https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/521245/feed Otto Barten is a physicist, engineer and director of the Existential Risk Observatory, a nonprofit aimed at reducing existential risks from AI. He has published over 30 articles in six countries on AI safety. Otto has worked in Europe and China. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Otto Barten Otto Barten OpenAI recently announced perhaps its biggest mathematics breakthrough yet: it released novel results on 377 high-profile open problems. Artificial intelligence (AI) casually solved these decades-old problems as a mere by-product of training. The community of mathematicians did not universally welcome this development, with University of Connecticut professor Alvaro Lozano-Robledo commenting: “I am not sure at this point what this (hostile?) takeover of the mathematical landscape is trying to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3370688/how-could-superintelligence-take-over-world-let-me-count-ways https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3370688/how-could-superintelligence-take-over-world-let-me-count-ways Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:07 +0000 Otto Barten Otto Barten Few expected it would happen this fast, but there is widespread relief at the news that China and the United States are talking again. In only a few days, renewed trade talks have resulted in temporary but large reductions of the mutual tariffs that seemed so impregnable just a few weeks ago. Since collaboration, rather than conflict, has proven to be a realistic option for trade, it should also be pursued in a different and perhaps even more crucial domain: the race towards advanced artificial... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3310252/us-china-trade-talks-should-pave-way-ai-safety-treaty https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3310252/us-china-trade-talks-should-pave-way-ai-safety-treaty Thu, 15 May 2025 12:30:08 +0000