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A.I. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn

“There’s a very common misconception, even in the A.I. community, that there only are a handful of doomers,” Mr. Hendrycks said. “But, in fact, many people privately would express concerns […]







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What to Know About Limiting Your Child’s Screen Time

Attention, parents with “screenagers”: The U.S. government has issued a public warning that scrolling through apps like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat may pose serious risks to your child’s mental health.In […]




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Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’s.

Credit…Desiree Rios/The New York TimesEight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software — and despite big advances in computer vision — tech […]




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Meta Made Its AI Tech Open-Source. Rivals Say It’s a Risky Decision.

In February, Meta made an unusual move in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence: It decided to give away its A.I. crown jewels.The Silicon Valley giant, which owns Facebook, […]




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White House Unveils Initiatives to Reduce Risks of AI

The White House on Thursday will host its first gathering of chief executives of companies building artificial intelligence since a boom in A.I.-powered chatbots has prompted growing calls to regulate […]







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In A.I. Race, Microsoft and Google Choose Speed Over Caution

In March, two Google employees, whose jobs are to review the company’s artificial intelligence products, tried to stop Google from launching an A.I. chatbot. They believed it generated inaccurate and […]




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Publishers Worry AI Chatbots Will Slash Readership

The publishing industry has spent the past two decades struggling to adjust to the internet, as print circulation has plummeted and tech companies have gobbled up rivers of advertising revenue.Now […]