Apple has reportedly started negotiating with major publishers and news organizations to ask for permission to use their content to train the generative AI system it's developing. (more…)

"When an intelligent species is so smart that it can destroy itself, it very often does," says Gabriel. "I hope we don't fall into that trap, but we can have a wonderful party on the way to jumping over the cliff."... (more…)

Don’t worry about supersmart AI eliminating all the jobs. That’s just a distraction from the problems even relatively dumb computers are causing. (more…)

Microsoft president Brad Smith learned to work with D.C. Now a brewing debate over AI regulation is testing his well-worn playbook. (more…)

Alexa can tell you the weather. Siri knows a few jokes. In China, voice-computing company iFlytek built similar smart assistants beloved by users. But its tech is also helping the government listen in. (more…)