Mark Cuban says the greater threat to humanity isn’t an AI apocalypse, but how people might react to doomsday warnings. The tech billionaire wrote late Monday on X that he sees a “far greater risk from what humans do in response to what they see on social media, than what agent swarms will do.” Cuban
US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of AI are a “hoax”, as he criticised calls to have more guardrails for the fast-moving technology. It comes after Jack Clark, a co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, told the BBC that a “kill switch” for dangerous AI that can be checked by a third
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: The UK AISI has a new head and a big set of challenges. Nvidia spends $6 billion to ‘reverse aquihire’ Poolside. Hugging Face reportedly looks to sell for $13 billion. Use of Anthropic’s top model lags. Why Americans use chatbots for health information. And what
This July marked 80 years since representatives of 61 states signed the constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) in New York City. The founders understood that diseases do not respect borders, and that progress depends on countries working towards a common goal. Africa’s response to this Ebola outbreak shows how to shape global health
