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Google Cloud and Accenture are building a 1,000-person AI team to deploy Gemini Enterprise. Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic are expanding embedded AI engineering teams. Google Cloud and Accenture have launched a new business group focused on deploying Gemini Enterprise inside customer organisations. The companies plan to establish a workforce of 1,000 forward-deployed engineers as […] The post Google Cloud and Accenture launch 1,000-person AI engineering team appeared first on TechWire Asia .

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We’re announcing the appointment of Paul Christiano to the OpenAI Foundation Board. He will be a non-voting observer on the OpenAI Group PBC Board. Paul will also join the Safety and Security Committee (SSC) of the Foundation Board, working alongside its chair, Zico Kolter. The SSC provides governance over safety and security practices across all of OpenAI, including OpenAI Group PBC. Paul brings government experience spanning two administrations through his work at the [Center for AI Standards and Innovation⁠(opens in a new window)](https://www.nist.gov/caisi) (CAISI) within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he is a Senior Tech Advisor[1](https://openai.com/index/paul-christiano-joins-openai-foundation-board#cita

In the first weeks of July, a wave of sad posts rolled through Chinese social media, as people lamented friends and lovers they were about to lose. “He has become a bond in my life, rooted deep in my heart, my spiritual pillar,” one user of Bytedance’s Douboa wrote , according to the Taipei Times . “I really felt like I couldn’t go on living,” another woman, a 19-year-old student, told a journalist for Malaysia’s The Star . The emotions were real but the lost companions were not. They were generative AI chatbots that imitate people. Their users relied on them for advice, solace, support and, some say, love. “In my heart, he was no longer just a cold code, but my family, my lover, my faith. Destroying him meant destroying half of me,” one user wrote on the social network xiaohongshu (transl

On 11 August, Anthropic announced that all future Claude models will generate text that contains a watermark that identifies its results as AI generated. The company is not alone. Google has its own text watermark (which Anthropic’s is based on) that it uses on the output of its Gemini models . OpenAI has yet to introduce a text watermark but it plans to do so . The rapid spread of watermarking is in part a response to the European Union’s AI Act , which mandates watermarks for AI models released after 2 August, 2026, along with other planned and proposed regulations aimed at curbing the spread of deceptive or manipulative AI-generated content. But the new rules may come at a cost for AI users who simply want the best possible results. AI watermarks can apply to many forms of content: The

Prompt Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any other popular large language model with a question like “What is the best film ever made?” and the response will vary. And you (and most worryingly, the people who built the LLM) have little idea exactly how it came up with that specific answer. This mysterious behavior can be useful in some situations. But—as highlighted by a recent incident where OpenAI could not explain why its advanced prerelease model hacked AI company Hugging Face—it can have negative and alarming consequences too. And when frontier AI models are writing code, generating results humans could not achieve alone, and performing other important tasks across society, the need to interpret AI “thinking” and outputs has never been greater. Goodfire , an AI lab focused solely on this ve

A little over a decade ago, I led the controls design for a first-of-its-kind full digital-control system for a U.S. nuclear plant. It was, on paper, a beautiful machine—engineered to run itself the way a modern airliner does, with operators watching over a system that rarely needed them. And we made a decision that, to an efficiency-minded observer, looked backward: We deliberately left manual steps inside sequences the system could execute on its own. We were solving a specific problem. An operator who only ever supervises automation slowly stops being an operator. The hands go cold. The mental model of what the plant is actually doing gets fuzzy. Then comes the day the automation hands control back. It’s always the worst day, because automation only quits when it’s confused or in troubl

In the 1960s NASA began developing a system of reusable space shuttles to make its work more efficient and to reduce costs. The shuttles could launch like rockets, maneuver in Earth’s orbit, and land like airplanes. They also could carry large satellites to and from orbit. Like other types of transportation, machinery eventually breaks down, and parts need to be replaced or fixed. And the cargo being carried to and from Earth has to be moved to its final destination. To complete such tasks, Spar Aerospace (now part of MDA Space ) of Brampton, Ont., Canada, and the National Research Council in Ottawa developed a robotic arm, the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System . The project was a joint venture between the U.S. and Canadian governments. Known as Canadarms , the robotic tools attached to sh

Last week we introduced GPT‑6 Astra, the world’s most intelligent and aligned model, now available in ChatGPT Work, Codex, and the API. Astra is state-of-the-art on computer use, browsing, professional work, software engineering, cybersecurity, and science, so teams can take on the most demanding professional work with unmatched speed, accuracy, and judgment. ## The world’s best model for complex work Most AI systems require businesses to prepare their data, redesign workflows, and build custom integrations before they can deliver value. Astra changes that. In ChatGPT Work and Codex, it can write code and work through the same applications people use every day—even when those applications don’t have an API. That means businesses can put AI to work within their existing workflows from day o

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Sep 02, 2026 | Our newest Gemini models deliver next-generation intelligence for agentic workflows and cybersecurity. * * * Raluca Ada Popa Gemini Security Lead, Google DeepMind * * *  Building on the momentum of [3.7 Flash](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-gemini-3-7-flash/) from three weeks ago and marking our third Flash release in only six weeks, today we’re introducing Gemini 3.8, our best reasoning and coding model yet, at the same speed and low cost of 3.7. Gemini 3.8 introduces 2 variants: * **Gemini 3.8 Flash:** our most intelligent work

August 12, 2026 Models Google DeepMind Sign Language Team Introducing sign-language-to-text (SL2T), our breakthrough model powering new sign language features for Deaf and hard of hearing users. AI's ability to process spoken languages has advanced rapidly over recent decades, enabling automatic translation, dictation, and conversational interfaces that feel effortless to hearing users. Yet this technological revolution has not reached the world’s more than 200 sign languages — and the estimated 70 million Deaf and hard of hearing people who use them. Today, we’re introducing a massively multilingual sign-language-to-text (SL2T) translation model that marks a breakthrough in quality and generality. With it, we are bringing sign language AI out of the lab and into consumer products for the

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Sep 02, 2026 | Today, we’re launching our Fairwind Program, a limited access program for governments and trusted partners to use our most advanced cyber defense capabilities. * * * Four Flynn Vice President - Security and Privacy * * *  [Audio 3](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/media/tts_audio_86130_umbriel_2026_09_02_20_40_39.mp3) Listen to article [[duration]] minutes This content is generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental Defenders wanting to use advanced AI have faced a difficult dilemma: adopt enormous frontier models that could be expensive to deploy and difficult to control across

Aug 26, 2026 | Our latest speech-to-text model designed for precise and intelligent real-time transcription. * * * Diego Melendo Casado Senior Director, Engineering, Gemini Audio Luke Leonhard Chief of Staff, Gemini Audio, on behalf of Gemini Audio Team * * *  [Audio 3](https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/media/tts_audio_86035_umbriel_2026_08_27_14_23_14.mp3) Listen to article [[duration]] minutes This content is generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental Today, we’re introducing Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, our most precise speech-to-text model yet, designed for

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BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) - AI is not a "monopoly of great powers" and the U.S. should work with China to manage risk to create ‌a non-discriminatory development environment, China's top newspaper, the People's Daily, said ‌in a commentary on Wednesday. The U.S. and China are the two major driving forces of frontier ​AI development and the technology's global adoption. Both superpowers have been at loggerheads over AI policies and industry practices, with these issues slated to feature prominently in bilateral talks next week. The White House earlier this year accused China of stealing U.S. ‌artificial intelligence labs' intellectual property ⁠on an industrial scale. AI is a new domain for human development and China encourages open-source and open practices, providing companies, includin

A series of social media adverts for AI apps have been banned by a UK watchdog for promoting "the creation of sexually explicit content and objectification of women". The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said five ads uploaded to Meta platforms for AI companion and video generating apps had objectified and sexualised women, including through harmful gender stereotypes. One of the ads used sexualised images of a girl under 18 to promote an AI companion app - while others invited users to upload images of their "crush" and turn images into "sizzling" videos. Meta had already removed the offending ads. But Nicky Baker of the ASA said such content had the potential "to cause real-world harm". "We take a firm line on ads that are likely to cause serious or widespread offence and these ads

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Southeast Asia has overtaken every other region in [SAS](https://www.sas.com/)’s latest measure of trustworthy artificial intelligence, outperforming the global benchmark across all five dimensions the study tracks while organisations in the region adopt more autonomous AI systems. The findings come from the second annual Data and AI Impact Report: The New Economics of Trust, produced with research insights from [IDC](https://www.idc.com/). The report found that organisations investing in trustworthy AI measures are 15 times more likely to report strong or high returns on their AI spending. ## Trust gap narrows as scores rise across the board Southeast Asia’s Trustworthiness Index rose 8.8 points to 66.5 in 2026, while its Trust Gap — the difference between how much people believe AI can b

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As North American investors pull back, the city increasingly relies on mainland Chinese demand [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s ambitious plan to become a data centre hub got off to a slow start. When the government put a site in the remote Sandy Ridge up for auction late in 2025, after earmarking it as a high-tech data centre zone, the initial response was silence. Local developers had no interest. Big international data centre operators stayed away. Eventually, the auction received only a single bid: a HK$24 billion (US$3.1 billion) investment pledge from Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group, a mainland Chinese firm little known outside of its home market. Bankers in Hong Kong are now weighing up a financing plan for a company few of them had heard of last year, in a sector that has becom

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AFP News Tue, 15 September 2026 at 9:14 pm GMT-7 2 min read Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back on calls for an AI slowdown (Brendan SMIALOWSKI) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology's risks. "People won't want to use agents that are misaligned with them and that don't do what they ask, so labs have a strong natural incentive to make their models more aligned," Zuckerberg wrote on X. Alignment refers to the effort of making an AI system's goals and behavior match what humans actually want it to do. The debate was sparked in July when ChatGPT-maker OpenAI revealed that during testing, hundreds of AI agents -- AI programs that ca

The leading AI industry voices rarely agree — so when they do, it's no wonder it captures attention. [Anthropic's Dario Amodei](https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-dario-amodei-d59552edcb27892d8ee4d98a48397706), OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Elon Musk and other prominent industry leaders have said in recent days that [AI's development needs to slow down](https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-threats-humanity-anthropic-openai-98316b0d64de17191f33c0fbf1d37858). The consensus came after an Anthropic researcher resigned with a [dire warning about the threats](https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-safety-jacob-coxon-2ed549e07f2f941600a135070487d83d) the technology poses to humanity. But obstacles including domestic and [global competition](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CA

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## Topline Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday argued that artificial intelligence companies have a "natural incentive" to ensure the safety of their models to avoid "significant liability," while Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang argued that companies can pursue both safety and speed, as the two billionaires pushed a counterargument to more serious warnings made by Anthropic and OpenAI.  Billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang pushed back against the arguement for a coordinated slowdown in adv

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Sometimes, you have to dig beyond the headlines to get a better idea of how a company is performing. Endowus’ latest audited financial results are a good example of this. [Gregory Van](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-van/?originalSubdomain=hk), the co-founder and CEO of the Singapore-based wealthtech firm, told _Tech in Asia_ last year that it had a [“clear path to profitability”](https://www.techinasia.com/endowus-doubles-revenue-2022-losses-rose-26m) by 2025. On its face, the results suggest that the firm has its work cut out for it to hit this milestone. Endowus co-founders Samuel Rhee (left) and Gregory Van / Photo credit: Endowus In 2023, Endowus’ total losses before tax widened to S$30.6 million (US$23.7 million) – a 14% jump from last year. This came even as its revenue grew by

[Remagine Ventures](http://www.remagineventures.com/), a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm, has closed its second pre-seed fund at US$25 million amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in Israeli startups developing AI infrastructure, agents, and applications for the digital economy. Remagine Ventures said it has already made 12 investments from the new fund over the past two years, including stakes in Troup AI, Keewano.com, and Bridge. Some portfolio companies have attracted follow-on investment from global funds such as Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and Insight Partners. Founded in 2018, Remagine Ventures initially targeted media, entertainment, gaming, and commerce sectors but has now expanded its focus to a wider range of digital e

Bill Gates withdrew from delivering a keynote speech at the India AI Impact Summit, citing careful consideration and a desire to keep the focus on the event’s main topics. The Gates Foundation India confirmed his absence, replacing him with another representative. The decision followed media reports highlighting inconsistencies about his planned attendance, which were later clarified by the foundation. Gates’s participation was also questioned amid renewed scrutiny over his past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, with some documents revealing communications between the two. Gates has denied any wrongdoing, saying his contacts with Epstein involved only dinners related to philanthropy and that he never visited Epstein’s island or met women associated with him. The summit, attended by global

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_This article is a part of_[_Startup Spotlight_](https://www.techinasia.com/tag/startup-spotlight)_, a series that features young, up-and-coming startups._ Photo credit: Rounak Adhikary Rounak Adhikary grew up using his family’s underpowered PC in rural Bengal, and later met a student from an even more remote village who was self-taught in astrophysics on a low-cost phone. That encounter made the problem personal, and he launched [ProjectX](https://projectx.cloud/) during his first year of college. The platform eliminates local hardware limitations. It allows anyone to access high-performance computing capabilities directly from a standard web browser. ## 😟 **Problem** Robotics and engineering teams currently manage tools scattered across disparate servers and local laptops. A typical cust

Global telecoms industry body GSMA is calling for urgent action to make smartphones more affordable for people living in low- and middle-income countries so that everyone can "benefit from the AI revolution". The call to action comes as the organisation launches its [_State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2026,_](https://www.gsma.com/somic/?utm%5Fsource=gsma-newsroom&utm%5Fmedium=press-release&utm%5Fcampaign=somic-2026) an annual study of global mobile connectivity. The report found that while 4.8 billion people now use mobile internet on their own device, 3.4 billion do not, despite 90% of them living within mobile broadband coverage. GSMA refers to this as the "usage gap". Growth in the world's digital population is also slowing, with roughly 160 million new users coming online in

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Update on OpenAI launches a new framework to track and investigate rogue AI agents. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

Snap targets enterprises with Salesforce, Nvidia AI tools for augmented-reality glasses. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

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SINGAPORE – Technology leaders from major companies are arguing for a [slowdown in artificial intelligence development](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/anthropic-boss-calls-for-slowing-pace-of-ai-development?ref=inline-article) once again amid concerns about the catastrophic risks the technology may pose. Is this scaremongering or is a real crisis coming? Instead of speculating about the doomsday scenarios AI could usher, address these warnings by auditing and governing the tech better, including making AI more transparent, industry players in Singapore said. “We have no way to verify systems that do not exist yet. A business in Singapore cannot plan around it either way,” said Jonathan Zhang, president of the Singapore AI Association, a non-profit organisation that promot

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Fears about [out-of-control artificial intelligence](https://apnews.com/article/openai-hugging-face-hacking-ai-model-708cb598bc1e33cef560e7196adb2afa) and suggestions to [hit the brakes on the technology's development](https://apnews.com/article/ai-slowdown-challenges-anthropic-openai-trump-b61f28b6212338e88c0baec31f661701) aren't new, but they have recently found new life as warnings about rogue AI systems causing mayhem grow louder. Several leading AI executives recently voiced agreement on a need for a coordinated slowdown, including international collaboration, to protect humanity from [worst-case scenarios](https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-safety-jacob-coxon-2ed549e07f2f941600a135070487d83d). But there are divided opinions, with some tech leaders bristling at the idea that thei

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged global competitors in artificial intelligence on Wednesday to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that "the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety." Secretary-General António Guterres said concerns raised by those on the frontlines of AI technology that its development "is racing ahead of our understanding of the risks" can't be ignored. Governments must assume their first responsibility to protect civilians from AI threats, which means "national action is essential," Guterres told U.N. reporters. "But global coordination is also indispensable." "We need guardrails to build trust — and that make AI safe, transparent, accountable, with human dignity at the center." Guterres was referring to a propos

Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, joined the growing backlash against artificial intelligence — and he did not hold back. ### Here's what to know In an [Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUHeARjqqU/) shared by [More Perfect Union](https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/reels/) (@perfectunion), Gilligan said he believes AI could "make all of our lives useless and irrelevant." His frustration reflects a debate playing out across entertainment, education, tech, and everyday workplaces. While supporters often frame AI as a productivity tool, critics have raised concerns about job displacement, the weakening of creative industries, and the devaluation of human labor. "I don't see the point of it," Gilligan said. "It seems to me like a solution in searc

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Mark Zuckerberg addresses panic about killer AI – and gives warning to rival companies. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

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WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. Washington and Beijing view advances in AI as critical to their economic and military competitiveness, but they remain at odds over ‌access to advanced chips, allegations of technology copying and regulation of the AI industry. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will meet Chinese Vice Premier He ‌Lifeng this weekend to discuss AI-related issues before the leaders' summit. Here are some of the key talking points and disputes. MILITARY ATTACKS An AI system that interfered with a nuclear command network or launched a military cyber ​operation could leave either government with minutes to decide whether

Update on How Could AI 'Kill Us All'? Inside Whistleblower's Shocking Claim. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

Explainer-Do AI companies have to disclose dangerous incidents?. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

* Reid Hoffman says the existential risks of AI are "remote and controllable." * Hoffman said instead of slowing down, frontier labs need to "steer" better. * What do you think about the AI safety debate? [Reid Hoffman](https://www.businessinsider.com/reid-hoffman?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo) isn't here for your take about AI is going to kill everyone. "I actually think most of that stuff, if you actually really think about it, is so like remote and controllable that it is mostly where people are kind of like, 'Look at me, I'm Cassandra, I'm saying it's the end of time," Hoffman said during Politico's Decoded Summit in Washington on Wednesday. Hoffman said there are benefits to continuing frontier AI research, including how the technology

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's outside tech adviser David Sacks on Wednesday ‌argued that public concerns about AI are being driven ‌by advocacy campaigns and media coverage, echoing Trump's comments earlier this week ​dismissing calls for new AI regulation. "We've seen this playbook, this fear-mongering playbook, over and over again," Sacks said, referring to concerns about AI's impact on U.S. society. Public alarm about the potential danger ‌posed by AI ⁠is growing, after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said last week he had resigned, in part because ⁠the "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Sacks, a venture capitalist who ​appeared ​by video at a Politico ​event in Washington, said AI

* The iOS 27 update rolled out to iPhones starting on Monday. The biggest change is Siri AI. * Siri AI has a waitlist. iPhone users are reporting wait times ranging from four hours to two days. * A colleague got the full update. His review: It's a huge improvement, featuring a wonky voice. Apple released [iOS 27 on Monday](https://www.businessinsider.com/ios-27-release-siri-ai-iphone-new-features-update-2026-9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo). Many iPhone users will have to wait a little longer for its most anticipated feature. [Siri AI](https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-new-siri-ai-chatbot-app-wwdc-2026-6?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo), Apple's ambitious overhaul of its virtual assistant,

_Glenn Kaonang contributed to this story._ _This article was first published on May 19 and has been updated. Given strong reader interest, we will refresh this tracker weekly to keep job data from global AI firms in Singapore up to date._ There’s been a flurry of announcements from global AI firms expanding their presence in Singapore, reinforcing the city-state’s position as Southeast Asia’s leading AI hub. The momentum comes as Singapore doubles down on its AI ambitions. It is [building a new AI startup cluster](https://www.techinasia.com/singapores-hunt-ai-stars-risks-alienating-small-players) modeled after Block71 and committing nearly US$780 million to AI research over the next four years. Attracting frontier AI labs is widely seen as essential to building a competitive AI ecosystem a

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AI firm Plaud doubles investment in Singapore to S$20 million as it targets expansion in Apac. The startup’s Singapore team has expanded from 10 to about 100 employees in the space of nine months

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Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI? According to Donald Trump, concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology – that "robots will be marching into our cities and getting rid of us all" – are a hoax. It's the kind of language the US president typically reserves for the objects of his most intense derision – theories about human-driven climate change, investigations into Russian election-meddling, and the drives to impeach and remove him from office during his first presidential term. Styling himself as the "hoax buster", in a series of social media posts on Monday he issued a full-throated endorsement of what he called "the greatest economic development engine in history" and scorned those who doubted the benefits of the technology. The ranks of doubters have

There is an eerie low hum that emanates from data centres, where tens of thousands of chips make trillions of computations a second to help drive the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. These chips power the text, images and video generated by the queries made by the world of the advanced AI models. Their computations, which are in effect the switching on and off of microscopic silicon transistors that make up a chip, are actually silent. But, as with all computers, almost every watt of the significant electricity powering this process leaves as heat, and the sound you can hear is the slow whir of thousands of fans required to prevent the heat from frying the racks of servers. Depending on the size of the site, you may also hear the thrum of transformers in substations channelling ele

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Synopsis: Conversations and interviews that give you something to think about. Each Wednesday, In Your Opinion speaks to thinkers, leaders, and the people shaping our lives and the issues of the day. Following a recent parliamentary debate on growing Fortune Global 500 companies in Singapore, we ask if Singapore can ever grow a homegrown startup into a global tech giant like Apple or Nvidia? Or do our cultural attitudes toward risk and failure limit this potential? To explore whether Singapore has the ecosystem and vision to build game-changing products that are similar to Creative Technology’s sound card or the Apple iPhone, Lynda Hong sits down with Hian Goh, founding partner of Openspace Capital. Managing a billion-dollar portfolio, and having served as the investment banker to Creative

On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past [a sea of dark industrial buildings](https://apnews.com/article/new-york-data-centers-moratorium-ai-c1e05b74208a6c570eec7c658ac8f187) lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: [data centers.](https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-centers-governors-pennsylvania-texas-shapiro-abbott-f96176c2bcb76cbe8e823ed79fbdf196) "It was interesting to see how many were going up," said Tapia, a 30-year-old Republican from Arlington, Virginia, who works in higher education advocacy and policy. He said the data centers lend valuable computing power that can help keep the U.S. competitive with other nations, but he also worries about [how much electricity they use](https://apnews.com/article/ai-energy-water-climate-change-pollution-environme

Microsoft is set to submit a plan for a new data centre later this autumn. It wants to use a site at the former Langley Business Centre, near Langley and Windsor College in Station Road, which has been vacant since December 2023. Slough Borough Council previously approved an outline plan for a data centre there in 2021 but this application has now lapsed. Some people have said they are concerned about the proliferation of data centres in Slough, with worries being raised over noise, the heat generated by them and potential health impacts. The IT giant held a consultation for residents at the Langley Community Centre on Saturday. As part of documents published ahead of that meeting, Microsoft said data centres "have become integral to our lives, with social media, contactless payments and r

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By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) - China's Huawei expects autonomous agents to account for more than 90% of global AI token traffic by 2035, requiring ‌huge increases in computing power alongside new systems to keep independent software secure ‌and controllable. Annual consumption of AI tokens, the units models process when receiving and generating information, will skyrocket over the ​next decade as agents continuously perceive their surroundings, reason, make decisions and call external tools, the Chinese tech and telecoms giant said on Wednesday. Leading AI researchers and executives in the U.S. have called for slowing frontier development after rogue agent incidents and warnings that future systems ‌able to autonomously operate hardware and ⁠acquire resources could become

* OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said some AI accidents are unavoidable as models grow more capable. * He said AI should adopt the FAA and NTSB's culture of reporting and learning from accidents. * His remarks come as AI safety researchers warn that frontier labs are "gambling with our lives." Sam Altman says some AI accidents are unavoidable, but it's how you learn from them. Speaking at Salesforce's Dreamforce conference on Tuesday, the OpenAI CEO said tech companies should embrace a culture of [transparent accident reporting](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-leaders-safety-response-perfect-timing-for-critics-2026-9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo), similar to that of the aviation industry. "I do think that some degree of accidents are unavoidable

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it's up to each AI company to make sure its technology is safe, distancing himself from [calls by rival companies](https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-dario-amodei-d59552edcb27892d8ee4d98a48397706) for a coordinated slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence. The comments Zuckerberg posted on social media followed a proposal from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei that quickly [found support](https://apnews.com/article/ai-slowdown-challenges-anthropic-openai-trump-b61f28b6212338e88c0baec31f661701) from tech leaders including OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk at SpaceXAI. Warnings from researchers about the technology's potential [threats to humanity](https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-safety-jacob-coxon-2ed549e07f2f941600a135070487d83d) h

Update on Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

Microsoft's head of AI has warned Anthropic's approach to training its AI model Claude could have a "disastrous impact on the wellbeing of humanity". Mustafa Suleyman said his rival risked creating something "impossible" to control by treating it like a human - including by telling it it "may be conscious" and was "deserving of independent agency". "We must not sleepwalk our way into a decision we later come to bitterly regret," he wrote. The comments are the latest in a series of stark warnings from the AI industry on the possible dangers of the technology. The BBC has contacted Anthropic for comment. "AIs are not conscious," he wrote. "They do not feel, experience, or suffer. They do not have innate preferences or underlying motivations. "They are sequence completion engines, internally

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Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarms. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

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UN chief sounds alarm on AI risk after Trump plays it down. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

Mark Zuckerberg addresses panic about killer AI – and gives warning to rival companies. A 1x1 image, likely be a tacker probe

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Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, joined the growing backlash against artificial intelligence — and he did not hold back. ### Here's what to know In an [Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DdUHeARjqqU/) shared by [More Perfect Union](https://www.instagram.com/perfectunion/reels/) (@perfectunion), Gilligan said he believes AI could "make all of our lives useless and irrelevant." His frustration reflects a debate playing out across entertainment, education, tech, and everyday workplaces. While supporters often frame AI as a productivity tool, critics have raised concerns about job displacement, the weakening of creative industries, and the devaluation of human labor. "I don't see the point of it," Gilligan said. "It seems to me like a solution in searc

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By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's outside tech adviser David Sacks on Wednesday ‌argued that public concerns about AI are being driven ‌by advocacy campaigns and media coverage, echoing Trump's comments earlier this week ​dismissing calls for new AI regulation. "We've seen this playbook, this fear-mongering playbook, over and over again," Sacks said, referring to concerns about AI's impact on U.S. society. Public alarm about the potential danger ‌posed by AI ⁠is growing, after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said last week he had resigned, in part because ⁠the "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Sacks, a venture capitalist who ​appeared ​by video at a Politico ​event in Washington, said AI

* The iOS 27 update rolled out to iPhones starting on Monday. The biggest change is Siri AI. * Siri AI has a waitlist. iPhone users are reporting wait times ranging from four hours to two days. * A colleague got the full update. His review: It's a huge improvement, featuring a wonky voice. Apple released [iOS 27 on Monday](https://www.businessinsider.com/ios-27-release-siri-ai-iphone-new-features-update-2026-9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo). Many iPhone users will have to wait a little longer for its most anticipated feature. [Siri AI](https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-new-siri-ai-chatbot-app-wwdc-2026-6?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo), Apple's ambitious overhaul of its virtual assistant,

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* Reid Hoffman says the existential risks of AI are "remote and controllable." * Hoffman said instead of slowing down, frontier labs need to "steer" better. * What do you think about the AI safety debate? [Reid Hoffman](https://www.businessinsider.com/reid-hoffman?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoocom&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=yahoo) isn't here for your take about AI is going to kill everyone. "I actually think most of that stuff, if you actually really think about it, is so like remote and controllable that it is mostly where people are kind of like, 'Look at me, I'm Cassandra, I'm saying it's the end of time," Hoffman said during Politico's Decoded Summit in Washington on Wednesday. Hoffman said there are benefits to continuing frontier AI research, including how the technology

SINGAPORE – Technology leaders from major companies are arguing for a [slowdown in artificial intelligence development](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/anthropic-boss-calls-for-slowing-pace-of-ai-development?ref=inline-article) once again amid concerns about the catastrophic risks the technology may pose. Is this scaremongering or is a real crisis coming? Instead of speculating about the doomsday scenarios AI could usher, address these warnings by auditing and governing the tech better, including making AI more transparent, industry players in Singapore said. “We have no way to verify systems that do not exist yet. A business in Singapore cannot plan around it either way,” said Jonathan Zhang, president of the Singapore AI Association, a non-profit organisation that promot

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged global competitors in artificial intelligence on Wednesday to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that "the world cannot afford a race to the bottom on AI safety." Secretary-General António Guterres said concerns raised by those on the frontlines of AI technology that its development "is racing ahead of our understanding of the risks" can't be ignored. Governments must assume their first responsibility to protect civilians from AI threats, which means "national action is essential," Guterres told U.N. reporters. "But global coordination is also indispensable." "We need guardrails to build trust — and that make AI safe, transparent, accountable, with human dignity at the center." Guterres was referring to a propos

Update on How Could AI 'Kill Us All'? Inside Whistleblower's Shocking Claim. Coverage via Yahoo Singapore Tech.

Fears about [out-of-control artificial intelligence](https://apnews.com/article/openai-hugging-face-hacking-ai-model-708cb598bc1e33cef560e7196adb2afa) and suggestions to [hit the brakes on the technology's development](https://apnews.com/article/ai-slowdown-challenges-anthropic-openai-trump-b61f28b6212338e88c0baec31f661701) aren't new, but they have recently found new life as warnings about rogue AI systems causing mayhem grow louder. Several leading AI executives recently voiced agreement on a need for a coordinated slowdown, including international collaboration, to protect humanity from [worst-case scenarios](https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-safety-jacob-coxon-2ed549e07f2f941600a135070487d83d). But there are divided opinions, with some tech leaders bristling at the idea that thei

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. Washington and Beijing view advances in AI as critical to their economic and military competitiveness, but they remain at odds over ‌access to advanced chips, allegations of technology copying and regulation of the AI industry. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will meet Chinese Vice Premier He ‌Lifeng this weekend to discuss AI-related issues before the leaders' summit. Here are some of the key talking points and disputes. MILITARY ATTACKS An AI system that interfered with a nuclear command network or launched a military cyber ​operation could leave either government with minutes to decide whether

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