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AI companies’ safety practices ‘fail to meet global standards’
A new edition of the Future of Life Institute’s AI safety index says the safety practices of artificial intelligence companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Meta are “far short of emerging global standards.” Max Tegmark, MIT professor and Future of Life president, observed: “Despite recent uproar over AI-powered hacking and AI driving people to psychosis…
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Allowing AI to train itself is ‘the biggest decision’
Anthropic chief scientist Jared Kaplan has warned that humanity will face a critical decision by 2030 over whether to allow AI systems to autonomously train themselves. Kaplan is urging governments and society to engage in what he called “the biggest decision,” as frontier AI firms race toward artificial general intelligence. While AI could dramatically boost…
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Starbucks settles NYC labour law violation claims
Starbucks has agreed to pay approximately $35m to over 15,000 New York City workers as part of a settlement addressing claims of unstable schedules and arbitrary hour reductions. The company will also incur $3.4m in civil penalties under the agreement with the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. The settlement ensures compliance with the…
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Guinness Zero brewery workers vote to strike
Britain could face a shortage of Guinness Zero this Christmas as workers at Diageo’s Belfast site plan eight days of strikes over pay, from December 5 to 13. Around 90 employees, represented by Unite, are seeking higher wages, citing disparities with staff at a Cheshire facility.
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More than 800,000 under-fives are on social media
A new report from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) estimates that more than 800,000 children in the UK aged three to five are already engaging with social media, while around 40% of children aged under 13 have their own social media profile despite current restrictions. Former education minister Lord Nash said evidence that “children…