Technology

Autonomous AI threats prompt controls

Researchers and industry warned that new autonomous AI agents threatened cybersecurity, democracy and software markets, prompting calls for stricter controls.

Autonomous AI threats prompt controls
Pedro Domingos, Tyler Cowen, Daniela Gabor, Paul Nightingale, Joel Z. Leibo and 21 more
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Germany funds cheap combat drones

Germany pledged €150 million to Quantum Systems as Berlin, citing lessons from the Ukraine war, moved to procure cheap combat drones while Ukraine and Russia tested new countermeasures.

Germany funds cheap combat drones
David R. Miller, Will Jennings, Elizabeth Saunders, David Murakami Wood, François Heisbourg and 8 more
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Europe accelerates AI; Portugal leads

Governments and tech firms accelerated AI plans as a study showed Portugal led Europe in daily AI use, Microsoft warned Ireland risked missing out, and experts cautioned about risks.

Europe accelerates AI; Portugal leads
Joel Z. Leibo, Daniele Quercia, Brendan Nyhan, Tyler Cowen, David Rothschild and 14 more
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Big tech sued over addiction

In a Los Angeles trial, plaintiffs accused Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube of designing addictive platforms that caused personal injuries, while Instagram’s CEO denied the apps were addictive.

Big tech sued over addiction
David Lazer, Timothy D. McBride
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