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Elon Musk Urges “SI” Name for Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk backs “SI” over “AI” on X and agrees to a SpaceXSI name, following Trump’s federal terminology order.
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Elon Musk backs “SI” over “AI” on X and agrees to a SpaceXSI name, following Trump’s federal terminology order.
OpenAI safety transparency leader David Robinson resigns, criticizing the company’s culture and questioning whether safeguards can keep pace with stronger AI.
OpenAI fired three safety staff, citing mishandled information. One had publicly estimated a greater-than-10% risk of AI causing human extinction.
TIME reports Trump consulted Grok before Maduro’s capture.
Bridgewater estimates AI could displace 18% of existing U.S. jobs over five years and proposes tax changes and citizen equity stakes to share the gains.
A White House AI safety accord signed by Trump and six technology leaders labels him “President of the Unites States” beneath his signature.
Elon Musk endorsed Trump’s “super intelligence” label as the president ordered federal agencies to adopt the term in official communications.
Trump says he is considering a 10-person AI oversight committee after meeting technology executives, but its membership, powers and timetable remain unspecified.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he hopes AI safeguards will be voluntary as Congress faces pressure to regulate advanced systems ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.
Bill Gates warns that increasingly reliable AI could displace workers at scale, challenging predictions that new jobs will offset the losses.
Anthropic has committed an additional $20 million to Public First Action, bringing its total contribution to the nonpartisan AI policy organization to $40 million.
Google is set to appeal a Munich court ruling that found the company legally liable for false claims appearing in AI Overviews, its AI-generated search summaries.