Anthropic warns of self-replicating AI worm threat that doesn’t need data centers to self-improve and spread
Anthropic warns of self-replicating AI worm threat that doesn’t need data centers to self-improve and spread

Anthropic’s paper establishes conceptual model capabilities, but doesn’t quite demonstrate a real threat until models improve further.

NYT, AFP and Economist join SPUR coalition on AI use of news
NYT, AFP and Economist join SPUR coalition on AI use of news

The New York Times, Agence France-Presse, and The Economist have joined a coalition that wants AI companies to stop using news without permission, the group said on Monday. The coalition, known as SPUR Standards for Publisher Usage Rights, has now reac…

AI causes uproar in mathematics as experts warn against sharing research with LLMs after OpenAI shares 722 manuscripts and proofs

Last week, OpenAI shared over 400 results for longstanding mathematical formulas that have troubled humans for decades; now researchers say it could take years for humans to validate and prove all the AI-driven work

Palantir CTO says the Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI
Palantir CTO says the Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI

The Pentagon has already replaced Anthropic’s AI models, with no operational impact, Palantir’s chief technology officer, Shyam Sankar, said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “It’s already been replaced,” Sankar said. The Pentagon stopped using Anthr…

Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry
Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry

Hundreds of people in Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, have protested outside a data centre park. They say their homes have had no running water for months while the facilities have kept their servers cool, the BBC reported. The protest took…

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likens many AI investors to casino gamblers

Broadcom chief executive Hock Tan compared many AI investors to gamblers who have little idea what they are betting on. He spoke on Monday at the DBS Asia Future Forward Conference in Singapore, Bloomberg reported. “A lot of investors have no clue what…

IMF warns $1.4tn in circular AI deals could deepen a market correction
IMF warns $1.4tn in circular AI deals could deepen a market correction

A correction in AI-related stocks and debt could set off market turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. It named the AI risk as one of three that could sharply tighten financial conditions. The other two are a sharp rise in government…

Milk is more regulated than AI, Microsoft’s Brad Smith tells the BBC
Milk is more regulated than AI, Microsoft’s Brad Smith tells the BBC

Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, has called for global safety rules for AI. They include a legal duty to tell victims when a rogue AI agent breaks into their systems. He set out his case on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast with Will Bain, release…

Aramco Digital teams up with OrbitronAI to build AI for heavy industry
Aramco Digital teams up with OrbitronAI to build AI for heavy industry

Aramco Digital, the tech arm of Saudi oil giant Aramco, has teamed up with start-up OrbitronAI to build and sell AI tools for heavy industry, the two firms said. The tools are aimed at oil and gas, power, mining, transport, and factory firms. They are …

Amazon in talks to buy Decart for about $7bn, WSJ reports
Amazon in talks to buy Decart for about $7bn, WSJ reports

Amazon is in talks to buy the AI startup Decart in a deal that could value it at about $7bn, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Kate Clark and Lauren Thomas reported the talks, citing people familiar with the matter. A deal could come soon if …