Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise

Despite the upbeat tone, the survey makes clear that wealthy investors are not simply sitting still. Nine in 10 respondents whose political views influence their investment decisions said they are considering portfolio changes ahead of the midterms, with the most common planned actions including sector reallocation (49%), adding portfolio hedges (44%), increasing cash holdings (43%)…

‘It’s important to be transparent’: Citing potentially alarming cybersecurity risks, the ChatGPT maker has paused the launch of Astra, its next-generation autonomous AI agent.

Alex Harman was on the last stretch of his trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania when he stopped on a steep part of the mountain. He had gone to bed at 3 p.m. the day before and set his alarm for midnight to start hiking early. Now the sun was coming up,…

“Godfather” sculptures; designer handbags; nonprofit embezzlement; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Processing Content Easton, Maryland: Robert Michael (56) of Easton, the owner and operator of B&E Motorsports in Easton, pleaded guilty to a felony theft scheme over $100,000, felony identity fraud scheme over $25,000, perjury and willfully filing a false income tax return….

At last, we know how Elon Musk’s fabled Terafab will look. Tesla and SpaceX showed a video rendering of their jointly developed advanced chip factory on Thursday. It will occupy 100 million square feet in Grimes County, Texas, about 45 miles northwest of downtown Houston. The sci-fi-looking building is so vast that you could fit six of…

AI was meant to save time. So why are we drowning in workslop?