Sam Schechner

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Exclusive | France Taps Nuclear Power for New AI Training Cluster Macron aims to dedicate a gigawatt of nuclear power to create one of the world’s largest AI-computing facilities.

France is pushing to build huge AI training facilities powered by its nuclear plants

The AI Researchers Pushing Computers to Launch Nightmare Scenarios It’s largely up to companies to test whether their AI is capable of superhuman harm. At Anthropic, the Frontier Red Team assesses the risk of catastrophe.

Meet the "Frontier Red Team" at Anthropic, trying to push their latest models to do catastrophic things -- in order to stop them before it's too late: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s... via @wsj.com

Thanks, Ben, for the great editing! And to @deepa.bsky.social for the crucial reporting assist!

The AI Researchers Pushing Computers to Launch Nightmare Scenarios It’s largely up to companies to test whether their AI is capable of superhuman harm. At Anthropic, the Frontier Red Team assesses the risk of catastrophe.

How do AI companies ensure their technology can't kill us all? And should we trust them to do it with no oversight? @samschechner.com takes us behind the scenes on the first question and thoughtfully reports on the second. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-s...