‘We’re nowhere near favourites’: France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave says India not the only Chess Olympiad contender

France opened their Chess Olympiad campaign with a 4-0 win over Tunisia, but top board Maxime Vachier-Lagrave remains realistic about his team’s chances. In an exclusive interaction, MVL named USA, India, China and Uzbekistan as the favourites. The French star also reflected on his three-decade chess journey, handling setbacks, his love for the game and…

Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton on how AI will end humanity; says that there are many ways: Like deadly …

Geoffrey Hinton predicts a ten percent chance of AI wiping out humanity soon. He believes the window for this existential threat is rapidly shrinking. Other AI researchers share similar concerns about future superintelligence risks. Companies continue developing more capable AI models at an accelerated pace. Global regulation is called for to manage AI’s potential dangers…