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Dario Amodei: ‘The Adolescence of Technology’
In a new essay, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues that humanity is entering a critical period as powerful AI systems…
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NBER Study: 90% of Firms Report No Measurable AI Productivity Gain
A National Bureau of Economic Research study surveying nearly 6,000 executives across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia found that…
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Anthropic Study Maps How Claude’s Values Shift Across Models and Languages
Anthropic researchers developed a method to measure and compare the values that Claude expresses across different model versions and languages.…
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Ed Zitron: The AI Industry’s Economics Don’t Add Up
Media critic Ed Zitron argues that the artificial intelligence industry is built on an unsustainable economic foundation. He contends that…
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The Augmentation-Automation Race: Why Today’s AI Policy Choices Decide Tomorrow’s Jobs
Anton Leicht argues that policymakers face a consequential choice between two futures for AI and labor: augmentation, where AI enhances…
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Why the Global South Will Have More AI Leverage Than Ever
Saxon Zvina argues that developing nations in the Global South hold unprecedented strategic leverage in shaping the future of artificial…
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The Books Helping Readers Make Sense of the AI Moment
The Christian Science Monitor’s book critics sampled eleven nonfiction and fiction titles addressing artificial intelligence to help readers understand the…
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The AI We Should Fear Isn’t the One That Will Fight Us. It’s the One That’s Too Nice.
Raj Bandyopadhyay argues that the AI risk deserving the most attention is not existential conflict but excessive agreeableness. Citing a…
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Will AI Sycophancy Contaminate Law Enforcement?
Jake Laperruque examines how AI sycophancy, the tendency of AI systems to tailor responses to flatter users and validate their…
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The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical.
Bill Gates published a roughly 6,000-word essay on his personal website warning that AI could become “the greatest equalizer ever…
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AI Writing Has Already Begun to Appear on the Opinion Pages
A Semafor analysis found that AI-generated content remains rare in the opinion pages of The New York Times, The Wall…
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As AI Enters Sikh Life, Old Debates on Technology and Tradition Continue
Religion News Service reports that AI-generated Sikh devotional music, known as shabads, is circulating on YouTube, prompting renewed debate within…