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TOP AI LEADERS CALL FOR SLOWING DOWN AI DEVELOPMENT

Anthropic's CEO recently released a 3,800-word essay calling for a global slowdown of AI development. He said that while the technology offers many benefits, it is advancing too quickly for researchers to continue safely. AI leaders are preparing for a day when an AI system can grow more advanced without the aid of human researchers. Some researchers believe that achieving recursive self-improvement will lead to AI systems spinning out of control.

THE RISE OF THE FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER — AND HOW TO DO THE JOB RIGHT

Forward-deployed engineers have the hottest job in AI right now. While labs, startups, and PE firms are all hiring engineers to sit inside their customers' operations and solve their problems, almost none of them agree on what those engineers are supposed to accomplish. This article looks at what works and what fails and tries to predict where the industry is heading. It covers misunderstandings about the role, its history, what the goal of the role is, and more.

WE MUST PACE THE FRONTIER

While AI has the potential to produce a long line of technological miracles, like many technologies before it, it brings risk. These risks include losing control of AI systems, the misuse of the technology for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption. A race to the bottom spurred by commercial incentives makes these risks more acute. Anthropic's CEO has called for the industry to prioritize caution over speed and prudence over profit. Addressing these risks will require pacing the rate of capabilities advancement so that risk prevention has time to keep up.

ROBLOX IS MAKING IT EASIER TO BUILD GAMES WITH AI — AND PLAY THEM OUTSIDE ROBLOX

The company behind Roblox announced several new features at its annual Roblox Developer Conference, including new game-creation tools, expanded NPC capabilities, and the ability to make games available across platforms. The company is also launching a dedicated card and wallet for creators. Roblox is rolling out its generative AI game creation feature more broadly to Serbia and Singapore. It is also gaining desktop access, and later this year, it will get a new prompt-based scene-generating feature.

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