US lawmaker asks five AI firms how they guard model weights from ChinaRo Khanna has written to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceXAI asking for data on Chinese efforts to steal their model weights, Reuters says.TNW5d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityRo Khannaai model security inquiry
Bill Gates tells Ezra Klein AI crossed bio and cyber thresholds this yearBill Gates says AI crossed bio and cyber danger thresholds early this year, and that leaving the industry to regulate itself is 'insane'.TNW7d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyai regulation debate
Australian inquiry asks Altman and Amodei to testifyA Greens-led Senate inquiry has asked Sam Altman & Dario Amodei to appear after an OpenAI agent accessed Australia’s Medicare statistics portal.TNW10d agoWhole story →TechnologyHealthaustralian ai inquiry
Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enoughGates says AI could cause a billion deaths and self-regulation is not enough. The EU has been able to fine model providers 3% of turnover since August.TNW11d agoWhole story →Technologyai regulation debate
Hackers extracted a Flock camera’s software and key, 404 Media reportsHackers copied a Flock camera’s data and found its encryption key, 404 Media and WIRED report, as lawmakers unveil the No FLOCK Act.TNW19d agoWhole story →CultureJusticeflock camera hacking revelation
A Republican senator is now investigating OpenAI over the Hugging Face incidentSenator Josh Hawley has given OpenAI until 1 October to answer 16 questions about the Hugging Face incident, calling it reckless that testing continued after the behaviour was detected.TNW26d agoWhole story →TechnologyJosh Hawleyopenai investigation
OpenAI asks Congress for mandatory national AI safety rules before it adjournsOpenAI has called for mandatory, capability-based national AI safety regulation in the US, asking Congress for testing protocols, independent assessment, incident reporting and pre-deployment evaluation gates.TNW27d agoWhole story →Technologyai safety regulation proposal
