AI might take us all down, just not the way you think
There's a lot of debate about AI ending humanity. We asked senior AI researchers how likely that is and then quizzed AI on how it would take us down.
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Meta is reversing course and asking some AI division workers to become managers again
The opt-in program targets individual contributors in Meta's Applied AI unit, which absorbed roughly 7,000 employees earlier this year
The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative
Article URL: https://www.researchagenda.news/articles/the-waymo-effect.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656496 Points: 296 # Comments: 231
Squint’s Founder Turns Factory Know-How Into AI’s Starting Point
Ask a veteran factory technician how to fix a machine that’s acting up, and the answer might sound less like an engineering manual and more like folklore: if it smells like this, hit it three times on…
The Only 2 Moats That Actually Work In The AI Era
AI itself is no longer a durable differentiator, argues guest author SC Moatti of Mighty Capital, who says he strongest startup moats are counter-positioning and network economies.
Why fears of AI self-improvement are causing ‘existential’ concerns at Anthropic and OpenAI
AI researchers are warning that faster AI self-improvement could eventually make advanced systems harder for humans to control.
The future of AI will always be a story about people
The real question is no longer whether to embrace AI, but how to do so without losing sight of what makes an organisation successful in the first place
'Double-edged sword': Sitharaman flags AI risks, urges efficiency without fragility
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed artificial intelligence risks at the Global Fintech Fest 2026. She highlighted technology's potential to influence public opinion and electoral outcomes.
NASA and IBM unveil an open source lunar AI model
The AI model could help scientists better identify lunar ice, volcanos and craters. Read more: NASA and IBM unveil an open source lunar AI model
Eight transformer fuses stolen amid power cuts in Keralam's Palakkad
The police and residents suspect the involvement of anti-social elements behind the incident
AI ready digital marketing agency in Vietnam
On Digitals helps foreign brands grow in Vietnam with SEO paid media content AI ready marketing and local execution
Claude is no longer available for minors
Article URL: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15171100-age-assurance-on-claude Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656225 Points: 293 # Comments: 370
AI fears hasten calls for regulation
Anthropic recently admitted that “threat actors” used their models to try to develop bioweapons.
UAE revises AI data center plan after Iranian attacks, consider underground construction
Originally envisaged as a 10-square-mile (26-square-kilometer) campus in Abu Dhabi, the project will now likely comprise a network of data centers spread across the UAE.
- UAE revises AI data center plan following Iranian attacks.
- Project may become network of data centers across UAE.
- G42-led initiative includes Nvidia, Oracle, SoftBank tech.
Everyone agrees AI could kill us all. Congress is thinking about maybe doing something about it.
Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.
Union body tells UK government workers must get a say before AI clocks in
TUC warns against letting algorithms call the shots in the workplace
Gemini in Google Sheets is making spreadsheets less painful on Android
Finally, someone else can figure out what those numbers actually mean.
Why AI cannot replace actors — Filmmaker
Nigerian filmmaker Akay Mason has argued that artificial intelligence-generated films cannot replace the emotional connection created by human actors.
A.I.S. Resources Provides Update on Frenchmans Creek and Grand Bay Option Agreement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSXV: AIS, OTC-Pink: AISSF, FRA: 5YH) (“A.I.S.” or the “Company”) announces further to the Company’s news…
CISA case renews scrutiny of AI accountability
A US government cybersecurity episode involving ChatGPT is drawing attention to a wider governance problem: organisations are deploying artificial intelligence faster than they are assigning…
Prediction: Broadcom and Nvidia Will Be 2027's Best Performing AI Stocks
Both Nvidia and Broadcom forecast huge growth next year.
OpenAI Considers Slowing AI Development
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics.
ITWeb TV: IQbusiness balances acquisitions, offshore growth, AI caution
The consulting and tech services firm seeks fintech platforms it can scale across financial services clients, while taking local capabilities into the UK and Middle East.
EU tech chief backs global AI rules in wake of extinction warning
"Global rules are really needed," European tech commissioner says after researchers sound alarm over AI risks.
KPIAssembler: stop hand-picking KPIs, let AI propose them
Text-to-SQL looks great in a demo. Then someone ships a conversion rate that JOIN s without ON , a revenue figure that double-counts through a fan-out, or a "tenant-safe" query that forgot account_id…
- KPIAssembler uses AI to propose KPI recipes based on database schema.
- Machine learning models like Gemini and Ollama suggest KPI candidates.
- Ruby code certifies KPIs, ensuring adherence to guidelines before publication.
The Night Gemini Summoned a Choir of Ghosts in My YouTube Sidebar !! A Software Engineer’s Post-Mortem
It was late last night, and I was deep in the trenches of YouTube. I was watching a breakdown of statistics and AI usage trying to connect some dots between how human neural pathways process data and…
- Author encountered AI-generated voices in YouTube sidebar
- Issue caused by architectural disconnect between side-panel and main player
- Lesson learned about AI integration in web development
Making AI 1980s photos? ChatGPT has a warning about your pictures
Not just ordinary social media users, but celebrities too have joined the viral 1980s AI photos trend, sharing their AI-generated retro looks online.
Anthropic researcher resigns, warns AI race could threaten humanity
Jacob Coxon has resigned from Anthropic, warning that the race to develop superintelligent AI poses serious risks and urging greater caution and coordination.
AI Safety Fears Grow As US Lawmakers Push New Rules After Researchers Warn Of Existential Risks
Concerns over the potential dangers of artificial intelligence are gaining momentum in the US after researchers at leading AI companies raised alarms about the pace of technological development and its possible consequences.
I’ll write romance novels if AI solves all maths, Chinese Fields winner jokes
Deng Yu, the 37-year-old Chinese mathematician who won the 2026 Fields Medal, has a backup plan if artificial intelligence puts him out of a job.
Are AI chatbots making us less human?
What do we lose when machines become our closest confidants?
The AI talent war is coming for Big Tech’s Asia executives
OpenAI and Anthropic are hiring leaders from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and other U.S. tech giants to win new markets across India and Southeast Asia.
Anthropic says Claude thwarted bioweapon research from state-sponsored actors — covert accounts used U.S. proxies to attempt to engineer deadlier viruses, tried to evade identification and regional blocks
Anthropic claims Claude refused instructions to potentially develop biological weapons — alleged state-linked accounts tried to evade identification and regional blocks
How LinkedIn Trains AI Job Search 8x Faster with Multi-Teacher Distillation
LinkedIn has published details of the training infrastructure behind its AI-powered job search, describing a multi-teacher distillation pipeline that compresses knowledge from large teacher models…
Could US frontier AI labs dominate banking?
Financial services have become one of thehottest battlegrounds in AI. Financial services is Anthropic's second- biggestindustry by enterprise revenue, while OpenAI has hired investment bankingexperts…
AI experts warn governments not to ignore extinction risks
Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?
OPINION. Taxation of robots, AI and data: is there a way?
Bill Gates voltou a defender uma ideia que parecia excêntrica quando ele a lançou, quase dez anos atrás: tributar os robôs.
Amora Mautner: in the AI era, whoever has a repertoire makes the difference
A diretora de televisão Amora Mautner acredita que, com a ascensão da AI, o valor humano estará cada vez menos na execução – e mais na abstração, na curadoria e na originalidade.
Investors Who Have Been Following AI Chips and Memory Chips May Be Forgetting About the Vital Industry That Enables Both of Them
Pay attention to these overlooked businesses.
AI is Accelerating Drug Discovery: McKernan
SV Health Investors’ Ruth McKernan says wearables and health data are helping move medicine from the general to the personal.
Bridgewater investment chief says AI could wipe out humanity
Greg Jensen, the co-chief investment officer at hedge-fund giant Bridgewater Associates, agreed that AI could wipe out humanity.
Anthropic claims to have prevented scientists from developing biological weapons with AI
La startup revela cinco ejemplos de usuarios que eludieron los controles e intentaron ocultar el propósito de sus investigaciones. Leer
How AI makes biological research more dangerous
This week's dire warnings about unchecked artificial intelligence destroying humanity are refocusing attention on how models already are being used in dangerous bioscience experiments — and the lack…
Ant International to let AI agents shop across AlipayHK, Starryblu, KakaoPay and Toss
Ant International, the overseas affiliate of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, is making a major bid to power the next phase of mobile payments: letting autonomous artificial intelligence agents handle…
Prediction: This Underrated AI Infrastructure Stock Will Continue Soaring Despite Doubling in a Year
Vertiv is a key AI infrastructure provider, which explains why the company is projected to clock healthy earnings growth over the long run.
Kinetix AI Raises $75 Million Angel Round To Scale AI Data Model Hardware Development Loop
For years, engineers have struggled to figure out why an artificial intelligence that can write a novel in seconds still struggles to pick up a fragile glass without crushing it.
OpenAI is launching special ChatGPT tools for bankers and financial services workers
OpenAI realizes there's money in going after specific sectors, and its latest offering is geared up for finance workers.
What's next for the AI safety debate
A week of extraordinary warnings about AI is shifting the fight in Washington from whether to regulate to how far policymakers are willing to go. Why it matters: Washington and industry's failure to put basic guardrails around AI came into plain sight this week, spurring fresh momentum for regulatory action.
The Heart of Engineering Meets the Future of Energy: Sigenergy Showcases AI-Powered Utility-Scale Energy Storage with SigenStack DC-Coupled PV Project in Stuttgart
The decentralized utility-scale battery deployment demonstrates how AI integration and native DC coupling unlock higher renewable utilization, accelerate project execution, and optimize wholesale…
The AI doomsdayers aren't new. You just weren't paying attention.
Tech workers have long warned that an AI extinction event was possible. What was it about Jacob Coxon's post that made the public care?