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Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?

AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent safety incidents like OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach are demonstrating the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable than humans. So what happens when we can’t reliably control what these systems do?  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan is joined by Connor Leahy, an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and now the U.S. Executive Director of […]

ControlAI’s Connor Leahy on why superintelligence is ‘not a weapon, it’s an adversary’ 

AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent safety incidents like OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach are demonstrating the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable than humans. So what happens when we can’t reliably control what these systems do?  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan is joined by Connor Leahy, an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and now the U.S. Executive Director of […]

ChatGPT now faces stricter EU oversight as a very large search engine

31 August 2026 at 14:31

The EU Commission is classifying ChatGPT as a very large search engine under the Digital Services Act for the first time, with at least 45 million monthly EU users. By the end of 2026, OpenAI has to deliver risk assessments, transparency reports, and an ad archive, among other things. Whether the Commission can also demand access to training data is disputed among legal experts.

The article ChatGPT now faces stricter EU oversight as a very large search engine appeared first on The Decoder.

Teradyne Robotics launches patent infringement case against Chinese competitor

27 August 2026 at 10:48
Teradyne Robotics A/S, a Danish-based subsidiary of Teradyne, Inc., has initiated a patent infringement case at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Copenhagen against a German subsidiary of the Chinese robot company JAKA. The case concerns the alleged infringement of patents – both software and hardware – held by Teradyne Robotics A/S and related to […]

Who’s Actually Liable in a Truck Accident?

26 August 2026 at 14:46
Commercial trucking is regulated differently than ordinary driving, and that difference is largely why liability in a truck crash usually doesn’t fall on a single individual. FMCSA hours-of-service rules state that property-carrying CDL drivers can be on the road for as long as 11 hours after taking 10 consecutive hours off, yet they must stop […]

Why the United States’ FCC now considers advanced robots a national security risk

29 July 2026 at 08:32
The US government has taken one of its most significant steps yet to regulate advanced robotics, adding foreign-produced humanoids, quadrupeds and other mobile robots to the Federal Communications Commission‘s “Covered List” of technologies considered to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. At first glance, the decision appears surprising. The FCC is best known for […]

FCC updates covered list to include foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and power inverters

29 July 2026 at 08:15
Update follows determinations by executive branch agencies that these devices threaten national security The United States Federal Communications Commission updated its “Covered List” to include two new categories of devices – “advanced robotic devices” (defined as mobile robots, such as humanoids and quadrupeds) and, separately, connected power inverters produced in foreign countries. The action follows […]
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