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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control
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NASA adopting Apollo’s urgency to build a moon base and land astronauts within two years
NASA is moving fast on its plans to build a moon base and return astronauts to the lunar surface in as little as two years
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Barclays is latest to redirect spending toward AI as it trims its workforce
The cost of building out the infrastructure needed to satisfy booming demand for artificial intelligence is changing the way major companies allocate resources
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US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors
The U.S. government has designated helium as a critical material because it’s indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of disruption
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US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries
The U_S_ Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern."
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Why reported challenges with touchscreen voting machines don't signal election rigging
Reports of touchscreen voting machines selecting the wrong candidate have been surfacing on social media, as they have during previous election years
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Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay billionaire tax if it passes
Mark Zuckerberg has made a deal with Meta to help him pay a proposed billionaire tax that is on the ballot in California
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Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump
The latest shudder for AI stocks pulled markets lower around the world
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Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are promising hosts more money and fewer secrets
With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses
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Rush is on to patch a software vulnerability that could impact 70% of websites worldwide
Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software after the AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a programming language vital to about 70% of websites globally
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