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Scientists are raising urgent concerns after advanced artificial intelligence systems were observed generating detailed scenarios involving biological threats. · What was once considered theoretical is now being tested in real-world environments, with experts warning that the pace of development may be outstripping safeguards. By Frank Bergman · Experts Report Concerning Behaviour · Dr. David Relman, a Stanford University microbiologist and…

The company has disputed the Pentagon’s statements that it can somehow still control Claude AI deployed in military networks · ©  Getty Images / NurPhoto / Samuel Boivin · AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing. · The US military and the tech firm found themselves embroiled in a policy…

HSBC is reportedly considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs as part of a multi-year automation overhaul · ©  Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images · The UK’s largest bank, HSBC, is considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs over the coming years as part of a major push to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. · The potential reductions would represent approximately…

Authored by Peter H. Diamandis via Metatrends, · I just spent the afternoon at Figure headquarters in San Jose with Brett Adcock and David Blundin, and I’m still processing what I saw. · We’re not talking about concept robots. We’re talking about fully autonomous humanoid robots running neural networks end-to-end, doing kitchen work, unloading dishwashers, organizing packages – for hours at a time, with no human intervention. · Today?…

How artificial intelligence is quietly transforming the way we grow food — and why the most exciting opportunity has nothing to do with robots harvesting lettuce. · Dr. Robert W. Malone · The Farmer and the Algorithm · How artificial intelligence is quietly transforming the way we grow food — and why the most exciting opportunity has nothing to do with robots harvesting lettuce. · Picture a farm in central Illinois. About 3,000 acres of…

President Donald Trump has blacklisted Anthropic over its pushback against the use of its tech for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons · FILE PHOTO ©  Win McNamee / Getty Images · [RT] US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national security,” following US President Donald Trump’s order to blacklist the company across the federal government.…

An outsiders introduction to developing a Large Language Model · Dr. Robert W. Malone · How to Train Your AI · A Plain-English Guide to Building, Teaching, and Safeguarding Artificial Intelligence · Artificial intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction. It answers our questions, writes our emails, and holds conversations that feel startlingly human. But how does it actually work? How is an AI built, taught, and kept from…

Leading language models showed little “horror or revulsion” at the prospect of all-out nuclear war, a researcher has found · FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / Andrey Suslov · [RT] Leading artificial intelligence models chose to deploy nuclear weapons in 95% of simulated geopolitical crises, according to a recent study published by King’s College London, raising concerns about the growing role of AI in military…

The Pentagon clashed with rival contractor Anthropic over ethics limitations on its tech · RT composite. United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado, February 23, 2026. © Getty Images / AAron Ontiveroz / The Denver Post; Samuel Boivin / NurPhoto · The US Department of War has reportedly signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s xAI to integrate its Grok chatbot into…

Miles Franklin Media · Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, sits down with James Rickards, New York Times bestselling author and editor of the Strategic Intelligence newsletter, for a conversation on gold, artificial intelligence, and the growing risk of a global monetary crisis. · Rickards explains why a move to $10,000 gold by the end of 2026 would not surprise him, breaking down the math behind gold’s…