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It took the possibility of species annihilation, but AI leaders did something remarkable this weekend: They reached a consensus.After ex-Anthropic engineer Jacob Coxon’s warnings about a looming AI armageddon lit a firestorm among techies and politicians alike, the leaders of the most advanced AI labs came to a tentative agreement…
Earlier this year, as I set foot in country number 50, I expected the milestone to feel significant. Instead, I realized how little the number actually meant.As a teenager, I became obsessed with seeing the world. My first purchase on Amazon was a set of 50 mini flags to study…
Days after releasing a new, highly capable model, OpenAI’s chief scientist is calling for a slowdown.In a lengthy blog post on Sunday, Jakub Pachocki said he was concerned that “no one is prepared for the consequences of a continued rapid rise in machine intelligence.”He said that although OpenAI is pursuing…
As a native of Washington, DC, I’ll never forget looking out the window of an Amtrak train to take in the desert scenes of the American Southwest. The view looked just like the cowboy movies I loved as a kid.On other rides, I took in the endless open skies around…
