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Powerful Wildfires Require a New Approach, California Report Finds

A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.

Β© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

The clearest lesson from the Palisades and Altadena fires was the extent to which climate-driven fires are outstripping modern firefighting, a new report found.

Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Vie for Undecided Voters

Mayor Karen Bass and her onetime ally, Nithya Raman, made their case to voters with just five weeks left until the election.

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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman.

Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models β€” and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

Β© Alessandro Penso for The New York Times

β€œTo be clear,” Christopher Olah told me, β€œwe don’t know if A.I. models are conscious. I don’t know. I’m genuinely uncertain. The thing that I care about is that we get to the right answer, whatever it is.”

Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park

Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.

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Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday in a parking lot at Dublin Sports Grounds, an athletic complex and playground in Dublin, Calif.
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