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Burnham speaks out on AI after Anthropic expert’s chilling social media post

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (529+ words) Andy Burnham has recognised "risks to national security" posed by artificial intelligence, as a prominent safety researcher at Anthropic suggested the technology could destroy humanity over the coming decade. The Prime Minister was questioned in the Commons regarding the potential…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > ai-prometheus-universe-jeff-bezos-b3038824.html

AI experts build new machine to understand the universe

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (672+ words) Model understands the world completely differently from famous artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT and Claude AI experts that were going to make artificial intelligence for Jeff Bezos have revealed a new system for understanding the universe instead. The research…...

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independent.co.uk > news > kids-louisiana-district-of-columbia-stanford-dartmouth-b2975465.html

Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1257+ words) Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam. Lately, there’s been…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > deepseek-v4-flash-ai-chatgpt-b2965524.html

DeepSeek’s latest AI model launch met with muted response

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (481+ words) DeepSeek’s launch caused shockwaves to the AI industry Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has unveiled its latest AI model, DeepSeek-V4, to a notably subdued market reception, a stark contrast to the global impact of its previous generation. Last year, the…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > deepseek-latest-model-ai-app-china-b2930270.html

DeepSeek to release long-awaited AI model to challenge ChatGPT

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (362+ words) Chinese firm’s first model overtook ChatGPT in the app charts when it launched last year China’s DeepSeek is expected to release its first flagship AI model in more than a year this week as it looks to take on US…...

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independent.co.uk > news > google-santiago-chatgpt-spanish-associated-press-b2912488.html

A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (490+ words) About 50 residents of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence…...

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China’s DeepSeek releases first AI capable of top score at maths Olympiad

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (356+ words) ‘Imagine owning the brain of one of the best mathematicians in the world for free,’ says tech boss Chinese startup DeepSeek has released the first ever open AI model capable of achieving a gold medal at the prestigious International Mathematical…...

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Scientists say they can read mices’ minds

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (357+ words) Scientists say they can read the minds of mice by looking at their faces. The findings suggest that it is possible to understand brain function simply by looking at videos. That could open up whole new ways of researching the…...