AI shopping could reach 300 million users by 2030, while 23% of Americans already use AI.

Newsweek asked several well-known AI assistants whether they think the technology could cause human extinction within the next decade.

A clear check on AI-made viruses is the limit of existing knowledge about what makes viruses dangerous.

An Anthropic employee's public resignation sparked the debate, which aligns with broader AI safety concerns.

The UK government has rejected the idea of creating a so-called "kill switch" to stop a dangerous attack from rogue AI. The proposal to create a legal mechanism for the UK to switch off an AI model in an emergency has been brought to Parliament by lords and MPs in recent weeks as fears grow about the threat the tech poses.

Artificial intelligence anxiety reached new highs this week as industry leaders highlighted growing concerns that humans could lose control of the increasingly potent technology.

Advances in autonomous agents and bitter rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed once-fringe fears into the mainstream

Anthropic says it disrupted the plot, which was included in its report on adversaries using AI to develop weapons and track dissidents.

Brad Gerstner responded to the flurry of AI stories this week after a researcher quit his job at Anthropic, accusing AI companies of "gambling with our lives."