological forecasting and past innovations.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 15Doomers vs boosters: Who's who in the global fight over the risks of AIAnthropic's Dario Amodei warns AI could wipe out humanity, while Nvidia's Jensen Huang calls it nonsense. Meet the key players shaping the world's fiercest tech debate.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 15Former DeepMind researcher adds to warnings that AI threat may be growingA former DeepMind researcher has contributed to warnings about a potentially increasing threat from artificial intelligence. This highlights ongoing concerns among experts regarding AI safety and its implications.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 15EU has 'the power' to lead on 'global treaty on AI', says MEP Brando BenifeiMEP Brando Benifei says citizens "need to be worried" about AI, warning of "real risks" such as the "loss of control".EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 15AI extinction searches just spiked. Deutsche Bank says we've seen this movie beforeSearches related to AI extinction have recently surged, with Deutsche Bank suggesting such fears are not new. This highlights public and financial sector discourse regarding the long-term implications and risks associated with artificial intelligence.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 15Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace ItAs A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.NYT US
SCI & TECHSep 15Can anyone hold back the AI juggernaut?Would restraining the growth of artificial intelligence's dangers require a U.S.-China pact? Or a change to antitrust law? Or just a willingness in Silicon Valley to choose humanity over profits?Politico Tech
SCI & TECHSep 15Why a swift AI pause is unlikely: no one trusts AI companiesMost agree the AI industry needs oversight.The critical barrier: Few really trust the industry, or the safety advocates who come from inside the house.Why it matters: Factions in the Trump administration, business executives wary of competitive threats, and advocates for cheaper, more customizable "open" models fear that new regulatory hurdles will offer frontier AI companies too much power.What they're saying: "I do not want a few humans in control of intelligence," Gavin Baker, a top tech investor and commentator on the AI race, said Sunday on X.Baker said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei was sureAxios
SCI & TECHSep 15A new biography of Stephen Hawking gets to grips with a complicated manGraham Farmelo has written the first authorised biography of the famous physicist. He should be applauded for digging into various controversies – but could have gone further, says Jacob AronNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 15Why top AI researchers are warning about human extinctionCould artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to humanity? Some leading researchers are warning against an unregulated race toward AI superintelligence.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHSep 15FLEX satellite now in orbit: to study how plants respond to climate changeThe mission will examine photosynthesis and how vegetation responds to climate change, while the new Sentinel-3C will monitor the oceans, land, ice and atmosphere.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 15Satellite FLEX launches to study plant response to climate change from spaceThe mission will examine photosynthesis and how vegetation responds to climate change, while the new Sentinel-3C monitors the oceans, land, ice and atmosphere.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 15How I made a slime mould the protagonist of my new sci-fi novelHow do you get the science right in a sci-fi book? Columnist Annalee Newitz started by asking many kinds of researchers lots of very strange questions – and ended up in love with slime mouldsNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 15TotalEnergies, Mistral team up on frontier AI for reservoir explorationTotalEnergies and Mistral have formed a partnership to collaborate on developing frontier AI technology. This collaboration is specifically aimed at enhancing reservoir exploration.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 15The shadow of China: what is behind the apocalyptic alarm of AI giants (and what is "distillation", which is troubling Americans)Un informe de los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses sostiene que desde 2024 los principales laboratorios chinos han interrogado millones de veces a los costosísimos modelos de IA estadounidenses, extrayendo miles de millones de respuestas que después han utilizado para entrenar los suyos propios LeerEl Mundo
SCI & TECHSep 15Billions of people could be left behind by AI because it doesn’t understand them, Gates Foundation warnsAI risks widening the gap between the rich and poor unless it is deliberately built to serve people in the world’s poorest countries, new report saysThe Independent World
SCI & TECHSep 15AI as a lifeline where doctors, teachers, and agricultural advisors are scarceThe Gates Foundation's annual 'Goalkeepers' report advocates for artificial intelligence to reduce inequalities in health, education, and agriculture and announces an investment of $1 billion to ensure its benefits reach those most in need.El País
SCI & TECHSep 15AI owners want to write their own rules: “The big question is whether humanity is in danger or if this is all a cynical marketing operation”Las mismas empresas que alertan de los riesgos de la inteligencia artificial aspiran a ejercer un papel decisivo en las leyes que deberán ponerles frenoEl País
SCI & TECHSep 15AI won't kill us, perhaps its owners willLet the extinction narrative not prevent us from seeing real and prosaic risks derived from something very simple: a faulty product is loose.El País
SCI & TECHSep 15US and China show their teeth over AI: from fear of apocalypse to technological cold warLas dos grandes potencias exhiben su enfrentamiento por el futuro de la inteligencia artificial al estallar el debate sobre cómo regularla para evitar escenarios catastróficosEl País
SCI & TECHSep 15Are we all going to die or is it just theater? Arguments against the AI apocalypseAlgunos expertos creen que no hay ninguna prueba científica que invite a pensar que esta tecnología podría provocar la extinción, y que sostener eso puede obedecer a intereses muy concretosEl País
SCI & TECHSep 15Psychology says that time really seems to pass faster between 60 and 70 years old, and it's not an illusion: the brain registers novelty and routine years leave fewer marks, so entire periods are compressed in memoryLa sensación de que los años pasan cada vez más rápido tiene una explicación relacionada con la edad.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 15What could a global pause on AI look like?Several top tech CEOs are calling for a slowdown in artificial intelligence development amid industry concerns that the technology is spiraling out of control. In a recent New York Times opinion piece, investigative journalist Stephen Witt argues that slowing down may not be enough. Witt joins CBS News to explain.CBS News
SCI & TECHSep 14'The growing debate over the 'AIpocalypse' is also, and above all, about big money'As leaders in the artificial intelligence sector warn of the existential risks posed by their own technology, Anthropic prepares for the largest IPO in history. In his column, Le Monde's New York correspondent, Nicolas Chapuis, explores this dangerous paradox.Le Monde [en]