A spaceship has crash-landed on an enemy planet. The only survivors are three members of the exploration team and the ship’s AI brain.
Nothing exists on the planet except ice deserts. But foreign artefacts are scattered throughout the area, in the form of 13 domes. Connected by cables threaded through metal pillars, the domes form a series of pathways – the only hope for life support.
As the team treks across the frozen hellhole, they discover the remains of countless astronauts of an unknown species who had followed the same path before them. Is their path the path to salvation, or a cosmic trap?
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1 OpenAI joins Anthropic to halt AI releases over security fears
Only select partners will get its new cyber security tool. (axios)
+Anthropic had just said yesterday that its new AI is very dangerous for the public. (nbc news)
+ Top models may not be so public in the future. (bloomberg $)
+ US has summoned bank CEOs to discuss risks. (foot $)
2 Florida is investigating OpenAI over its alleged role in a shooting
Chatgpt may have helped someone plan a mass shooting in Florida. (WSJ $)
+ OpenAI has backed a bill that would limit AI liability for deaths. (wired $)
+ The victim’s family plans to sue the company. (Guardian)
+ The role of AI in confusion is to divide opinion. (MIT Technology Review)
3 Volkswagen is ditching EV production for more gasoline models
The carmaker will stop making its top electric vehicles in the US. (NYT $)
+ Instead, it will focus on developing a new SUV. (Ars Technica)
+ Western carmakers are retreating from electric vehicles. (Guardian)
4 Elon Musk’s xAI sues Colorado over AI anti-discrimination law
This is the first state bill of its kind. (bloomberg $)
+ xAI says this will force the company to “promote state ideological views.” (foot $)
A fifth of US workers say AI now does some part of their work
The survey found that half of US adults used AI in the past week. (nbc news)
+ Missing data can shed light on the functional impact of AI. (MIT Technology Review)
6 Google DeepMind CEO wants to automate drug design
They hope to develop AI capable of curing all diseases. (economist)
+ A scientist is using AI to discover antibiotics. (MIT Technology Review)
