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.
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.
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.
MIT Technology Review weighs the case for and against open AI models. The debate was revived when Anthropic published a report last month arguing that the GLM-5.3 model poses a major cyberattack risk.
Leading the Future, a super PAC network backed by Silicon Valley figures, has raised large sums to support pro-AI candidates from both parties. Wired reports that millions have flowed into shell companies in Nevada.
The IMF's managing director describes AI's effect on employment as a slow-moving tsunami. She says it will hit young graduates first.