Policy · Page 6
regulation, copyright fights, safety rules and the politics of AI
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind Have Been Quietly Talking About AI Safety for Weeks
The three biggest names in AI are coordinating behind closed doors on safety standards, and now one of them has confirmed it publicly.
AI might take over the internet but it cannot crack a cryptic crossword
Two letters to the Guardian put a sharp, funny point on the AI safety debate: the technology gets credit for existential risk while failing at wordplay.
Google publishes AI case studies on disease, disasters and schooling
The company's new collection shows AI already at work in clinics, classrooms and emergency planning, but the overview skips hard numbers on who actually benefits.
Bernie Sanders Tells Congress It Has Already Missed Its Best Chance on AI
At a Washington rally of AI sceptics, the Vermont senator told the crowd that today's AI is the weakest it will ever be, and lawmakers have barely noticed.
The AI apocalypse panic is real, but is it pointed at the right problems?
A former Anthropic researcher's dire warning sent politicians scrambling. A Guardian reporter explains why you should be sceptical about who is actually driving the alarm.
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Walk Into a Room. They Both Want AI Curbed.
Two of American politics' sharpest ideological enemies shared a stage in Washington to warn about artificial intelligence. What they agreed on is striking. What they disagreed on is everything else.
Congress Has Days to Act on AI Safety. It May Head Home Instead.
Top AI company chiefs are openly calling for government oversight. Lawmakers are split on whether to stay in session or leave for the campaign trail.
Australia Is Thinking About Letting AI Companies Use Creatives' Work by Default
The Albanese government is pursuing a compromise with US tech giants that could open Australian creative works to AI training, and local artists aren't happy about it.
Xi Jinping Volunteers China to Lead AI Development Across the Developing World
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, President Xi Jinping proposed an open-source AI community, shared cloud infrastructure, and engineer-training programmes for member nations.
Most Americans oppose AI data centres, but few will vote on it
A New York Times/Siena University poll finds 61 percent of likely voters against building new data centres, yet the issue barely registers when people rank what matters most in the midterms.
AI bosses are calling for a slowdown. Nobody knows what that means.
Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk all said this week that AI development should slow down. The problem: no one has explained how, and the race with China makes any pause politically toxic.
Jensen Huang says the market can keep AI safe. History says that bet is risky.
Nvidia's CEO argued at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference that existing laws and competitive pressure are enough to keep AI safe. Critics, and recent history, suggest otherwise.
Australia May Let AI Companies Train on Your Photos and Websites Unless You Say No
Leaked documents suggest the Albanese government is weighing a plan that would flip the default: your content is fair game for AI training unless you take steps to block it.
Philadelphia Residents Push Back Against AI Data Centers
People who lived through the refinery era don't want a replay. Now they're fighting plans that haven't even been filed yet.
Dario Amodei says AI companies should slow down. Critics say that suits them just fine.
The Anthropic founder published a public call to pump the brakes on advanced AI development. But some observers think big-company warnings about AI danger are convenient cover for keeping rivals out.