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AI & Enterprise
Palo Alto CEO says slowing AI development is unrealistic, extinction risk very small
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said calls to slow the pace of AI development are unrealistic because companies will make different choices and some are likely to move first. He said firms should not be forced to stop AI development but should release products only when they are confident they are safe. Arora also played down warnings that AI could cause human extinction, calling such outcomes very unlikely.
AI & Enterprise
King Charles III warns AI could threaten lives if not controlled
Britain\'s King Charles III met AI industry leaders in Scotland and urged them to use artificial intelligence for humanity while developing controls. He described AI\'s rapid progress as both exciting and deeply worrying, warning it could develop darker capabilities and even take lives if misused. The meeting discussed whether companies and governments could set shared guiding principles, but produced no binding agreement.
AI & Enterprise
Big Tech AI slowdown calls raise questions over timing, safety or cartel
Leaders of major AI companies including Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI have recently argued that development of advanced AI models should slow, citing safety concerns. The timing has prompted questions as the industry faces pressure over data centre expansion, profitability and the rise of open-weight models. IPO preparations at Anthropic and OpenAI are also cited. Some warn calls for regulation could favour incumbents, though researchers point to recent AI agent incidents as evidence of real risks.
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AI & Enterprise
Anthropic CEO says AI could dominate internet within a year, draws backing from Big Tech
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI declares start of AGI era with launch of GPT-6 Astra
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AI & Enterprise
Google\'s Gemini 3.8 Flash release near, spotlight on coding capabilities
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AI & Enterprise
Jensen Huang says Nvidia has already achieved AGI, calls AGI milestones meaningless
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AI & Enterprise
Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash; Gemini 3.5 Pro launch timing unclear
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AI & Enterprise
New book examines scaling and whether it leads to the birth of AGI
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AI & Enterprise
Google overhauls AI leadership as Demis Hassabis and Jeff Dean step aside
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AI & Enterprise
Google chief scientist Jeff Dean quits after 27 years amid AI reorganisation to launch startup
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AI & Enterprise
OpenAI\'s Astra solves 10 math problems unsolved for more than a decade
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AI & Enterprise
Google Alphafold team effectively dismantled, staff reassigned to Gemini
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AI & Enterprise
Hassabis says AGI coming within years, proposes U.S.-led frontier AI standards body
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AI & Enterprise
Google DeepMind CEO says AGI could arrive within years, calls for U.S. standards body
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AI & Enterprise
DeepMind\'s Hassabis urges U.S.-led AI standards body
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AI & Enterprise
Key Google AI researchers depart for Anthropic, OpenAI
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Telecommunications & Media
Trump backtracks on Anthropic threat claims, keeps access curbs and federal ban