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Didn’t know who Jacob Coxon was a couple of weeks ago? You’re not alone.As of last week, the 27-year-old former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher has become the poster child for AI panic.In an X post on Tuesday, Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic, saying that neither AI lab was “acting…
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…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced a one-year ban on AI in schools, which he said could affect 600,000 public school students. And the tech world has a lot to say.On Wednesday, Mamdani proposed a moratorium that would ban the use of AI in schools for children from 2-K…
Demis Hassabis, outgoing CEO of DeepMindShane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for Cannes LionsGoogle AI leadership is shifting, with Demis Hassabis moving to Alphabet’s chief scientist role.DeepMind’s transition reflects a focus on AI safety and long-term research initiatives at Google.Industry experts express mixed views on Google’s AI strategy changes amid competitive pressure.Google…
OpenAI is clapping back against Apple’s lawsuit.On Monday, the AI company published a blog post titled “Apple is getting this wrong,” accusing the iPhone maker of presenting a misleading account of the events behind its trade-secret lawsuit. OpenAI highlighted what it said were errors in Apple’s legal correspondence and released…
Lilian Weng is getting techies talking about the demanding startup lifestyle.In her exit Slack, the Thinking Machines Lab cofounder wrote that she’d “been in sickness more than what I’ve ever experienced in my life” over the prior seven months. “I’m constantly worried about my health,” she wrote.People from within and…
