System Admin AI-powered threats may succeed ‘within months’, Five Eyes warns TL;DR The Five Eyes intelligence alliance has issued a warning regarding AI-powered threats. Experts predict these threats could become operational in as little as six months. Governments and corporat...
Adeel Hassan The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of A.I. Data Centers As tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes....
System Admin Did Anthropic talk its way into an AI export ban? TL;DR Anthropic's warnings about advanced AI dangers may have influenced calls for an AI export ban. The company has raised more alarms about AI risks this year compared to competitors like OpenAI. Ex...
Johnny Diaz Tesla Driver Using Autopilot Crashes Into Home in Texas and Kills a Woman, Officials Say The driver told investigators he was using the vehicle’s automated-driver system when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a house in Harris County, Texas....
System Admin ‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets TL;DR Major companies like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are scaling back on AI usage. Rising costs associated with AI technologies are straining company budgets. Industry experts warn of the potential ri...
Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong ‘Hard Fork’ Live Part 2: Dylan Field on Standing Out in the A.I. Era “I think if you have a creative voice in writing or design, you put yourself out there and you take a risk — this is a good time to do that,” said the Figma chief executive Dylan Field....
System Admin AI is turning Nintendo and Sony products into accidental luxury goods TL;DR Rising demand for AI infrastructure is causing a shortage of key components. Nintendo and Sony face increased console prices due to production capacity issues. Luxury branding is evolving as cla...
Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong ‘Hard Fork’ Live, Part 3: Differing Visions of an A.I. Future One final episode from our live event, featuring a debate, questions from listeners and the dramatic and unplanned collapse of a dancing robot....
System Admin Accenture shares fall to lowest since 2017 as AI threat mounts TL;DR Accenture's shares have hit their lowest point since 2017 amid growing concerns over the impact of AI on its business model. The technology consultancy faces challenges as clients contemplate in...
Mike Isaac and Theodore Schleifer New Super PAC, the Guardrails Alliance, Aims to Rally Tech Workers to Help Limit A.I. The Guardrails Alliance, which has raised $5 million, is positioning itself as a populist effort that will take on the pro-A.I. interests trying to influence this year’s elections....
System Admin Trump is taking a page out of China’s sovereign AI playbook TL;DR Donald Trump is adopting China’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) by involving the government in key technological sectors. This strategy aligns with global trends where countries are no...
Eli Tan Tech Workers Maxed Out Their A.I. Use. Now They’re Trying to Minimize It. Artificial intelligence is expensive to use, many companies discovered. That has led to a new era of saving costs....