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'There are no adults in the room': the AI safety exodus

TechCentral14d ago

Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two Anthropic researchers that rapidly progressing AI could lead to the extinction of the...

US in move to counter Huawei in Africa

TechCentral14d ago

The Donald Trump administration will lend nearly US$100-million (R16.2-billion) to Africell, Africa’s only American-owned telecommunications firm, as it seeks to counter the expansion of China’s...

SAPS wants to deploy AI bodycams with facial recognition

TechCentral15d ago

The body-worn cameras the South African Police Service (SAPS) wants to strap to its officers must be able to conduct facial recognition, according to tender documents the State IT Agency (Sita)...

Meta's new AI agent can spend your money on your behalf

TechCentral16d ago

Meta has begun rolling out a long-touted AI assistant that can autonomously send e-mails, sell a car and book travel on a person’s behalf, despite internal concerns that the technology mismanages...