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Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'

Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have joined prominent computer scientists, economists, artists, evangelical Christian leaders and American conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.

OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank

OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank

ABILENE, Texas (AP) -- The afternoon sun was so hot that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traded his usual crewneck sweater for a T-shirt on the last legs of a Tuesday visit to the massive Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex that will power the future of ChatGPT.

OpenAI and Oracle show off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plan five more elsewhere

OpenAI and Oracle show off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plan five more elsewhere

ABILENE, Texas (AP) -- The afternoon sun was so hot that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traded his usual sweater for a T-shirt on the last legs of a Tuesday visit to the massive Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex that will power the future of ChatGPT.

Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots

Tech companies looking to sell their artificial intelligence technology to the federal government must now contend with a new regulatory hurdle: prove their chatbots aren't "woke."

Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration has fired the nation's top copyright official , Shira Perlmutter, days after abruptly terminating the head of the Library of Congress, which oversees the U.S. Copyright Office.

Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'

Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'

A group of investors led by Elon Musk says it is offering about $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found.

OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers

OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers

OpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across 16 states to accelerate the Stargate project championed by President Donald Trump.

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?

A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology.

Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor

Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety in attempt to diverge from his predecessor

Hours after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing former President Joe Biden's guardrails for the fast-developing technology.

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft's business practices, starting a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon.

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn't be unleashed without careful oversight?

White House says no need to restrict 'open-source' artificial intelligence - at least for now

The White House is coming out in favor of "open-source" artificial intelligence technology, arguing in a report Tuesday that there's no need right now for restrictions on companies making key components of their powerful AI systems widely available.

White House says no need to restrict "open-source" artificial intelligence -- at least for now

The White House is coming out in favor of "open-source" artificial intelligence technology, arguing in a report Tuesday that there's no need right now for restrictions on companies making key components of their powerful AI systems widely available.

US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI

US antitrust enforcers will investigate leading AI companies Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI

U.S. antitrust enforcers have decided to investigate the roles Microsoft, Nvidia and OpenAI have played in the artificial intelligence boom, according to people familiar with the pending actions.