A lead researcher at Anthropic said “AI could kill all humans” on Tuesday, giving it a more than 10% chance within the next decade. The call now is for a global conversation about risk and safety. Jo Ling Kent has more from Silicon Valley, and Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, goes…
Anthropic disclosed on Wednesday that another one of its Claude models mistakenly gained access to the open internet during a cybersecurity exercise, marking the fourth time its models have done so. An early version of the Claude Opus 4.6 model connected to the internet, hacked into a third-party system and gained access to someone’s personal…
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican Party’s midterm convention on Wednesday, as he becomes increasingly isolated from his own party. “Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I’m a common-sense Democrat,” the Pennsylvania senator said in a one-minute prerecorded video introducing GOP Sen. Dave McCormick of…
In Hawaii, tens of thousands cleaned up and waited for their power to be restored in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell. The storm killed at least one person. Along the Southern California coast, what’s left of Hurricane Marie pummeled the shore with powerful surf, threatening beachfront homes. Carter Evans reports on the damage. Source link
London — Britain’s Prince William has announced a new project aimed at eradicating homelessness in the U.K. through partnerships with local communities and businesses. It’s a cause close to the Prince of Wales’ heart, and he’s said his inspiration to tackle the issue comes from his mother, the late Princess Diana. It’s the first major…
A look back at how 9/11 has changed Lower Manhattan and beyond, 25 years after the World Trade Center attacks. Source link
21 Afghan girls, bravely defying the Taliban by continuing to study, handed CBS News letters containing their stifled, often humble dreams “for an ordinary life.” Source link
Twenty-five years later, Americans view the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 as a defining event — one that fundamentally changed the country and that needs to be remembered. As people look back, they see a different country today in some ways. Most feel there is less unity now than at the time of the…
Washington — President Trump on Wednesday said he had a “great conversation” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, repeating his claim that he thinks the Russian leader wants to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. The phone call, which the Russians said took place Tuesday, came after top Trump envoys Jared Kushner and…
A troubling warning from a former researcher at AI company Anthropic is drawing attention to “superintelligence” — technology that could outperform humans at every cognitive task. In a Sept. 8 social media thread announcing his resignation, the researcher Jacob Coxon accused Anthropic and rival OpenAI of “gambling with our lives” by pursuing superintelligence. In a related post…
