Inside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity
Listen to article • 0:00 minOn an AstroTurf lawn in Berkeley, Calif., one recent Friday, content creators used to making videos about romance novels, climate change and tech tips got…
White House chief of staff to meet with Anthropic CEO over its new AI technology
By JOSH BOAK and MATT O’BRIEN WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to sound out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new…
NYC parents tell Mayor Mamdani: ‘Slow your horses’ on AI in the classroom
New York parents and advocates descended on City Hall Thursday to plead with Mayor Mamdani to break with his schools chancellor and impose a two-year moratorium on artificial intelligence in…
Plan for NYC’s first AI-focused high school divides families
New York families sounded off at a public hearing Tuesday night over a plan to launch the city’s first public high school focused on artificial intelligence ahead of a key…
Attorney for suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home says he was in midst of ‘mental health crisis’
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of trying to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by throwing a Molotov cocktail at his San Francisco home was…
Hungary’s election could end Orbán’s journey from liberal firebrand to far-right leader
Listen to article • 0:00 minBUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the European Union’s longest-serving leader and one of its biggest antagonists, has taken a long road from…
Make AI pay for the jobs it takes from people
Many are concerned about the potential threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the economic security of current and future workers. In “MegaThreats” economist Nouriel Roubini writes: “The possibility is…
BROADWAY REVIEW: Nathan Lane-led ‘Death of a Salesman’ is relevant and sad as ever
Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” now back on Broadway in a haunting new production at the Winter Garden starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, is one of the saddest…
For CalPERS, private credit investments create unnecessary risks
CalPERS, the nation’s largest public pension fund, is doubling down on private credit even as warning signs multiply. With about $160 billion in unfunded liabilities, the system is chasing yield…
ICE is using AI to help make arrests | Morning Newsletter
Welcome to another freezing day in Philly. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s effort to find, arrest, and deport people who are in the country without official permission will be augmented by…