Anthropic CEO Warns AI Could ‘Outrun Our Ability to Understand and Control’ It
In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei called for a global slowdown of AI. Sam Altman agrees.
The Download: a biological de-aging contest and why LLMs don’t reason
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A new contest pits competitors against each other in a race to biological youth —Jessica Hamzelou This week, I officially signed up for an unusual competition. One that rewards competitors for…
The Download: AI’s real extinction threat and age-reversal tech for eyes
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Roundtables: could AI really kill us all? Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is…
Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he’s fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified.
Your AI Strategy Is Only as Strong as Your Leadership — 3 Ways to Turn Executive Vision Into Employee Adoption
You’ll see the greatest success when you position AI as an investment and create an environment where they feel safe adopting new tools.
Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock
Oracle had previously disclosed that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion.
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch.
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
On Equity, we discussed the AI industry’s latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.
You Might Be Scheduling Meetings at the Wrong Time. Here’s What Science Says to Do Instead.
By building around when your people think their best, you’re encouraging them to perform at their highest level. And who doesn’t want that?
Obama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards
Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.
TechCrunch Mobility: Lyft has entered the robotaxi chat
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation, and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.