• OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid

    OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid
    Sam Altman’s ChatGPT promises to transform the global economy. But it also poses an enormous threat. Here, a scientist who appeared with Altman before the US Senate on AI safety flags up the danger in AI – and in Altman himselfOn 16 May 2023, Sam Altman, OpenAI’s charming, softly spoken, eternally optimistic billionaire CEO, and I stood in front of the US Senate judiciary subcommittee meeting on AI oversight. We were in Washington DC, and it was at the height of AI mania. Altma
  • Why have the big seven tech companies been hit by AI boom doubts?

    Why have the big seven tech companies been hit by AI boom doubts?
    Their shares have fallen 11.8% from last month’s peak but more AI breakthroughs may reassure investorsIt has been tough week for the magnificent seven, the group of technology stocks that has played a dominant role in the US stock market, buoyed by investor excitement about breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.Last year Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, the chipmaker Nvidia, Google’s parent, Alphabet, Facebook’s owner, Meta, and Elon Musk’s Tesla accounted for half the gains
  • ‘We have to adapt or die’: Daniel Bedingfield says AI is music’s future

    ‘We have to adapt or die’: Daniel Bedingfield says AI is music’s future
    Exclusive: Gotta Get Thru This singer argues that ‘neo-luddites’ risk being left behind as technology developsThe growing use of artificial intelligence in the creative industries has been described as an existential threat to jobs and artistic integrity. Earlier this year artists including Billie Eilish and Katy Perry signed an open letter urging tech companies not to “sabotage creativity”, while Nick Cave has called lyrics written by ChatGPT “a grotesque mockery o