Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley

BBC Technology Saturday 12 September 2026, 17:28 UTC 1 min read

Key Points

A recent spate of stark warnings about the dangers of AI has been met with scepticism by executives and investors.

AI (ORG) Silicon Valley (LOCATION)

Originally published by BBC Technology Read original →

Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, quickly chimed in to say they agreed with Amodei's assessment, as pressure builds for improved oversight. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday (Sep 12) called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "superintelligent" computer systems. His comments came a few days after AI researcher...

Channel News Asia 13m ago

AI Is Running Laps Around Our Political System

Politicians have no shortage of ideas about how to rein in AI: a 100 percent federal tax rate on data-center incentives, a pause on all development of advanced AI, new standards to block AI agents from going rogue, a halt to the construction of data centers altogether. The flurry of proposals has been impossible to miss, with both Democrats and Republicans proclaiming that something must be done to avert a disaster foretold by AI insiders. Current and former Anthropic researchers have in...

The Atlantic 44m ago

How to add your driver's license to Apple Wallet and where you can use it

How to add your driver's license to Apple Wallet and where you can use it In certain states, you can add a digital license to Apple Wallet so you don't need to carry a physical ID all the time. It's been several years since Apple added the option to store digital versions of your personal identification on iPhone and Apple Watch.

Engadget 47m ago

LG denies accusations of smart TVs continuously recording its users

LG denies accusations of smart TVs continuously recording its users The company said that user privacy is a “fundamental principle” of its products. After an unsettling report that accused LG's smart TVs of spying on its users, the company has responded by saying that "some recent media coverage may have contributed to misconceptions about how LG smart TVs work." To address the claims made in a lengthy video published on Gamers Nexus, LG said that its "smart TVs do not continuously record or...

Engadget 59m ago

Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley

Related Stories

Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree

AI Is Running Laps Around Our Political System

How to add your driver's license to Apple Wallet and where you can use it

LG denies accusations of smart TVs continuously recording its users