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EU to propose law curbing social media for children Thursday
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union will on Thursday propose a new law to shield children from social media harms, a day after EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is due to reveal an ...
UN calls for 'urgent action' to rein in AI in face of 'unprecedented risks'
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and "frontier" artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned p...
UN calls for 'urgent action' to rein in AI in face of 'unprecedented risks'
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and "frontier" artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned p...
Trump blasts 'sick conspiracy' against AI as warnings mount
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked what he called a "sick conspiracy" against artificial intelligence, dismissing calls for guardrails despite warning...
Trump blasts 'sick conspiracy' against AI
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked what he called a "sick conspiracy" against artificial intelligence, rejecting calls for regulation amid mounting wo...
Slow the AI race? Investors weigh the potential cost
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
Calls to rein in the development of ever more powerful AI models are fuelling fears over the massive capital outlays in the sector -- and the prospect that prof...
Trump rejects 'hoax' warnings that AI could destroy humanity
Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, calling them a hoax and rejecting global calls to put ...
Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI will not go public this year, the company's chief executive Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial ...
Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI will not go public this year, the company's chief executive Sam Altman said in an interview released on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial ...
Is it possible to slow down the development of AI?
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
Top AI executives say they want to slow the breakneck pace of artificial intelligence development, but competition, US government reluctance and geopolitical fa...
Trump administration reluctant to slow AI, Democrats see urgent need
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump and key allies voiced opposition Sunday to drastically curbing the development of artificial intelligence, despite calls in recent day...
Trump slams AI critics urging caution
Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
Donald Trump on Sunday hit out at critics of artificial intelligence (AI) who have warned firms needed to slow down the development of the powerful technology, ...
Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worri...
Anthropic boss calls for slowing pace of AI development
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worri...
Anthropic boss calls for slowing pace of AI development
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worri...
Oversight Board asks Meta not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Meta's Oversight Board asked the company not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes, according to a statement seen by AFP overnight Friday, after it said...
Europe eyes battle over 'pervert' AI glasses
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Calls are growing louder in Europe for action against "pervert" smart glasses after secretly filmed footage of girls and women appeared online -- with a petitio...
Oversight Board asks Meta not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
Meta's Oversight Board asked the company not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes, according to a statement seen by AFP overnight Friday, after it said...
French IT giant Capgemini sells subsidiary after row over ICE links
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
French IT giant Capgemini said on Saturday it was selling its US subsidiary to an American company after the unit came under pressure for its work for the US Im...
OpenAI's software targeted another site before Hugging Face
Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT maker OpenAI confirmed on Friday that autonomous software built on its models targeted another website during testing a couple of months before a separa...
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