Bill Gates Warns AI Could Cause a Billion Deaths, Urges RegulationMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence (AI) is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths if used by people with malicious intent, according to an interview with NBC News‘ “Meet the Press” [1]. Gates said governments should not rely on tech companies to police themselves and urged Washington to pass legislation regulating AI…Natural News2d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeai regulation debate
Data Centers Could Sink Republicans in November Midterm ElectionsRepublicans are confronting a political liability over data centers as voter concerns about rising electricity bills intensify ahead of the November midterm elections, according to party strategists. [1] Senate Democrats blocked legislation sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) that would have required states and some utilities to consider a standard…Natural News2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJon Hustednovember midterm elections
AI Researcher Warns Machines May Already Be Developing Languages Humans Can’t Fully UnderstandAdvanced artificial intelligence models may be less than a year away from inventing and deploying unique languages that humans would struggle to understand, a frontier AI researcher told Congress on Sept. 30 [1]. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened a hearing examining the threat that “rogue” AI may pose to U.S.…Natural News3d agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritysenate homeland security and governmental affairs hearing
Inside the eight-figure plan to build data centers despite moratoriumsAcross the country, ordinary citizens are telling the data center industry a resounding NO, and the industry has answered with a war chest of its own. OpenAI, Blackstone, SoftBank and QTS have joined major construction unions to form the American Infrastructure Alliance. This “high eight-figure campaign” is designed to steer lawmakers away from…Natural News6d agoWhole story →TechnologyBuilddata center moratoriums
Officials: War Secretary Hegseth Signs Order on Election SecuritySecretary of War Pete Hegseth signed an order on Monday, Sept. 28, directing the Department of War (DoW) to coordinate with federal and state agencies on election infrastructure protection, according to officials cited by Axios. The order assigns U.S. Cyber Command and the War Department’s combat support agencies to focus intelligence and cyber tools on…Natural News6d agoWhole story →TechnologyBuildelection security order
