He also explained why he no longer prefers expressing AI risks through a single probability. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has said it is more useful to assess the risks posed by artificial intelligence by examining different possible paths for its development rather than assigning a single percentage to the chances of AI causing catastrophic harm.Addressing...
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Noida DM moves SC after HC’s ‘dystopia’ rebuke over student’s detention under NSA
Noida DM Medha Roopam NEW DELHI: Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam moved Supreme Court days after she was reprimanded over the detention of a student protester under the National Security Act.This comes after Allahabad high court quashed the NSA against Akriti Chaudhary – a 25-year-old student – who was taken into custody in...
China has switched on 2,000 servers under the sea that nobody is allowed to touch
China’s 24MW underwater data centre off Shanghai runs 2,000 servers cooled by seawater and powered by an offshore wind farm, six years after Microsoft pulled 855 servers out of the North Sea and shelved the idea. China has switched on a commercial underwater data centre off the coast of Shanghai, dropping roughly 2,000 servers onto...
Beijing tightens drone crackdown, bans possession, storage across city from Nov 15
As per local reports, existing drone owners can sell their devices at designated buyback locations and receive a subsidy. They can also scrap and recycle the drones with a smaller subsidy, or move them outside Beijing before November 15. Beijing will ban residents and businesses from possessing or storing drones and key drone components within...
Ukraine deploys drone specialists to Africa, Middle East to target Russian interests
File photo: An Iranian Shahed exploding drone. Ukraine has expanded its fight against Russia beyond the battlefield at home, deploying drone specialists to Africa and military teams to the Middle East to train forces fighting Russian- and Iranian-made drones, according to a CNN report.CNN, citing Ukrainian soldiers, officers and a Ukrainian Defense Intelligence source, reported...
Australian couple built Tasmania home from recycled bottles for $880,000
Representative image For Matt Ellis and Kate Tucker, buying a home in Melbourne became a familiar cycle of hope, bidding and disappointment. The couple wanted to remain close to their community and friends, but they were repeatedly outbid in the inner city market. Eventually, they looked far beyond Victoria and found a more affordable path...
Nigar Sultana’s handshake snub to Harmanpreet backfires as BCB weighs captaincy
Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana (Pic credit: ACC) Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana’s decision to skip the traditional handshake with India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at the toss of the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final has left her own cricket board distancing itself from the gesture.The incident came before Bangladesh’s 40-run defeat to India, with Nigar refusing to...
‘I resign as CM’: CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke mocks MP govt after ‘Balaghat’ heckling
The “announcement” came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a group of people during his visit to Balaghat NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday mocked the Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh government and announced his resignation as the state’s chief minister.The sarcastic announcement came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a...
‘Is it okay?’ PM Modi pauses speech as Xi appears uncomfortable – video
Xi was visiting India for the first time in seven years. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly interrupted his opening remarks at the Brics Summit on Saturday after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to be uncomfortable.PM Modi turned towards Xi and asked the translator accompanying the Chinese president, “Is it okay?” He repeated the...
Anthropic researcher says humanity’s future decided on ‘MacBooks of engineers’
Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic saying the industry is gambling with our lives. Four days later, Dario Amodei called for slowing down, and Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Google DeepMind agreed. An Anthropic researcher has quit the artificial intelligence industry, saying the choices that will decide how safely superintelligent AI arrives are being made inside a...
