Humanity

‘It’s going much too fast’: the inside story of the race to create the ultimate AI | In Silicon Valley, rival companies are spending trillions of dollars to reach a goal that could change humanity – or potentially destroy it

Former Disney star sparks controversy for his AI app that lets you talk to dead relatives. "Austin & Ally" actor Calum Worthy says 2wai is "building a living archive of humanity," which has prompted comparisons to a disturbing "Black Mirror" storyline.

AI can do a lot of things, but is 'kill all humans' going to be one of them? A poll shows most Americans think AI will destroy humanity one day, but that's only part of the story

Poll: Most Americans think AI will 'destroy humanity' someday | A new Yahoo/YouGov survey finds that real people are much more pessimistic about artificial intelligence — and its potential impact on their lives — than Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

Humanity's Endgame

Microsoft AI says it’ll make superintelligent AI that won’t be terrible for humanity | A new team will focus on creating AI ‘designed only to serve humanity.’

Microsoft Forms Superintelligence Team Under AI Chief Suleyman 'To Serve Humanity'

Sam Altman apparently subpoenaed moments into SF talk with Steve Kerr | The group Stop AI claimed responsibility, alluding on social media to plans for a trial where "a jury of normal people are asked about the extinction threat that AI poses to humanity."

NPR/KERA: Why Tech Moguls Think They’re Saving Humanity

Humanity Has Missed 1.5C Climate Target, Says UN Head

Should you trust Tools for Humanity’s iris-scanning orb?

Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border | CAH: Trespassing lawsuit forced SpaceX to “pack up the space garbage” and leave.

Cards Against Humanity settles trespass lawsuit against SpaceX

Governments and experts are worried that a superintelligent AI could destroy humanity. For the ‘Cheerful Apocalyptics’ in Silicon Valley, that wouldn’t be a bad thing.

The largest project in the history of humanity is about to enter a key phase: the final assembly of the reactor core, led by an American giant. - Moon and garden

Technology without humanity means nothing

Pope Leo refuses to authorise an AI Pope and declares the technology 'an empty, cold shell that will do great damage to what humanity is about'

Humanity now has zero active robots at Venus as Japan ends 15-year ‘Dawn’ mission

Mark Zuckerberg's vision for humanity is terrifying

The demographic future of humanity: facts and consequences [pdf]