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Pope Leo XIV called on the Catholic church to “renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions” in a post condemning AI-generated art on Friday. 

Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation

Pontiff says artificial intelligence must remain at service of people in first official papal visit to country in 18 years

The last week or so has seen disturbing claims about the capacity of superintelligent AI to destroy the planet. It has also seen warnings coming from figures within the industry itself, including Anthropic’s report that criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use its models to “design missiles and bombs, create…

The debate over the speed of technological progress and the speed of technology diffusion.

Dramatic warnings about the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence to humanity are nothing new.

New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity

Data brokers, impersonation networks, and AI moderation systems now share a common failure mode: automated loops that exhaust the users and enterprises they claim to serve.

The researchers developing the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems are increasingly voicing concerns that the technology could have serious consequences — and could even threaten human existence.

UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could become powerful enough to threaten humanity, and said he would urge companies in the coming days to reduce the risks.