One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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Why the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite is our Gaming Device of the Year
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite is our top pick for gaming device of the year.\n \nOpen Original Post
How a Contractor’s Claude Agent Got Into the Pentagon
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the contractor who plugged their AI agent into a Pentagon system, Anthropic’s IPO filing, and the volunteers gearing up to counter ICE at the midterms. Open Original Post
A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices
Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines. Open Original Post
It's now possible to turn your PS5 into a Steam Machine — but you shouldn't
'I've been using this distro for 4 days, and WOW!': You can turn your PS5 into a Steam Machine, and it's reportedly a slick experience.\n \nOpen Original Post