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OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards
Chief executive Sam Altman will brief the UN Security Council this week following outcry over safety concerns
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In praise of the freshly fried chip | Brief letters
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Stop asking AI CEOs what society needs
Imagine inviting oil companies to design climate policies or car companies to make traffic rules
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The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human responses. As he walked through the desert in southern New Mexico that morning, he was within
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Building standards for the next phase of AI
OpenAI outlines a path to shared global AI standards, calling for coordinated evaluation, reporting, and governance to improve safety.