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Where the AI Risks Are: Swiss Re’s Top 10 Ranking by Industry
The insurance industry came in sixth in a ranking of 10 major industries based on current AI risk, and seventh based on future risk, with health care replacing IT as the most exposed sector in the ...
OpenAI Forms New Safety Committee
OpenAI has formed a Safety and Security Committee that will be led by board members, including CEO Sam Altman, as it begins training its next artificial intelligence model, the AI startup said on ...
U.S. Safety Agency Urges Bridge Checks Across Nation
A new recommendation by a the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges federal and state authorities across the U.S. to review inspection reports and identify incomplete follow-up actions ...
High Wind Warnings Ignored Before Deadly Mexico Stage Collapse
Warnings were issued well before a campaign event about high winds that caused a deadly Mexico stage collapse this week, raising questions about why those alerts went unheeded. Organizers didn't ...
New Talc-Related Class Action Lawsuit Goes After J&J for Fraudulent Conveyance
With recent news that Johnson & Johnson is going forward with a third bankruptcy plan of a subsidiary to settle tens of thousand of lawsuits that it's talc products cause cancer, a class-action ...
NOAA: Atlantic Hurricane Season Could See up to 25 Named Storms
Above-normal hurricane activity is predicted in the Atlantic basin this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Th agency's outlook for the 2024 Atlantic ...
More Incidents Found in Safety Probe of Waymo Self-Driving Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles. ...
Judge Signs Off on Ohio Train Derailment $600M Settlement
A federal judge has signed off on the $600 million class action settlement over last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio, but many people who live near East Palestine are ...