Exclusive: US Department of Energy forms  billion supercomputer and AI partnership with AMD

Exclusive: US Department of Energy forms $1 billion supercomputer and AI partnership with AMD

By Timothy Gardner and Max A. Cherney, October 27, 2025 – Reuters
The U.S. has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab to construct two supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from nuclear power to cancer treatments to national security, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters. << Links to an External Site

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Seizing the AI opportunity

By OpenAI, October 27, 2025 – OpenAI
The US leads the world in developing AI—an advantage that helps ensure this technology is built to benefit as many people as possible. But keeping that edge requires far more electricity than the US can currently provide, and the growing shortfall threatens our leadership on a technology that provides a once-in-a-century opportunity to strengthen our economy and modernize America’s industrial base. << Links to an External Site

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Researchers find just 250 malicious documents can leave LLMs vulnerable to backdoors

Researchers find just 250 malicious documents can leave LLMs vulnerable to backdoors

By Anna Washenko, October 09, 2025 – Engadget
Artificial intelligence companies have been working at breakneck speeds to develop the best and most powerful tools, but that rapid development hasn’t always been coupled with clear understandings of AI’s limitations or weaknesses. Today, Anthropic released a report on how attackers can influence the development of a large language model. << Links to an External Site

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US fighter pilots try taking directions from AI for the first time

US fighter pilots try taking directions from AI for the first time

By Rachel Jones, August 27, 2025 – Semafor
US fighter pilots took directions from an AI system for the first time in a test that could drastically change combat tactics, Fox reported. Fighter pilots in action typically communicate with ground support who monitor radar and tell pilots where to fly. << Links to an External Site

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ChatGPT passes the ‘I’m not a robot’ test — a ‘terrifying’ step toward AI developing a mind of its own

ChatGPT passes the ‘I’m not a robot’ test — a ‘terrifying’ step toward AI developing a mind of its own

By Ben Cost, July 29, 2025 – New York Post
Artificial intelligence has become so sophisticated that it’s apparently no longer distinguishable from its human counterparts. The newest generation of ChatGPT has ironically devised a way to pass the online verification tests designed to stop bots from accessing the system. << Links to an External Site

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He Was Laughed Out of Academia for This Take About Technology. Turns Out He Was Right.

He Was Laughed Out of Academia for This Take About Technology. Turns Out He Was Right.

By Nick Ripatrazone, July 28 2025 – Slate
The most accurate description of being online that was ever articulated comes to us from a Canadian professor. “Everybody has become porous. The light and the message go right through us,” … “At this moment, we are on the air, and on the air we do not have any physical body. When you’re on the telephone or on radio or on TV, you don’t have a physical body. … You’re a discarnate being. You have a very different relation to the world around you. … It has deprived people really of their identity.” … was said by someone who died in 1980. << Links to an External Site

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