Anthropic’s chief scientist says AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control

It starts with abandoning the fetish over manufacturing.

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Amazon might bring AR to delivery drivers first.

If we don’t refuse and resist, not just our culture but our democracy will be irrevocably diminished

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Site that once provided health information now includes criticism of Anthony Fauci, who led response to pandemic

The head of the civil rights division directed its staff to focus on enforcing edicts on transgender women in sports and other issues, shifting from its founding purpose of fighting race-based discrim...

After cutting off $2.26bn in funding, the US president reportedly gave the IRS a potentially illegal order

Senator Chris Van Hollen said Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was deported and incarcerated in El Salvador, reported having been transferred after weeks in a notorious maximum security prison.

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Leading figures including Tom Dixon and Sebastian Conran add voices to criticism of government’s AI opt-out proposal A proposed overhaul of copyright law risks “running roughshod” over a British design industry that has created such memorable products as the red phone box, the London underground map and the iPhone, according to a group of leading UK designers. In a letter to the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, 35 UK-based designers have urged the government to change cours on its plans to let artificial intelligence (AI) companies train their models on copyrighted work without permission. The proposal has already prompted fierce criticism from the worlds of publishing, music, film, TV and the performing arts, with leading creative figures including Sir Paul McCartney, Richard Osman and Kate Bush voicing their opposition. Continue reading...

In response to the billionaire’s scorched-earth raids on US government agencies, Tesla chargers and showrooms are being targeted

A rare in-space glimpse at (part of) the X-37B.

Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....