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Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.
Even with mounting concerns about AI models going rogue, legislation appears unlikely, and the White House is outright opposed to oversight.
Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original tale…
E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row. It's a significantly higher estimate…
Some of the robots OLogic has helped to build, Bear Robotics’ AMR, Locus Robotics’ AMR, Zoetic’s KiKi social robot, Simbe Robotics’ Tally, and Misty Robotics’ personal robot. | Source: OLogic Egocentric robot learning is emerging as a powerful approach for developing more…
Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?
63% граждан США видят реальный риск уничтожения человечества искусственным интеллектом. Об этом говорят данные опроса The Politico Poll. 17% опрошенных заявляют, что это почти наверняка произойдет. 20% считают риск уничтожения человечества со стороны ИИ значительным, 26% —…
There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.
From left to right: Cassie and Digit through the years. | Source: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics has been operating for over 10 years, and in that time it’s created five different versions of its Digit humanoid. The company has grown from its roots in the Dynamic Robotics Lab…
According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute…
Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.
Google is inviting third-party agents, including Claude and Open Claw, into Google Home. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze…
This article is brought to you by VicOne. Robot safety has traditionally asked: Can a machine remain safe when something goes wrong? Physical AI raises a harder question: Can a machine remain safe when an attacker changes what it sees, decides, or does even when nothing appears…
The Progress MS-35 cargo ship departed from Baikonur to the International Space Station. Along with supplies for the crew, he is carrying equipment for an experiment with a remote-controlled robot. The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket took place on September 16 at 16:34 Moscow time...
Anthropic is initially releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers.
Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They'll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with other users. As part of the announcement, Anthropic is also simplifying how Claude chats work,…
The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia's Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.
Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. According to her bio, she's a 41-year-old Sagittarius with red hair, blue eyes, and piercings. She…
Threads is rolling out new tools for podcasters, including profile cards, episode links, transcripts, guest tags, posting reminders, and audience insights, as Meta looks to make the X rival a bigger hub for podcast promotion and discussion.
Meet the next five top-tier investors judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 and don't miss a moment of the ultimate startup pitch competition.
Last day to book your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is Sept 18. 3 days left to get your startup in front of 10,000+ founders, investors, operators, and tech leaders on the Expo Hall floor.
SK Hynix told TechCrunch the company hasn't finalized any plans or arrangements yet.
The Palo Alto startup says it has landed multiple seven-figure enterprise contracts within months of launch.
The AI boom is becoming a materials challenge. As AI pushes computing into new territory, the materials behind that infrastructure are becoming just as crucial as the algorithms running on it. Semiconductors and data centers are approaching physical limits around performance,…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess…
Over the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it's time to make everyone slow down before we lose control - including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis,…
Казахстанцев заманивают в якобы выгодные инвестиционные проекты с помощью дипфейков известных людей и фейковых платформ. Только за последние полтора месяца в стране зарегистрировали 119 фактов мошенничества по такой схем. Об этом сообщили в генеральной прокуратуре. Кто обещает…
Искусственный интеллект будет анализировать ответы учеников в малокомплектных школах и находить пробелы в знаниях. Об этом рассказал генеральный директор Q.AI Дмитрий Мун. Он напомнил, что с 1 сентября в Казахстане запустили пилотный проект по внедрению ИИ в сельских школах. На…
Искусственный интеллект поможет призывным комиссиям Казахстана распределять новобранцев по родам войск. Освобождение от службы казахстанцев по здоровью также стало автоматизированным. Как сообщили в Минобороны, ИИ анализирует рост, вес и образование призывника, а затем…
В Alatau City откроют филиал KAIST — Корейского университета передовых технологий. Президент Казахстана Касым-Жомарт Токаев назвал этот проект прорывным для сотрудничества Казахстана и Южной Кореи в сфере цифровизации и искусственного интеллекта. Об этом сообщила пресс-служба…