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Chart from FLI's 2025 AI Safety Index showing scores for top AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI
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AI Safety Index 2025: Labs' Promises Crumble Under Expert Scrutiny as Leaders Surge Ahead

Expectations ran high for AI giants to match their safety rhetoric with action. The new AI Safety Index shatters that illusion, exposing deep flaws while frontrunners pull away.

4 min read 2 hours ago
Diverse coalition including scientists, celebrities, and leaders signing superintelligence prohibition statement
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Experts and Stars Demand Superintelligence Ban as Polls Scream No

A powerhouse coalition just slammed the brakes on superintelligence. Americans agree—it's a no-go without safety nets.

3 min read 2 hours ago
Whistleblower silhouette exposing hidden AI code violations under EU flag
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EU AI Act Whistleblowers Get Protections in 2026 – But Good Luck Enforcing Them

Tech insiders sweating under the EU AI Act? Come 2026, whistleblower shields activate. But after two decades watching Valley scandals, I'm not holding my breath for clean wins.

4 min read 2 hours ago
Illustration of AI neural network overlaying a microchip design blueprint
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Cognichip's $60M Gamble: Will AI Finally Crack Chip Design's Black Box?

What if AI could design the chips powering itself—and slash costs by 75%? Cognichip says yes, with $60M fresh cash. But where's the proof?

3 min read 2 hours ago
Screenshot of Matt Pollins' AI-native law firm directory listing NewMods like Crosby and Garfield
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Meet the Directory Tracking AI Law Firms Poised to Eat Big Law's Lunch

Matt Pollins just unleashed a directory of AI-native law firms. Twenty-seven NewMods already — and counting. Big Law's wake-up call has arrived.

3 min read 2 hours ago
EFF amicus brief cover for Cisco v. Doe Supreme Court case on tech accountability for human rights abuses
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EFF to Supreme Court: Cisco Built China's Torture Machine—Time to Pay Up

Tech execs thought selling surveillance gear to dictators was just business. EFF's Supreme Court brief says nope—Cisco's on the hook for China's Falun Gong crackdown.

3 min read 2 hours ago
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