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Anthropic Launches Initiative to Study AI's Economic Impact San Francisco, CA – AI research company Anthropic has announced the launch of its Economic Futures Program, a new initiative aimed at deeply examining and addressing the economic impacts of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on the labor market and the global economy. The program is structured around three core pillars: providing research grants and partnerships to foster empirical studies, creating forums for evidence-based discussions among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, and expanding the Anthropic Economic Index. The index will track AI's economic usage and impact using public data, with plans for regular public data and research releases. To kickstart research efforts, Anthropic is offering rapid grants of up to $50,000 for empirical research into AI's economic effects. Additionally, the company is soliciting evidence-based policy proposals for symposia scheduled for Fall 2025 in W...

Understanding Strong AI: The Pursuit of Human-Level Machine Intelligence Global – As artificial intelligence continues its rapid advancement, terms like Strong AI, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) are becoming more common in public discourse. Strong AI, synonymous with AGI, refers to a hypothetical form of AI possessing human-level intelligence, self-awareness, and the ability to solve a wide array of problems, distinguishing it from the task-specific "Weak" or "Narrow" AI prevalent today (such as chatbots or self-driving cars). The ambition behind AGI is to create machines whose intelligence is indistinguishable from the human mind, capable of learning and evolving through experience. While AGI remains a theoretical concept rather than a current reality, researchers are actively pursuing its creation. Historical methods for evaluating machine intelligence, like the Turing Test and its Extended version, assess whether a ...

SoftBank Invests Up to $40 Billion More in OpenAI, Citing Artificial Super Intelligence Goal Tokyo, Japan – SoftBank Group Corp. has finalized a definitive agreement with OpenAI for follow-on investments totaling up to USD 40.0 billion. SoftBank's effective investment amount is expected to be up to USD 30.0 billion after syndication to co-investors. The Japanese conglomerate views artificial intelligence as the next critical phase of the "Information Revolution" and has stated its mission to realize Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) for the advancement of humanity. SoftBank has positioned OpenAI as its most important partner in achieving Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), considered a key milestone on the path to ASI. This significant investment aims to support OpenAI's continued growth and is explicitly linked to the "Stargate Project." Announced in collaboration with OpenAI, the Stargate Project involves building dedicated, large-scale AI infrastruc...

Anthropic Launches Initiative to Study AI's Economic Impact San Francisco, CA – AI research company Anthropic has announced the launch of its Economic Futures Program, a new initiative aimed at deeply examining and addressing the economic impacts of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on the labor market and the global economy. The program is structured around three core pillars: providing research grants and partnerships to foster empirical studies, creating forums for evidence-based discussions among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, and expanding the Anthropic Economic Index. The index will track AI's economic usage and impact using public data, with plans for regular public data and research releases. To kickstart research efforts, Anthropic is offering rapid grants of up to $50,000 for empirical research into AI's economic effects. Additionally, the company is soliciting evidence-based policy proposals for symposia scheduled for Fall 2025 in W...