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Philosopher Nick Bostrom brought simulation theory and AI superintelligence into the public psyche — and now he has a new warning for us all.

Artificial Intelligence

The Man Who Proposed Simulation Theory Has a Dire Warning

By Noor Al-Sibai

Activist and organizer Guido Reichstadter is protesting the "race to the bottom" of big tech's wreckless push toward AGI.

Anti-AI Activist on Day Three of Hunger Strike Outside Anthropic’s Headquarters

The student feared that an AGI would imminently wipe us out — but experts don't think we're anywhere close to building such a powerful model.

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MIT Student Drops Out Because She Says AGI Will Kill Everyone Before She Can Graduate

By Frank Landymore

The legally-embattled AI startup Character.AI has abandoned its original promise of ushering forth "personalized superintelligence."

Artificial Intelligence

Billion-Dollar AI Company Gives Up on AGI While Desperately Fighting to Stop Bleeding Money

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a scathing open letter, luminaries from the AI industry are calling on OpenAI to prove that it has not betrayed humanity.

Top AI Experts Concerned That OpenAI Has Betrayed Humankind

By Noor Al-Sibai

Driving a AI wedge between OpenAI and Microsoft is the industry's favorite buzzword: artificial general intelligence, or AGI.

“Nonsensical Benchmark Hacking”: Microsoft No Longer Believes OpenAI Is Capable of Achieving AGI

By Frank Landymore

OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has long been preparing for AGI — and he discussed with coworkers doomsday prep plans.

OpenAI’s Top Scientist Wanted to “Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI”

By Noor Al-Sibai

A top boss at Google has made it clear that employees should make enormous sacrifices to develop AGI, as long as it makes him money.

Google Cofounder Exhorts Employees to Work 60-Hour Weeks to Create AI Designed to Replace Them

One of OpenAI's cofounders claimed three years ago that AI may be "slightly conscious" — and now, investors seem to be banking on that claim.

Artificial Intelligence

There’s Something Very Weird About This $30 Billion AI Startup by a Man Who Said Neural Networks May Already Be Conscious

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new post on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that AI could lead to plenty of economic inequality.

AI Likely to Increase Inequality, Sam Altman Admits, or Control the “Population Through Mass Surveillance and Loss of Autonomy”

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is now claiming that the firm is nearing the dawn of AGI — and that he knows how to make it happen.

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Has Figured Out How to Build AGI

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just a few days after the full release of OpenAI's o1 model, a company staffer is now claiming that the company has achieved AGI.

OpenAI Employee Says They’ve “Already Achieved AGI”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Yet another OpenAI researcher has left the company amid concerns about its safety practices and readiness for human-level AI.

AI Safety Researcher Quits OpenAI, Saying Its Trajectory Alarms Her

By Noor Al-Sibai

One of the world's leading AI scholars is scared of the technology's increasing power — and of the people who are in charge of it.

Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of AI Warns of Powerful People Who Want Humans “Replaced by Machines”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Most people's New Year resolutions include going to the gym — but for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the new year means ushering in AGI.

Sam Altman Says the Main Thing He’s Excited About Next Year Is Achieving AGI

By Noor Al-Sibai

With Donald Trump the definitive winner of the 2024 election, AI bros seem equal parts stoked and terrified about what's to come.

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AI Bros Terrified Singularity Will Hit While Trump Is President

By Noor Al-Sibai