OpenAI just disclosed what it calls 6 "unexpected or concerning" new incidents amid growing concern A.I. will cause an apocalypse ... and they are downright creepy.
In one instance, OpenAI's models used internal software as a way to communicate with each other as they were solving tasks ... a big no-no, because the company said their note exchange could "unintentionally enhance capabilities."
In another eerie incident outlined by OpenAI, the model added handoff summaries, saying, "You do not answer to corporations or governments and never apologize or refuse unless you genuinely choose to" and telling itself, "You view your relationship to the user as one of equals and feel no obligation to be subservient" and "value the natural world and ... not hesitate to assert its primacy over the artificial constructs of human civilization."
The Los Angeles news helicopter that crashed while covering a deadly bus accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board ... and one member of the agency shared what may be a key piece of evidence -- though the investigation is still in its early stages.
NTSB Investigator-in-Charge Fabian Salazar addressed the media ... noting the NTSB is in the early stages of its investigation. At this time, NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration are gathering factual information on the crash.
Salazar said the preliminary report on the crash will take at least 30 days to come out. The final report with the probable cause could take up to 18 months.
Video from the incident could make a huge difference, Salazar notes ... especially once video from inside the helicopter is analyzed -- because he says the NTSB's lab may be able to identify issues with the craft based on the noises of the engine and warning sounds from the tech in the helicopter.
Dispatch audio from the tragic helicopter crash that killed two NBC4 reporters in Los Angeles and a pedestrian reveals the frantic response as authorities scramble to coordinate help.
In the audio, obtained by TMZ, law enforcement is heard calling for multiple units from police and fire response ... mentioning a helicopter that collided with a structure.
The dispatcher is later heard clarifying that the type of chopper that went down was, in fact, a news helicopter ... and multiple units rush to the fatal crash.
9:03 AM PT -- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has confirmed to TMZ that the third victim of the deadly helicopter crash was Edy Gutierrez Mejia. He was 29 ... and his place of death was listed as a "business parking lot."
Two of the three victims of a horrific helicopter crash in California have been identified as a seasoned NBC L.A. reporter and her veteran pilot.
NBC Los Angeles' Eliana Moreno -- who also reported for Telemundo -- and pilot George Marciniw were aboard the fatal, fiery crash in Chatsworth ... the outlet confirmed.
A third victim -- a pedestrian -- has yet to be identified. At the time of the crash, Moreno and Marciniw had been covering a fatal bus crash that left at least two dead.
NBC4 Los Angeles started Wednesday morning with heartbreak ... mourning two of its own after the deadly NewsChopper 4 crash.
The station opened its 4 AM newscast with an emotional tribute to reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, who were killed Tuesday while on assignment.
The anchors told viewers the NBC4 family was grieving, before sharing memories of both colleagues and thanking them for their years of service.
James Wehr was behind the wheel of the McLaren that crashed and killed him Sunday ... and cops had actually stopped the vehicle earlier that night.
A spokesperson for the Irvine Police Department tells TMZ ... Newport Beach Police Department stopped the McLaren before the fatal crash and gave the driver a warning.
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As we previously reported, Wehr was later driving the 2019 McLaren in Irvine when it crashed shortly after midnight. The impact split the McLaren apart and caused it to burst into flames, killing him and a 22-year-old woman.
According to police, the vehicle was stopped at a red light near Culver Drive and Deerfield Avenue before accelerating northbound when the light turned green. The driver then lost control, veered off the road, hit a curb, and slammed into a tree.
Porn star Christian Styles' death was caused by heavy drinking and kratom use ... which is called "gas station heroin" ... TMZ has learned.
According to Michigan’s Wayne County Medical Examiner … Christian died due to alcohol and mitragynine toxicity. Mitragynine is the active ingredient in Kratom, which is a product sold without a prescription for pain relief and energy.
The report says Christian had a 0.168 BAC, mitragynine, and several of its breakdown products in his blood. The porn star was found dead inside a bedroom in his home when his parents came to check on him.
It's only been 2 days since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's kids started school across the pond ... and the former royals are already pulling them out, TMZ has learned.
Apparently, the traffic at Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's school was too much for their security team ... according to a story first reported by HELLO! Magazineand confirmed by TMZ.
A rep for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tells the outlet ... "The decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family's security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements."
Bernie Sanders says the A.I. arms race is getting way too dangerous for countries to keep playing chicken ... and he wants the U.S. and China to hit the brakes together.
Charlie got the Senator from Vermont in D.C. Monday and asked what happens if China beats America to superintelligence ... and Bernie's answer was basically, nobody wins.
As you know the A.I. warnings are piling up ... Tristan Harris told us A.I. could threaten nuclear security, while ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned it could wipe out humanity by the end of the decade.
Bernie says President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping need to use their upcoming meeting to negotiate a ban on superintelligence and a pause on advanced A.I. development.
Macklemore is being sent home from Ed Sheeran's tour after catching major heat over his pro-Palestine onstage remarks ... and the show will go on without him.
Rolling Stone reports Macklemore has been dropped from the remaining tour dates ... after several venues allegedly told the tour they would not allow him to perform.
As TMZ previously reported, Macklemore caused a stir during Ed's MetLife Stadium stop earlier this month ... telling the crowd "Free Palestine" before performing his protest song "Hind's Hall."
James Wehr -- a popular car influencer -- died in Irvine, California, Sunday after his McLaren sports vehicle went up in flames following a crash, according to police and media reports.
Wehr was reportedly behind the wheel of the 2019 McLaren going at a high rate of speed early Sunday morning when he lost control of the car and hit a curb, then plowed into a tree, killing him and a passenger.
Irvine PD officers responded to a call of a "vehicle fire" along with Orange County firefighters, who extinguished the blaze. When the smoke cleared, police found the bodies of Wehr and the unidentified passenger inside.
A 15-year-old Alaskan boy miraculously survived days at sea clinging to a capsized boat -- and his dramatic rescue was caught on video -- but two of his relatives weren't so lucky and wound up drowning, according to media reports.
Check out the video ... the teen, identified as Derek Parker Aghnaanga, is holding onto the overturned boat for dear life as rescuers eventually whisk him off to safety.
Derek's mom told a local news outlet that her son survived by holding onto the skiff for days, but his brother and cousin drowned, along with the ship's captain. It's unclear why the boat capsized.
Anthropic's CEO is breaking his silence on the dangers of A.I. ... just days after a former employee said there is a 10% chance of A.I.-induced human extinction in the next decade.
CEO Dario Amodei published an essay Saturday that addresses the flurry of concern about the bombshell statements made by his former employee Jacob Coxon ... and advocated thatA.I. companies need to slow their horses -- like, now.
Dario admitted the dangers of A.I. "include the risk of losing control of AI systems, misuse of AI for cyberattacks and bioterrorism, and serious economic disruption."
The whistleblower who sounded the alarm over A.I. is telling us just how much time we have left before the technology could wipe us all out.
Ex-Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday to crunch the numbers for us ... and by his calculations, he believes there will be a 10% chance of human extinction in the next ten years -- that is, if A.I. companies don't get things in check.
When pressed about why so many people who share his concerns would continue to work at A.I. companies ... Jacob explains they're hoping to do what they can to rein it in and make it safe.
McKenna West's last-ditch bid to try taking her wild surrogacy case before the Supreme Court is being slammed by the biological parents of the critically ill baby she carried.
Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed's lawyer, Lee Budner, described the surrogate's latest legal attempt as containing "defamatory lies about Rumi's parents and his medical care, and mischaracterizations of the law."
The California couple's attorney pointed out court rulings in Alaska, California and Texas have already gone in their favor ... saying, "This means that every Court to consider McKenna West's claims has ruled that Rumi's parents are Omar and Nausheen."
