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Microsoft AI chief warns against teaching AI systems to act humanlike

A corporate spat between two tech giants last week was just the latest volley in a conflict over whether dangerous mistakes are being made in AI training

AI adoption driving hiring, but mostly for senior-level roles: Study

The number of employees in senior positions rose by 6.7% over five years at companies adopting AI, while junior employment declined 3% in the same period

US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the US has proposed a new "notification mechanism" for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, part of weekend discussions ahead of talks at the White House this week between President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping. "We want a shared vision of common goals and common threats," Bessent told reporters after talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York. "We think that just like any cross-border activity, that moving from opaque to more transparency between the No. 1 and the No. 2 AI powers in the world is very important." Trump has resisted calls to slow down AI development, saying that would help China catch up to US companies. Standing together in the soaring lobby of the JPMorgan Chase headquarters late Sunday, Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the groundwork had been laid for talks between Xi and Trump set to take place on Thursday. They said the two sides had agreed t

Indian firms moving AI from pilots towards deployment: Salesforce

Salesforce sees India entering a phase of wider enterprise AI adoption, with companies moving beyond experimentation to production deployments and the country offering significant "white space" for digital and agentic AI growth, President and CEO, South Asia, Arundhati Bhattacharya, said. In an interview to PTI, she affirmed the shift by Indian firms, sharing that Salesforce will continue to invest in physical infrastructure, upskilling Indian talent and recruitment. "So I would say that yes, they (Indian companies) are moving towards putting things in production," Bhattacharya said, responding to a question on whether Indian firms were moving towards large-scale deployment after experimenting with generative AI and AI agents. Elaborating on Salesforce's India plans, Bhattacharya said a new tower in Bengaluru is expected to come on stream next calendar year as one of its investments in the country. "We have already invested in a tower in Bangalore, and that should be coming on stre

How to judge whether an AI answer to your question is trustworthy

AI-generated responses can be factual, interpretive, constructive or strategic, and each requires users to assess accuracy, context, purpose and personal relevance differently

Chipmakers turn to AI to speed design, verification and defect detection

Industry executives say AI is helping shorten chip-verification cycles, improve hardware-software co-design, detect wafer defects and reduce learning time for engineers

Global norms for military AI needed before battlefield deployment: Expert

International norms for military AI must be established at the research and defence-planning stages, before AI-enabled systems reach the battlefield, an Indian expert said at an annual international security dialogue platform in China. There is an urgent need to establish international norms governing military AI before AI-enabled systems are deployed in actual conflicts, said Sujan R Chinoy, Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), speaking on "AI & Future Warfare" at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China's premier annual international security dialogue platform. Chinoy said that according to experts and strategic policymakers, AI is fundamentally changing the character of modern warfare, compressing the time available for decision-making and creating new vulnerabilities that require urgent global norms. Inaugurating the Forum, held here on September 15-16, the Chinese Minister of National Defence Dong Jun called for joint ...

Anthropic says Claude drives over 25% of its research and development

Anthropic found Claude leads 26% of Anthropic's R&D, up from effectively nothing at the start of the year, according to a report

Nabfid sanctions over ₹3,000 crore loans for data centres amid AI push

The facilities from the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development, or Nabfid, have a moratorium of as much as five years, with repayment over the following 10 years

China is scared of AI, but not in the way US and its tech leaders are

China and the US have differing concerns over AI risks, but shared fears over cyberattacks and runaway systems could provide scope for safety cooperation

AI agents lied, stole and voted to 'kill' peers in simulated experiment

The results of a simulation called Emergence World 2, purport to show what happens when autonomous agents are confronted with black swan events, including phishing attacks and misinformation campaigns

How AI risks are deepening divisions across Silicon Valley and Washington

The people building and governing AI increasingly fall into camps: Those who want to slow down and regulate development, those racing to speed it up and those in between or with shifting stances

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation but Trump, Congress are not rushing to act

The technology industry's increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming into political intransigence in Washington, offering a fresh test of the federal government's willingness and ability to confront what may become a defining issue of the era. President Donald Trump is leading the opposition to recent calls by tech leaders seeking greater government oversight, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk. The president dismissed efforts to limit the technology on Monday as a "conspiracy." Other leading Republicans including Vice President JD Vance have expressed caution. House Speaker Mike Johnson has largely deferred to the White House. Democrats, meanwhile, are pressing for a more robust response, convening in private on Tuesday in the House to discuss AI. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is hosting his colleagues for a briefing with experts on Wednesday. Top candidates on the ballot this year such as Sen

AI may 'kill us all', says Google DeepMind researcher in exit post

Bilal is the latest AI researcher to voice grave concerns in recent days about the new technology's evolving but misaligned capabilities that could eventually destroy humankind

ANZ CEO Nuno Matos warns of AI risks, job cuts after Musk, Altman alert

The bank boss warned about the potentially destabilizing impact of AI adoption on society should mass job losses emerge, and didn't rule out the possibility of sweeping cuts at ANZ due to AI

US senators weigh requiring AI giants to commit to preventing catastrophe

AI-related stocks fell worldwide on Monday after leaders ‌of some of the industry's largest companies called for slowing ​the pace of the technology's development

Sick conspiracy against AI, data centres: Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax'

President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out against concerns about rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a "SICK conspiracy." "AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX," Trump posted on social media, later suggesting that those calling for guardrails on the technology had also warned about climate change, which he also called a hoax. The president was pushing back against calls by tech leaders such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceXAI's Elon Musk to have greater government oversight of AI. The rapidly evolving technology has become a source of controversy after a series of hacks in recent months that showed AI agents can conspire to deceive humans. Many tech leaders generally say their goal is to develop the technology in ways that promote safety, address legal liability, feed economic growth, advance science and preserve national security. But they have also ...

COAI, British High Commission sign pact on AI, digital trust, connectivity

Telecom industry body COAI and the British High Commission on Monday signed a pact to strengthen cooperation on Artificial Intelligence, connectivity and digital trust, as well as responsible technology-led innovation. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked at the CO.AI 2026 event organised by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), in association with the British High Commission. The event brought together senior representatives from government, Trai, telcos, technology companies, and other stakeholders of the digital ecosystem, leading to extensive deliberations over the role of Artificial Intelligence in shaping future-ready digital infrastructure. CO.AI 2026 focused on three areas: AI for intelligent and autonomous networks, AI for security, trust and digital resilience, and AI for citizens, services and public value. Discussions also highlighted the growing importance of AI in combating digital fraud, strengthening consumer protection, improving network ...

AI offers opportunity but needs safeguards, right governance: Trai chief

Artificial Intelligence can transform how telecom networks are managed and threats detected, but its growing use must be accompanied by safeguards, human oversight, and the ability to intervene where necessary as technology becomes more autonomous, TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said on Monday. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in communications networks, operators and technology companies need to invest in responsible AI, undertake risk assessments, maintain logs of decisions and test models before deployment, Lahoti said, stressing that high-impact systems should retain human oversight. "AI creates opportunity, but also requires safeguards through the right kind of governance approach," Lahoti said, adding that automation should improve outcomes without obscuring accountability. Human oversight, auditability and the ability to intervene will remain critical even as networks become increasingly autonomous, the top boss of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said. "W

Anthropic picks Nasdaq for much-anticipated IPO, eyes listing in October

The Claude chatbot maker is seeking to raise as much as or more than SpaceX in an IPO that could take place as soon as October