Pope Francis released an encyclical on artificial intelligence titled *Magnifica Humanitas*, warning that the technology risks becoming a tool of exclusion and exploitation if driven solely by profit …
A woman became the spouse of a preserved man after signing a consent form for his cryopreservation, as death was reclassified under a new global legal framework. World leaders declared death a "policy…
The White House indefinitely postponed its anticipated AI executive order, with David Sacks and others intervening to effectively kill the directive except for work on securing critical infrastructure…
Meta has unexpectedly increased funding to its Oversight Board, providing a new lifeline after months of uncertainty about the body's future. The company's decision to boost financial support for the …
Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas* was not written by artificial intelligence, according to critics of recent claims on LessWrong that the document was largely AI-generated. The Va…
Pope Leo XIV, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have each recently offered measured perspectives on artificial intelligence, pushing back against both utopian and doomsday narratives.…
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark reported experiencing a hallucination in which he perceived a "ghost in the machine" after listening to Pope Francis speak about artificial intelligence. The incident h…
Cloud architect Corey Quinn praised Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah's influence on Pope Francis's encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas*, calling it the most effective vendor lobbying effort he has ev…
Google announced new AI agents for Gmail and YouTube at its I/O conference, deepening tensions with publishers over content use and attribution. The features automate tasks like email drafting and vid…
A federal judge dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling that the case lacked legal merit. Musk has vowed to appeal the decision, but the judge indicated that any future filings would face…
Anthropic executive Boris Cherny stated that major job loss due to automation is imminent, but job creation will also follow, as the nature of AI-driven economic disruption becomes clearer. The assess…