Hayden Field is a Senior AI Reporter at The Verge. She leads coverage on major AI entities such as OpenAI, Google, and Meta, focusing on the societal implications of these technologies and regulatory responses, while also exploring themes related to machine learning and legal affairs. Field's work has been featured in prominent outlets including Tech Brew, NBC News, and CNBC.
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The race between OpenAI and Anthropic is heating up (even more than before).
“We have to prove that we can do everything that we need to from the ground up,” said AI chief Mustafa Suleyman.
16 pts At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a super app, in-house reasoning models, a cybersecurity tool, and OpenClaw-esque AI agents. All this news added up to a clear message: Microsoft is positioned to be one of the biggest…
By: Hayden Field
RSI is also defined as an “AI system capable of fully autonomously designing and developing its own successor,” per Anthropic’s blog post. “We are not there yet, and recursive self-improvement is not inevitable. But it could come sooner than most institutions are prepared for.” [Link: When AI builds itself
One of the most highly anticipated public offerings in history has moved one step closer to reality.
Seattle’s city council is voting on whether to implement a one-year moratorium on new data centers — two months after several companies proposed building five large-scale centers in the city.
Apple kicked off its annual developer conference with bold promises about AI. The company, CEO Tim Cook said, would be "introducing new technologies and innovations that push the limits on what's possible." But its slew of announcements - centered on a brand-new "Siri AI" - had more to do with catching up.… Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
After almost entirely neglecting Siri and punting its AI promises down the road in 2025, Apple went all in on the tech this year.
On an episode of The Verge 's “Decoder” podcast, Suleyman said that in Anthropic's Claude Constitution, they “speculate about its consciousness and whether it has those feelings and is aware.” He called it both “dangerous” and a “philosophical failing,” adding, “We want AIs to be controllable, contained, accountable, aligned tools that serve humanity.”
By: Hayden Field
Among the moratorium’s fiercest supporters were Amazon employees, who joined others to testify in support of the policy in multiple Seattle city council hearings. [Link: Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers
