Anthropic hires its first “AI welfare” researcher

The researchers propose that companies could adapt the "marker method" that some researchers use to assess consciousness in animals—looking for specific indicators that may correlate with consciousness, although these markers are still speculative.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/anthropic-hires-its-first-ai-welfare-researcher/

Google says Gems are ‘one of the most used Gemini Advanced features,’ adds file upload

In the case of Google Docs and Sheets, “Gems will automatically recognize the latest updates” and revisions. These files will serve as source material. Example of how this can be useful in work contexts include:

ORIGINAL LINK: https://9to5google.com/2024/11/12/gemini-advanced-gems-files/

Why AI Could Transform All Jobs

Oxford professor of ethics, John Tasioulas, thinks we should consider the loss of opportunity for “striving and succeeding” that AI is likely to bring.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://bigthink.com/business/why-ai-could-transform-all-jobs-into-bs/

OpenAI in talks with California to become for-profit company, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI and a representative for the California Attorney General did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. A shift to being a for-profit company would mark a drastic reversal in governance structure for the AI pioneer, which was founded in 2015 as a non-profit AI research lab.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/openai-talks-california-become-profit-233947800.html

Anthropic hikes the price of its Haiku model

Anthropic’s newest AI model has arrived. But it’s pricier than the last generation — and, unlike Anthropic’s other models, can’t analyze images (yet). Claude 3.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/04/anthropic-hikes-the-price-of-its-haiku-model/

AI on your smartphone? Hugging Face’s SmolLM2 brings powerful models to the palm of your hand

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ORIGINAL LINK: https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-on-your-smartphone-hugging-faces-smollm2-brings-powerful-models-to-the-palm-of-your-hand/

Anthropic warns of AI catastrophe if governments don't regulate in 18 months

Only days away from the US presidential election, AI company Anthropic is advocating for its own regulation -- before it's too late.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-warns-of-ai-catastrophe-if-governments-dont-regulate-in-18-months/