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    According to a Reuters headline circulating on Hacker News, OpenAI's Sam Altman is expected to brief the UN Security Council next week. The post itself contains only the headline, so the stated purpose of the briefing is not clear from the evidence. Commenters and readers will likely speculate about what Altman will tell the council, possibly relating to AI's role in global security, but no details from the article or discussion are available here beyond the news that the meeting is scheduled.

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    AI executive calls industry's practices 'largest theft of labor in human history'●AI exec: We may have pulled off β€œthe largest theft of labor in human history.”MmastodonTechnologyAI2152 min ago

    A tech executive has described the AI industry's use of human-created work as potentially "the largest theft of labor in human history," according to internal documents unearthed through an ongoing lawsuit. The remarks, reportedly made privately, suggest industry leaders acknowledge that AI systems were trained on creators' work without adequate consent or compensation. The disclosure is fueling fresh debate over copyright, artists' rights, and accountability in the AI boom.

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    Mistral CEO: AI is software that can be controlledβ–ΌCEO of Mistral: AI is software. It can be controlledYhnBusinessEconomy853 min ago

    Arthur Mensch, chief executive of French AI start-up Mistral, argues that AI is fundamentally software and therefore can be controlled, according to an interview published in Le Monde. His remarks push back against framing of AI as an unpredictable force, positioning regulation and engineering oversight as adequate tools. The comments are drawing discussion about how AI systems should be governed.

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    Jensen Huang says AI doomsday warnings hide ulterior motives●Jensen Huang: Those warning on AI apocalypse "have ulterior reasons"YhnWar1224 min ago

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said people warning about an AI apocalypse "have ulterior reasons," dismissing the loudest doomsday narratives around artificial intelligence. His remarks add fuel to the ongoing split in tech between those urging extreme caution on AI risk and those, including major chip and lab executives, who argue such warnings often serve competitors or regulators rather than public safety.

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    AI executive calls industry's data use largest labor theft in history●AI exec: We may have pulled off β€œthe largest theft of labor in human history.” https:// lemmy.ml/post/53247123MmastodonTechnology37 min ago

    A technology executive has reportedly suggested that the AI industry may have committed what he described as 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' a remark pointing to the widespread use of human-created work to train AI systems without compensation. The statement is circulating widely online, where it is fueling debate over copyright, consent and fair payment for the creative and intellectual labor behind training data.

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    Walmart's chief executive has ruled out using personalised pricing, saying the retail giant will not charge different customers different prices for the same products even as artificial intelligence reshapes how retailers set and manage prices. The statement, reported by the Financial Times, comes as AI tools raise questions across the retail industry about data-driven pricing practices and consumer fairness.

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    AI executive calls generative AI 'the largest theft of labor in human history'●AI exec: We may have pulled off β€œthe largest theft of labor in human history.” https:// literature.cafe/post/35870676MmastodonTechnology27 min ago

    An artificial intelligence industry executive has said the sector may have carried out 'the largest theft of labor in human history', referring to the way AI systems were trained on vast amounts of human-created work, much of it taken without payment or consent. The remark has drawn attention to ongoing anger among writers, artists and other workers over uncompensated use of their output.

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    Tech executives and researchers publicly call for stronger AI safety measures, but their stated ambitions reportedly go further than regulations alone. The argument is that industry leaders are seeking influence over standards, resources and policy direction, not just safeguards, shaping how governments and the public approach artificial intelligence governance.

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    Jensen Huang says a key figure in the AI debate isn't science-based●Huang says 1 number in the AI debate isn’t science-based at allβœ‰newsScience1 h ago

    Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is challenging a widely cited figure used in the ongoing debate over artificial intelligence, arguing that the number has no scientific basis. His comments add to a heated public discussion about AI's risks and benefits, in which competing claims about the technology's future are often made without solid evidence behind them.