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3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (550+ words) During a recent interview about crypto legislation, local billionaire Chris Larsen revealed that his 19-year-old son keeps pressuring him to stop funding SFPD’s Flock surveillance technology amid growing backlash. Larsen said he has defended the surveillance technology to his son…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (598+ words) In a new report discussing safety measures that have been taken by Anthropic when it detects that its models are being used for potentially malicious activity, the company says its AI was used to possibly begin developing new bio-weapons. The…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (696+ words) After an Anthropic researcher resigned Tuesday, warning that superintelligence risks human lives, fellow researcher Evan Hubinger said that while current risks are low, there’s a 10% chance AI could “kill all humans” in the future — without proper safeguards. Jacob Coxon, who…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) Security company Allied Universal warned Anthropic that its workers might go on strike, prompting the AI company to order its staff to work from home, but the security guards’ union said it knew nothing about the strike. The union reportedly…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (464+ words) Andon Market, the AI-created store with no clear purpose for existing beyond as a marketing tool for the startup behind it, made headlines again this week after its AI agent manager decided to fire a store employee. Luna, the Claude-based…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) A new SF-based dating site called WMAF Meet, short for “Western males and Asian females,” is drawing backlash online over its narrow focus on pairing white men with Asian women, whom the site describes as the “most in-demand” pairing in…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (384+ words) OpenAI launched “ChatGPT for Teens” Tuesday with enhanced protections around sensitive topics and features amid mounting lawsuits and nationwide student protests last week. The new “ChatGPT for Teens,” designed for users ages 13 to 17, include additional safeguards around self-harm, suicide, violence,…...