The flash crash might be probably the most well-known example of the hazards raised by agents—automated systems which have the ability to take actions in the actual world, without human oversight. That power...
As artificial intelligence (AI) races forward, its energy demands are straining data centers to the breaking point. Next-gen AI technologies like generative AI (genAI) aren’t just transforming industries—their energy consumption is affecting nearly every...
Tech firms have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that they’ll be a game changer for fields as diverse as finance, drug discovery, and logistics. Those expectations...
The leader who was preparing for artificial general intelligence (AGI) safety at Open AI left the team again. Accordingly, the team was disbanded. He bitterly said, “Open AI, let alone any company, is ready...
But as AI enters ever-more sensitive areas, we want to maintain our wits about us and remember the constraints of the technology. Generative AI systems are excellent at predicting the subsequent likely word in...
Writers are protesting against studios’ use of AI language models to put in writing scripts. Actors are on strike after rejecting a proposal from corporations looking for to make use of AI technology...