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OpenAI details layered protections in US defense department pact
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (336+ words) OPENAI. OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken February 16, 2025 OpenAI said on Saturday, February 28, that the agreement it struck a day ago with the Pentagon to deploy technology on the US defense department's classified network includes additional safeguards to…...
[Tech Thoughts] Uniting against removing AI safeguards for military purposes
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (640+ words) In the United States, there's a deadline for Anthropic that carries much weight in the divided world today. Anthropic is refusing to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being used to target weapons autonomously and to conduct surveillance…...
Meta signs multi-billion-dollar deal to rent Google AI chips – report
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (226+ words) META AI. Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration created on May 20, 2024 Meta Platforms'has signed a multi-billion dollar deal to rent'artificial'intelligence'chips from Google'to develop new AI models, The Information reported on Thursday, February 26, citing a person involved in the…...
Anthropic cannot accede to Pentagon's request in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (554+ words) ANTHROPIC. The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. Anthropic said it would not accede to the Pentagon's request to eliminate safeguards'from its AI systems, despite'threats to deem the company a "supply chain risk" and remove it from…...
What is NAICRI, the gov’t program seeking to harmonize the Philippines’ AI efforts?
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (791+ words) NAICRI. The National AI Center for Research and Innovation is launched on February 26, 2026. MANILA, Philippines " NAICRI stands for the National Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Innovation, a government program headed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that…...
OpenAI hires ex-Apple models head from Meta, The Information reports
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (158+ words) OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024 OpenAI has hired Ruoming Pang, a high-profile AI researcher at Meta, who had joined the company from Apple about seven months ago, The Information reported on Wednesday, February 25, citing an OpenAI…...
After proposal to block Signal, DICT floats Telegram ban
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (643+ words) TELEGRAM. The Telegram app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. MANILA, Philippines " The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) via an interview on DZRH, Tuesday, February 24, floated the idea of banning the encrypted…...
[OPINION] How India is shaping a human-centric future for AI
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (485+ words) At a defining moment in human history, the world gathered at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. For us in India, it was a moment of immense pride and joy to welcome Heads of State, Heads of Government, delegates…...
Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon, source says
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (480+ words) ANTHROPIC. The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. Artificial'intelligence lab'Anthropic'has no intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, February 24, adding'talks continue after'a meeting to discuss its…...
China's DeepSeek trained AI model on Nvidia's best chip despite US ban, official says
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (708+ words) DEEPSEEK. The DeepSeek logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. WASHINGTON, USA " Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia's'most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, a…...