Community Spotlight: Ohio Mutual Insurance discusses AI, government shutdown’s flood insurance impact, and more

Ohio Mutual Insurance Director Todd Boyer explains the role of AI in the insurance lifecycle, warns about how a government shutdown ends NFIP flood insurance, and details the financial threats posed by third-party litigation funding. BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—A local insurance executive is warning of emerging challenges in the industry, from the rise of…

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Scientists want to prevent AI from going rogue by teaching it to be bad first

Researchers are trying to “vaccinate” artificial intelligence systems against the development of maligning personality traits, too flattering or otherwise harmful in an apparently counter-intuitive way: by giving them a small dose of these problematic traits. A new study, led by the Anthropic Fellows program for research on IA security, aims to prevent and even predict…

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28% of iPhone users facing call drops and network issues after iOS 18 update: LocalCircles

New Delhi: It is rare that upgrades fail to meet expectations and instead create problems. Since its initial release in September, Apple iPhone users who have installed iOS 18 software have reported issues ranging from connectivity issues to faster battery drain, unresponsive touchscreen, issues in iMessage, less effective controls, confusingly redesigned apps, and more. A…

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Former OpenAI safety researcher brands pace of AI development ‘terrifying’ | Artificial intelligence (AI)

A former security researcher in Openai says he is “quite terrified” as to the rhythm of the development of artificial intelligence, warning that the industry takes a “very risky bet” on technology. Steven Adler has expressed his concerns concerning companies seeking to quickly develop artificial general intelligence (AG), a theoretical term referring to systems that…

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