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OpenAI wants international standards for recursive self-improvement, where AI systems independently build the next generation of AI. Without safeguards, humans could lose control over this process. OpenAI says the US should take the lead on global measurement standards and oversight…
Autonomy-1 will have a small, transformer-based AI model taking charge of a space probe.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, five sessions across the AI Stage and Real World AI Stage cover AI safety, featuring leaders from Anthropic, Nvidia, AWS, Waabi, and more. Register before September 25 to save up to $200.
Hello Robot CEO and co-founder Aaron Edsinger will bring Stretch 4 for a live demo on the Real World AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register before September 25 to save up to $200, plus get a second pass at…
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The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. But a groundbreaking investigation by MIT Technology…
Dyson admits a component issue but won't say what's failing in its $500 toothbrush.
Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.
The British AI data center developer depends on tech giants Microsoft and Anthropic for most of its revenue.
Meta has issued a patch for its Muse macOS app following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability that could allow someone to take control of the AI agent. The bug found by security researcher Patrick Wardle utilized an undocumented Muse…
With MiMo-V2.6-Pro, Xiaomi moves to the top of the openly available AI models and drastically undercuts the competition on price. What makes that possible is massive reinforcement learning that cost $2.62 million. But the success comes with a catch: Anthropic…
