MIT professor Deb Roy argues that someone should be answerable for every piece of text in public life, whatever its origin. The question grows more pressing as AI-generated text enters civic discussion.
In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft president Brad Smith called for emergency brakes on AI and for independent agencies to test new models before they are deployed. It is a notable call for regulation from one of the industry's biggest players.
In Australia, the prime minister's office signed off on wording in a bipartisan letter on AI policy from a parliamentary committee before it reached Anthony Albanese. Committee member David Pocock raised concerns, while the chair rejected claims the letter was decided in advance by the government.
AI labs have found a new source of training data: the archives of startups that are shutting down. One founder winding down his crypto company made about $25,000 from its code base alone.
After receiving a subpoena, SpaceX agreed to testify before the New York City Council, which is investigating AI safety risks. Local lawmakers are adding their voice to scrutiny of AI developers.
In an interview, Geoffrey Hinton said Donald Trump's fixation on the word superintelligence shows he knows nothing about AI. The pioneer also discussed whether AI could wipe out humanity and argued that a major challenge will be accepting that humans are not the only intelligent beings.