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Sauron, Dark Lord of Mordor and Lord of the Rings Star, Dead at… Hoo Boy
Sauron, the fallen Maia, former Lieutenant of the Dark Lord Morgoth, and previous wielder of the One Ring of Power, has passed away after a brief several thousands of years of being a non-corporeal spirit bound to the tower of Barad-dûr. He was… very, very old. Reports that on this day as recounted in J.R.R.…
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Google, Microsoft Offer Measly $10 Million to Protect the World from AI
A few of the biggest companies pushing AI, including the legacy Silicon Valley giants Google and Microsoft alongside new blood OpenAI and Anthropic, are coming together to push their own industry body as the main bastion of AI safety. These multi-billion dollar companies’ first boon to the fledgling AI forum is a new director and…
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The First-Ever International Killer Robots Summit Was a Human Rights Flop
When delegates from 50 countries met in the Netherlands last week to discuss the future of military artificial intelligence, human rights activists and non-proliferation experts saw an opportunity. For years, rights groups have urged nations to restrict the development of AI weapons and sign a legally binding treaty to restrict the use of them over…
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Silicon Valley’s Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure
Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools.