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OpenAI chief Sam Altman told staff on Tuesday that the firm does not dictate how the Pentagon employs its artificial‑intelligence tools in combat settings. His statement about OpenAI’s lack of influence arrives as lawmakers and ethicists intensify scrutiny of military AI use and as engineers voice worries about

The newest low‑cost model in Google’s A‑series Pixel range demonstrates the strengths of the brand’s phones while offering a lower price point, though it remains largely unchanged from the device that is still being sold. Starting at £499 (€549/$499/A$849), the Pixel 10a functions

Jack Dorsey pointed to artificial intelligence as the main reason for eliminating 40 % of his firm’s staff, yet a sluggish cryptocurrency market, excess headcount and a falling share price likely also played a part. The fintech firm Block disclosed last week that it would dismiss 4,000 of its

OpenAI is revising its quickly‑made agreement to provide artificial‑intelligence tools to the U.S. Department of War after the company’s chief executive acknowledged that the arrangement appeared “opportunistic and sloppy.” The contract sparked concerns that the San Francisco firm’s AI might be employed for domestic mass

The deployment of artificial‑intelligence tools to facilitate attacks on Iran signals a new phase of bombing that proceeds faster than “the speed of thought”, analysts have warned, raising concerns that human decision‑makers may be bypassed. Anthropic’s language model, Claude, is said to have been employed by the

The AI system Claude has risen sharply in use after the Pentagon placed it on a blacklist last week over ethical concerns. Claude reached the top position on Apple’s list of free apps in the United States on Saturday, overtaking OpenAI’s ChatGPT, just a day after the Pentagon