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Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

AI models don't kill people – people kill people

Why So Many AI Researchers Think the Machines Could Kill Everyone

Mars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists

Matt Mullenweg reportedly returns as Automattic CEO 2 days after getting booted

Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too

Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday

US Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs, damage estimated at $105,800 — stolen tech swapped with inferior hardware and cashed out on Newegg