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US President Donald Trump has ruled out any sort of joint venture with China in artificial intelligence (AI), arguing it would be tantamount to “giving away secrets” to America’s main economic rival.

A major developer is offering $10,000 to every family in a small Pennsylvania town if they don’t object to the construction of a mega data center project. Nevertheless, local advocates are standing their ground, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.

OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’

President Donald Trump had plans to dine late Sunday with the CEO of Anthropic, one of the leading voices on artificial intelligence but also someone who’s sparred with the Trump administration over the military’s potential use of AI

It’s one of the oldest plots in science fiction: Humans losing control to computers. But this summer, the old trope of AI going rogue left the realm of science fiction, and it happened inside an unmarked San Francisco building — the headquarters of AI giant OpenAI.

China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between President Xi Jinping and President Trump in Washington, the two governments said Saturday.

‘[The comedy] effectively punctures tech CEOs’ relentless narrative: that artificial intelligence represents humanity peaking.’ Photograph: marwanshaffey/alberta.tech/the_varunrana/theharrisalterman‘[The comedy] effectively punctures tech CEOs’ relentless narrative: that artificial intelligence represents humanity peaking.’ Photograph: marwanshaffey/alberta.tech/the_varunrana/theharrisalterman

(Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence is a “powerful enough” tool to kill off a substantial portion of humanity, joining a growing chorus of tech leaders and employees calling attention to AI’s existential risks.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, during a meeting on artificial intelligence at the UN general assembly on Wednesday. Australia’s government healthcare system was hacked by an OpenAI agent in June, it was revealed this week. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/APSam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, during a meeting on artificial intelligence at the UN general assembly…

Rice University will begin offering a Master of Artificial Intelligence, or “MAI,” degree in the fall of 2027, the university announced. Prospective students will be able to apply this year.