Lawmakers on both of the sides of the aisle have raised yet another potential danger of artificial intelligence – the possibility of AI being used to create a biological attack. Dario Amodei, the CEO of the AI company Anthropic, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, July 25. He said AI could…

UPS and its union workers avoided a nationwide shipping crisis after agreeing to a work contract Tuesday, July 25. Had a deal not been reached by July 31, roughly 340,000 workers would have gone on strike in the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history. “We averted a catastrophe,” Patrick Penfield, a professor of supply chain…

Seven of the top artificial intelligence (AI) companies have voluntarily agreed to develop their technology responsibly. They committed to focusing on “safety, security, and trust.” Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI met at the White House on Tuesday, July 18, to announce their commitments. The companies agreed to several terms, including:…

Hollywood actors may soon join screenwriters in a strike on the picket lines. A deadline for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to reach a deal with studios and streaming services passed at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. The SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee then voted unanimously to recommend a strike, which…

Chinese hackers breached the email accounts belonging to top government officials, and Hollywood actors could join writers in striking. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday, July 13, 2023. Chinese hackers breach U.S. government email accounts Microsoft email accounts belonging to top government officials and agencies have been breached by Chinese hackers, according…