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The Guardian view on AI v mathematicians: humans are still vital to the field, but tech firms refuse to see that | Editorial

OpenAI claims its agents have solved the Navier-Stokes problem. But questions remain about how useful and independent its work really is On 8 September, OpenAI claimed that its AI agents had solved the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the most famous and difficult challenges in mathematics. Had a human solved it, they would have collected both prize money and plaudits from their fellows. The announcement instead ignited what some mathematicians have called an “ existential crisis ” in their field over the power of AI, and accusations that OpenAI misused human work . The maths behind Navier-Stokes is difficult to understand, but the critiques levelled by mathematicians will be familiar to artists, office workers, or anyone else concerned about AI. OpenAI’s results, like any arising from a large language model, depend on digesting work by human mathematicians. The OpenAI paper cites sources,

The Guardian·2h ago

‘An out-of-touch Silicon Valley radical’: meet Trump’s AI whisperer pushing for limited regulation

David Sacks convinced Trump against any restrictions on AI – putting the White House out of step with its own party As lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the US have joined together calling for the regulation of powerful artificial intelligence models, one of the few vocal naysayers has been Donald Trump . He’s called the perceived dangers of the technology a “hoax” and a “scam”, arguing that the government already has “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies”. It’s a starkly different stance from those of his former adviser Steve Bannon , the Republican Texas senator Ted Cruz and even the heads of the world’s leading AI companies. But it’s directly in line with the opinion of David Sacks – a prominent billionaire venture capitalist and Trump’s onetime AI and crypto czar, who has pushed back publicly and forcefully against recent claims of an impending AI apo

The Guardian·3h ago

It’s not just young people who need jobs | Letters

There should be provision for people who find themselves out of work when they approach state pension age, writes Peter Wade I am now in my 61st year, haven’t worked for more than two years and have stopped applying for jobs ( ‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job, 17 September ). The bulk of my career was as an advice worker, specialising in debt, housing and energy advice. Some years ago I worked with a client in her late 50s who had been a hospital cleaner. She had expected to retire earlier, but the changes to women’s state pension age meant that she faced several more years before retirement. She could no longer do the physical work of cleaning, yet starting a new career while managing her physical health seemed a daunting prospect. At the time I was looking at this situation from the other side of the desk. Now my perspective is rather different

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Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty

Sir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.

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The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future

AI, from chatbots to humanoids and automated management systems, are being widely deployed by corporations with huge repercussions for worker pay and autonomy.

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Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act

Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementation Meta has launched a fresh legal challenge against Britain’s media regulator in the latest of a slew of actions by social media companies who are accused of using the courts to slow down implementation of the Online Safety Act. Lawyers for the parent company of Facebook served notice during the week in an appeal against placing WhatsApp and Instagram, which are also owned by Meta, in a category that subjects them to additional duties. Continue reading...