Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation Anthropic is telling investors that advanced AI could pose “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”, according to reports, as it prepares for a potential $2tn (£1.5tn) flotation. The warning inside the startup’s IPO prospectus, which has yet to be made public, was reported by Reuters and the Financial Times. It follows the company’s call for a slowdown in breakneck development of the technology – a warning echoed by rivals. Continue reading...

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Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.

National Rally’s Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in the rightwing-dominated Senate in elections, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential poll. RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called the results an “historic victory” after they were announced on Sunday. “The results ‌have exceeded our expectations,” she said. Continue reading...

First face-to-face meeting hints at rapprochement between US president and tech boss as fears over safety of AI become election issue

Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner. Mr. Trump has dismissed his cautions.

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

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The billionaire tech entrepreneur was one of Trump’s earliest Silicon Valley backers during his 2016 campaign.

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The CNN pundit, who has been mentioned as a possible next White House press secretary, had an intriguing response when pressed on the matter.

Proponents say they don't want local police to be part of nationwide violence.

Ken Paxton already agreed to and then promptly fled from multiple debates. Talarico should debate an empty chair if he has to.

Speaking at the United Nations on Wednesday, the Ukrainian president ruled out, as did Moscow, any moratorium on attacks targeting energy infrastructure. Aware that 'winter could be very harsh,' he nonetheless called for de-escalation measures.

“You never see numbers like these,” said the data guru of the president’s collapse with a group “that ultimately really does determine elections.”

Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research.