The OpenAI leader who just quit and issued a stark warning about safety says that, like other recent Big Tech defectors, he plans to help solve the problem from the outside. David Robinson worked at OpenAI for three and a half years and ran transparency for the safety team. In an essay published Saturday in
A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints warned Saturday that an explosion in gambling driven by online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed, particularly among youths, while producing “nothing of value.” D. Todd Christofferson, one of the top three leaders of what is known widely as the Mormon church, said rampant betting
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced to two months in jail Wednesday for his role in a hazing that led to the death of a pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, also received three years of supervised probation during a sentencing hearing in Coconino County Superior Court. Eslick had pleaded guilty
Donald Trump’s dinner with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday was a glitzy gathering of the biggest names in tech. AMD CEO Lisa Su said during a fireside chat at the New York Stock Exchange that she will be attending Thursday’s White House event, joining executives expected to include Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, OpenAI’s Sam Altman,
UNITED NATIONS — Nepal’s prime minister scolded fellow world leaders Thursday, saying the nation’s recent deadly flood reminds a warming world that climate change keeps hurting people who didn’t cause the crisis but now need help. The August disaster “was not just a local tragedy. It was a warning to the world. And I ask
Venezuela’s acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections Wednesday and said the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.” “I wish to state this very clearly before this General Assembly: Elections will be held in Venezuela,” Delcy Rodriguez said, adding that her government has started
