US to Safety Test New AI Models From Google, Microsoft, xAI

US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI

New agreements between the companies and the Commerce department build on Biden-era pacts.

Trump admin. moves further into AI oversight, will test Google, Microsoft and xAI models

The White House is also considering a new AI working group that would explore potential oversight and vet models before release, CNBC confirmed.

Google AI workers demand union recognition over use of technology by Israeli and US military

"Scores" of workers at Google DeepMind, the company's British AI research arm, are demanding union recognition over the use of their work by Israel and the US military.

Do AI tools undermine trust in geospatial imagery?

On Feb. 28, the first day of U.S. military strikes on Iran, a Chinese AI startup posted an image on social media site X of a ship burning at Iran’s Konarak Naval Base. The image bore a striking resemblance to a WorldView-1 image released earlier that day by Vantor’s News Bureau, but the MizarVision image […]

Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals

UK staff of Google's AI research lab hope to block the use of the company's artificial intelligence models in military settings.

Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military

Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon’s Anthropic feud as indications the department is ‘not a responsible partner’Workers developing Google’s artificial intelligence products in the UK have voted to unionize, in part out of concerns about a deal between the company and the US military that was announced last week.In a letter slated to go to management on Tuesday and shared exclusively with the Guardian, workers at Google DeepMind, …