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US President Donald Trump at America.gov launch

Science Sep 29

Self-regulation 'not enough' for AI safety, Gary Marcus says

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Genesis Magpayo

Science Sep 21

U.S. President Trump visits China
As China and U.S. compete for AI dominance, both have shared concerns over safety

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet this week to discuss artificial intelligence.

By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press

Science Sep 15

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Sen. Mark Warner says U.S. can strengthen AI safety without losing race to China

The warnings about artificial intelligence are growing more urgent, and increasingly, they’re coming from inside the industry. AI researchers have resigned over safety concerns, while some of the field’s prominent leaders are calling for stronger government oversight. But Congress has…

By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris

Nation Sep 04

Austria hosts conference on autonomous weapons systems in Vienna
Regulators turn to math to determine when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators, it’s mostly about the arithmetic.

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Nation May 28

FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows OpenAI logo
OpenAI establishes safety committee as new artificial intelligence model begins training

The committee's first job will be to evaluate and further develop OpenAI’s processes and safeguards, the company will then publicly release the recommendations it's adopting “in a manner that is consistent with safety and security.”…

By Associated Press

Nov 01

Nations pledge to work together to contain 'catastrophic' risks of artificial intelligence

By Kelvin Chan, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Delegates from 28 nations agreed to work together to contain the potential catastrophic risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence.

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