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The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over

At the start of this week, the who’s-who of AI seemed — at least tentatively — on the side of AI regulation. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had proposed a three-step plan for slowing AI development, including by embedding third-party evaluators in labs, coordinating across the domestic industry, and forging international agreements potentially with government assistance. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, and even SpaceX CEO Elon Musk publicly seemed to agree on aspects of all three things.

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How a government contest launched a revolution in AI-based bug hunting

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While the world alternates between panicking and fawning over Anthropic’s powerful new AI model Claude Mythos and its ability to discover serious software vulnerabilities, open-source AI systems are already revolutionizing the vulnerability-hunting landscape — at a far lower cost.

These increasingly sophisticated open-source tools are the product of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge, a multiyear effort to spur the development of AI systems that can quickly find and fix bugs in America’s sprawling web of critical infrastructure. 

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Trump’s Big, Beautiful L.L.M.

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The president’s grandly displayed A.I. Action Plan is long on frameworks but notably short on policy—a Rorschach test for fans and critics alike, revealing what researchers, scientists, and Big Tech companies want this young trillion-dollar industry to become (or avoid) as it matures at warp speed.

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Survey: 83% of users prefer AI search over ‘traditional’ Googling

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More than a trend – new data suggests AI search is a more efficient way to answer questions. The days of ‘Googling’ may be numbered. We asked Innovating with AI readers about their experience with AI search solutions, and more than 83% said they found AI-powered tools more efficient than traditional search.

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A Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI

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Donald Trump's opposition to “woke” safety standards for artificial intelligence would likely mean the dismantling of regulations that protect Americans from misinformation, discrimination, and worse.

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Municipal Data Engines: Community Privacy and Homeland Security

Convergence is when two or more separate technologies are paired together to create a capability that is greater than the original technologies individually. The additional value of the converged system itself now opens up new applications as well potentially new challenges.

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Proposed Federal AI Oversight Plan Faces Hurdles

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Sen. Mitt Romney’s call for enhanced federal oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) faces hurdles, according to experts, who say the technology’s rapid advancement and wide-ranging applications pose significant challenges to effective regulation.

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