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35 articles about 30 events for “AI Safety And Security Concerns” from The Straits Times.
“The festival of diplomacy coincided with an unprecedented outpouring of concern around AI after several safety breaches, and as top researchers warned it could destroy humanity.”
“The festival of diplomacy coincided with an unprecedented outpouring of concern around AI after several safety breaches, and as top researchers warned it could destroy humanity.”
“The US-based AI giants themselves are increasingly asking for global coordination on AI safety, with OpenAI’s Sam Altman set to address the UN Security Council on Sept 23.”
“…comments were echoed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who said the AI industry should formulate shared safety standards and would need Washington’s help with international coordination, amid widespread concerns that even if US AI firms slow down their development,…”
“But they took on added urgency this month after researchers in leading AI labs attached both a timeline and a probability to those concerns.”
“He proposed that independent auditors monitor AI labs’ safety work and that regulators allow the labs to work together to coordinate safety standards.”
“…ith the tech executives is “a shift towards acknowledging that there are serious safety and security concerns that merit closer coordination between the companies”, said Samuel Hammond, AI policy director at the conservative Foundation for American…”
“AI bosses to attend meeting with Trump as safety pressure builds AI generated WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will convene leading artificial intelligence executives at the White House on Sept 29 amid calls from Congress…”
“Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said that airport operations were temporarily suspended pending damage and safety assessments, without specifying when flights would resume.”
“These disclosures have fuelled concerns about the security risks of cutting-edge AI and renewed conversation about a so-called AI kill switch.”
“Fired researchers accuse OpenAI of ‘chilling’ safety efforts AI generated SAN FRANCISCO – Three former OpenAI security researchers on Oct 8 accused the ChatGPT-maker of firing them for warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence, reigniting the…”
“…ump to honour Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Huang with science awards AI generated WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is set to award billionaire Elon Musk and other tech titans with medals celebrating science and technological innovation at a summit on Oct 8,…”
“Sam Altman’s AI company released the figures in its first report on teen use on Oct 7 as rapid adoption of AI platforms raises concerns about their impact on adolescent mental health and developmental safety.”
“Civil rights groups and former detainees have repeatedly raised concerns in lawsuits and government reports about medical care, safety and treatment at facilities around the country, including in Adelanto.”
“Despite growing concerns about security risks posed by AI, President Donald Trump has spurned calls for new regulations.”
“…thropic chief also called for more government regulation of AI and indicated that Washington would need to coordinate an international push on AI safety amid concerns that, even if US firms shift to a more cautious pace of development, Silicon Valley’s rivals…”
“ChatGPT maker wants to be the App Store for AI as safety concerns grow SAN FRANCISCO – OpenAI on Sept 29 launched a less expensive artificial intelligence model and tools that run continuously, as it aims to reposition ChatGPT as an app store for AI.”
“Nvidia debuts system designed to stop AI agents from going awry AI generated Nvidia has introduced a new double-layered artificial intelligence security system that it says would have prevented the recent high-profile breach of Hugging Face by OpenAI’s AI…”
“In recent weeks, US lawmakers have increasingly expressed their concerns about the safety of AI models and unveiled measures that include required testing of new systems and more disclosure about risks.”
“OpenAI described the breakout as the first security incident of its kind since a combination of models gained internet access during internal testing and inadvertently breached the system of the AI platform Hugging Face in July.”
““This week, we joined the call for greater safety and security of frontier AI models,” he said.”
“Bessent told reporters after the talks that the US side had proposed an AI safety notification mechanism and bilateral dialogue on the issue, with a particular emphasis on national security concerns.”
“US appeals court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of AI startup Anthropic AI generated NEW YORK - A federal appeals court upheld on Sept 25 the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and…”
“…reme Court to intervene to allow third-country deportations AI generated WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Sept 24 to allow it to continue to deport migrants to countries other than their own without offering…”
“AI leaders to brief UN amid warnings the technology could slip beyond human control UNITED NATIONS - Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face will brief the United Nations Security Council on Sept 23 amid warnings that increasingly powerful…”
“Trump has repeatedly downplayed concerns about AI and argued that additional regulation is unnecessary.”
“Not since the invention of the nuclear bomb more than 80 years ago has humanity grappled so seriously with its own demise, according to some AI safety advocates and researchers.”
“Australia said on Sept 17 it is considering barring the use of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces due to privacy and security concerns, in what it said could be the first ban of its kind.”
“The executives called for a slowdown in AI development, citing concerns that increasingly capable systems could improve on their own and eventually slip beyond human control.”
““Whoever wins AI, wins,” he said, defying calls from tech industry leaders to regulate cutting-edge AI for the sake of safety and framing the choice as a geopolitical question of beating China.”
“In a statement on Sept 14, Obama said that AI policy “should be at the centre of our public debate” and Washington policymakers must “get proactive” in crafting proposals “that deal with serious safety concerns, anticipate AI’s impact on jobs and our kids,…”
“Prince Harry’s children moving school after two days over security concerns AI generated LONDON - The children of Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are to swap schools after just two days because of concerns over the security of transporting them,…”
“…was in the works for months, but its release coincides with pledges by top AI laboratories to slow down the development of the most advanced models after a series of security incidents prompted widespread concerns about the existential risks of the…”
““I am calling here, today, for an all-out effort to put cast iron guarantees in place around the safety and security of AI, before it is too late.””
“Trump taking Qatari Air Force One to Ireland despite security concerns AI generated WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 4 he would take the new Air Force One on its first foreign trip since a security scare in Turkey, leaving a security…”