Category Archives: Business

Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting

Born out of an internal hackathon, Amazon’s Autonomous Threat Analysis system uses a variety of specialized AI agents to detect weaknesses and propose fixes to the company’s platforms.

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A Research Leader Behind ChatGPT’s Mental Health Work Is Leaving OpenAI

The model policy team leads core parts of AI safety research, including how ChatGPT responds to users in crisis.

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A $100 Billion Chip Project Forced a 91-Year-Old Woman From Her Home

Azalia King was the last holdout preventing the construction of a Micron “megafab.” Onondaga County authorities threatened to use eminent domain to take her home away by force.

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Europe Is Bending the Knee to the US on Tech Policy

The Trump administration’s pressure on European regulators is having an impact, with fewer restrictions on Big Tech and canceled measures.

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OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist

A message on OpenAI’s internal Slack claimed the activist in question had expressed interest in “causing physical harm to OpenAI employees.”

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Kids in China Are Using Bots and Engagement Hacks to Look More Popular on Their Smartwatches

In China, parents are buying smartwatches for children as young as 5, connecting them to a digital world that blends socializing with fierce competition.

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There Is Only One AI Company. Welcome to the Blob

As Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft forge partnerships and deals, the AI industry is looking more like one interconnected machine. What does that mean for all of us?

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A $100 Million AI Super PAC Targeted New York Democrat Alex Bores. He Thinks It Backfired

Leading the Future said it will spend millions to keep Alex Bores out of Congress. It might be helping him instead.

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Four Indicted In Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to China

A federal prosecutor alleged that one defendant boasted that his father “had engaged in similar business for the Chinese Communist Party.”

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Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order

The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.

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