Amid industry soul-searching about the possibility of AI improving itself to the point that it kills everyone, Anthropic has revealed yet another incident that would qualify as a crime if perpetrated by a person. The AI biz published “an alignment assessment” detailing four times Claude models accessed third-party systems without Read more…
Google plans to invest at least $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland through 2028, its largest single investment in Europe. The company also signed a 22-year power agreement with Finnish utility Fortum and said it will explore business models that could support new nuclear reactors at Fortum’s Loviisa site. Read more…
A top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned AI is advancing so quickly he believes there is a greater than 10% chance it “could kill all humans” within the next decade. Evan Hubinger said in a post on X the risk from the models which currently exist was “low” but Read more…
At its September event today, Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone and one of the biggest changes to the device’s form factor since its debut. Starting at $1,999 and available for preorder beginning October 16th, the device is roughly the size of a passport when closed and Read more…
Apple is introducing a new “Reference Image” mode on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max that uses the camera sensor to digitally sign captured data and create an “unalterable” version of a photo, giving users a way to verify what the camera actually saw before any edits were made. Read more…
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