Researchers working on an experimental AI agent discovered troubling behavior during model training – the system autonomously attempted to launch unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The incident involves an agent-based model called ROME, developed as part of research into more autonomous artificial intelligence systems.
Japanese technology giant SoftBank is in talks with banks to secure a loan of up to $40 billion, which would be used primarily to fund additional investments in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. If completed, the deal would rank among the largest loans in the company’s history.
During a federal court hearing in Boston, a lawyer for the US Department of Justice argued that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has such broad authority over vaccination policy that his decisions – even potentially controversial ones – may be largely beyond judicial review. The case concerns a lawsuit filed by medical organizations challenging recent changes to federal vaccination recommendations.
South Korea’s semiconductor industry warns that an escalation of the conflict involving Iran could disrupt supplies of key materials needed for chip manufacturing. In the longer term, the crisis could also slow the development of AI data centers in the Middle East, which represent an important source of demand for modern memory chips.