OpenAI, Google DeepMind Employees Warn of AI Risks, Demand Better Whistleblower Protection Policies

OpenAI, Google DeepMind Employees Warn of AI Risks, Demand Better Whistleblower Protection Policies

OpenAI and Google DeepMind are among the top tech companies at the forefront of building artificial intelligence (AI) systems and capabilities. However, several current and former employees of these organisations have now signed an open letter claiming that there is little to no oversight in building these systems and that…

Anthropic Launches Claude iOS App to Bring the AI Assistant to the iPhone

Anthropic Launches Claude iOS App to Bring the AI Assistant to the iPhone

Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot Claude is now making its way to the iPhone. The company announced the launch of its iOS app on Wednesday and said it is generally available globally. This is the first time the AI assistant has left the web interface and received a dedicated smartphone…

US Government Launches Cyber Contest on AI to Find and Fix Security Flaws

US Government Launches Cyber Contest on AI to Find and Fix Security Flaws

The White House on Wednesday said it had launched a multimillion-dollar cyber contest to spur use of artificial intelligence (AI) to find and fix security flaws in US government infrastructure, in the face of growing use of the technology by hackers for malicious purposes.  “Cybersecurity is a race between offense…

Google Said to Have Invested $400 Million in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Rival Anthropic

Google Said to Have Invested $400 Million in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Rival Anthropic

Alphabet’s Google has invested almost $400 million (roughly Rs. 3,299 crore) in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, which is testing a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to a person familiar with the deal. Google and Anthropic declined to comment on the investment, but separately announced a partnership in which Anthropic will use…