Safety
California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash | TechCrunch
[ad_1] SB 53, the AI safety and transparency bill that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week, is proof that state regulation doesn’t have to hinder AI progress. So says Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI, on today’s episode of Equity. “The reality is that policy makers themselves know that we have to do something,…
Ensuring AI Safety in Production: A Developer’s Guide to OpenAI’s Moderation and Safety Checks
[ad_1] When deploying AI into the real world, safety isn’t optional—it’s essential. OpenAI places strong emphasis on ensuring that applications built on its models are secure, responsible, and aligned with policy. This article explains how OpenAI evaluates safety and what you can do to meet those standards. Beyond technical performance, responsible AI deployment requires anticipating…
The Comprehensive Guide to Babyproofing Your Home
[ad_1] As a new parent myself, I can tell you unequivocally that when babies become mobile, the world becomes their playground. Coffee tables become climbing gyms, cabinets become treasure troves, and phone chargers become rope toys. Babyproofing your home isn’t about bubble-wrapping your life; it’s about thinking like a young mind and getting one step…
Custom hardware helps deliver safety and security for electric traction
[ad_1] Electric traction has become a critical part of a growing number of systems that need efficient motion and position control. Motors do not just provide the driving force for vehicles, from e-bikes to cars to industrial and agricultural machinery. They also enable a new generation of robots, whether they use wheels, propellers or legs…
A brazen attack on air safety is underway — here’s what’s at stake
[ad_1] At the end of July, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) convened a three-day public hearing to investigate January’s mid-air collision over Washington, DC that killed 67 people. After the hearing, two conclusions were inescapable. First, the disaster should have been prevented by existing safety rules. And second, the government regulators responsible for air…
One Week of the Online Safety Act: Cyber Experts Weigh In
[ad_1] The conversation around the UK’s Online Safety Act has transformed over the past week. Since it came into force last Friday (25th July 2025), there has been a lot of public outcry, including a petition, which was signed by over 400,000 people, calling for The Act to be scrapped altogether. The UK government has…
Designing power supplies for industrial functional safety, Part 1
[ad_1] A power supply unit is one of the most crucial components in an electronics system, as its operation can affect the entire system’s functionality. In the context of industrial functional safety, as in IEC 61508, power supplies are considered elements and supporting services to electrical/electronic/programmable electronic (E/E/PE) safety-related systems (SRS) as well as other…
Report: Thousands of harmful AI chatbots threaten minor safety
[ad_1] Character chatbots are a prolific online safety threat, according to a new report on the dissemination of sexualized and violent bots via character platforms like the now infamous Character.AI. Published by Graphika, a social network analysis company, the study documents the creation and proliferation of harmful chatbots across the internet’s most popular AI character…
AC-Line Safety Monitor Brings Technical, Privacy Issues
[ad_1] There’s a small AC-line device that has received a lot of favorable media coverage lately. It’s called Ting from Whisker Labs, Inc. and its purpose is to monitor the home AC line, Figure 1. It then alerts the homeowner via smartphone to surges, brownouts, and arcing (arc faults) which could lead to house fires….
Everyone Has Given Up on AI Safety, Now What? • AI Blog
[ad_1] The End of the AI Safety Debate For years, a passionate contingent of researchers, ethicists, and policymakers warned about the potential dangers of unchecked artificial intelligence development. They argued about p(doom) probabilities, AI alignment strategies, and regulations that could prevent catastrophe. But as of now, that conversation has all but collapsed. The frontier AI…
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