Sam Altman Says We’re In The Singularity. What Does He Actually Mean?

Sam Altman says we are in the AI singularity. The term has a precise technical meaning he isn’t using. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.

Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

His change of position comes after “the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally.”

Study says relying on AI can turn doubt into false confidence

A new study found that incorrect AI advice made people less accurate yet dramatically more confident, with participants almost never admitting uncertainty.

AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI

Employees of OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as Google, Meta, Thinking Machines, Microsoft, Mistral, and other leading AI labs, have written a statement to the US government supporting a potential slowdown of sorts for frontier AI development – or at least a speed-up of global coordinated governance efforts. “Al could help create a dramatically better […]

AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous
AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous

It’s earnings season, and investors got an unpleasant surprise from Google: an increase on its spending estimate, to as much as $205 billion – from the last quarter’s projection of up to $190 billion. Even the lower end of Google’s new projected range – $195 billion – is much more than the company had previously […]

Private Claude Conversations Have Been Indexed by Search Engines

Shared Claude chats were made readily available for anyone who knew where to look.

Researchers have built a tool that can identify the AI used to make a fake video

UC Riverside researchers built SAGA, a tool that traces AI-generated fake videos back to the exact system that created them, using subtle visual patterns as digital fingerprints.

If The AI Singularity Is Here, Where Is The Evidence?

Sam Altman says the AI singularity, when machine intelligence accelerates beyond human prediction or control, is here, but the real-world evidence might say otherwise.

Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid

The largest grid operator in the U.S. says it will cut power to large data centers to prevent blackouts starting next year.

AI And Quantum Are Impacting Cyber Risk. Boards & CISOs Must Prepare

Agentic AI and quantum technologies are creating new cyber risks. This requires a shift from a reactive to an adaptable, resilient posture for CISO and Boards.