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Worries about an AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenarios
In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another
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Trump says US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after warning he may 'annihilate' Iran
President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war
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No decision made on possible NHL expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas, after board discusses it
The NHL Board of Governors discussed expansion to Houston or Austin, Texas, for the first time since beginning an exploration process with a potential ownership group interested in putting a team there
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Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both
World leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence
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China's Alibaba unveils new powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans
China's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip
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Trump and Xi see tensions flare over AI, trade and Iran but still seek stability
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries
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Bill Gates pushes for 'smart use' of AI as his foundation builds more representative language data
The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages
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Google fined $463 million for breaching EU rule on location data
Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data
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Judge won't block Trump administration from giving SpaceX acres of wildlife refuge in land swap
A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas
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Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence
World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change
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