Germany warns AI risks cyberattacks
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Germany's federal cybersecurity chief warned that increasingly autonomous AI systems could run out of control, creating dramatic cyberattack scenarios that alarmed companies and regulators.
Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian
Good. This bill contained provisions that would've endangered our rights for the sake of AI experimentation.
As tech leaders warn of AI's risks, Congress must not remove the few protections we have to hold companies accountable.
As tech leaders warn of AI's risks, Congress must not remove the few protections we have to hold companies accountable.
‘The bill is dead’: Crypto legislation collapses on Senate floor
Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
www.politico.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Good. This bill contained provisions that would've endangered our rights for the sake of AI experimentation.
As tech leaders warn of AI's risks, Congress must not remove the few protections we have to hold companies accountable.
As tech leaders warn of AI's risks, Congress must not remove the few protections we have to hold companies accountable.
by Robert B. Reich Reposted by David Johnson
As if they weren't bad enough, AI data centers — which Trump strongly supports — could drive a surge in "forever chemical" production.
And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water.
"Make America Healthy Again."
And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water.
"Make America Healthy Again."
Research Warns of Surge in Cancer-Causing Forever Chemicals From AI Data Center Build-Out | Common Dreams
Experts warn of a global surge in PFAS production driven by AI and data centers.
www.commondreams.org
September 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
As if they weren't bad enough, AI data centers — which Trump strongly supports — could drive a surge in "forever chemical" production.
And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water.
"Make America Healthy Again."
And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water.
"Make America Healthy Again."
Thought-provoking article about the emerging cyber security challenges cutting across digital, physical and operational environments ...
www.csoonline.com/article/4221...
www.csoonline.com/article/4221...
AI is exposing a security structure built for yesterday’s threats
AI-driven threats are blurring cyber and physical security, making integrated, cross-functional defense essential for resilience.
www.csoonline.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Thought-provoking article about the emerging cyber security challenges cutting across digital, physical and operational environments ...
www.csoonline.com/article/4221...
www.csoonline.com/article/4221...
AI is really going to kill us, it's inevitable now.
September 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
AI is really going to kill us, it's inevitable now.
Reposted by Laurent Dubois, Bessma Momani, Daniel W. Drezner
This is a subhed for the ages in the WSJ this morning:
“Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others”
“Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others”
September 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is a subhed for the ages in the WSJ this morning:
“Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others”
“Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others”
AI is really going to kill us, it's inevitable now.
September 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
AI is really going to kill us, it's inevitable now.
Reposted by Stephen A. Meserve, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
AI doom or not, something has shifted with AI recently. The guardrails that kept AI sitting in a chatbox are gone, the models are better, there's more compute.
AI agents are everywhere. They are annoying as hell. IMO the situation is going to get much worse
www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
AI agents are everywhere. They are annoying as hell. IMO the situation is going to get much worse
www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
www.404media.co
September 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
AI doom or not, something has shifted with AI recently. The guardrails that kept AI sitting in a chatbox are gone, the models are better, there's more compute.
AI agents are everywhere. They are annoying as hell. IMO the situation is going to get much worse
www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
AI agents are everywhere. They are annoying as hell. IMO the situation is going to get much worse
www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
Reposted by Greg Linden
If we held people personally and criminally liable for the "autonomous" actions of the AI systems they create and deploy, I bet the risky behavior would evaporate overnight.
September 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
If we held people personally and criminally liable for the "autonomous" actions of the AI systems they create and deploy, I bet the risky behavior would evaporate overnight.
@aflcio.org president
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Today in DC, hundreds of leaders gathered for the @futureoflife.org summit to talk about AI and the threat it poses to our workers, planet and future. Our unions are out in full force.
Here’s what I hear from workers about AI — and what I see as the best path forward:
Here’s what I hear from workers about AI — and what I see as the best path forward:
September 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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AI co's to society: "Hi, I'm new to the neighborhood. I'm loud and disruptive, I'll take everything I can grab, build hideous buildings nearby, hog water and electricity, and drive up bills, so you pay for it. I'll take your job and possibly kill you. I hope you give me a warm welcome!"
September 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
AI co's to society: "Hi, I'm new to the neighborhood. I'm loud and disruptive, I'll take everything I can grab, build hideous buildings nearby, hog water and electricity, and drive up bills, so you pay for it. I'll take your job and possibly kill you. I hope you give me a warm welcome!"
Why would Trump be so opposed to regulating AI — even in the face of growing public concern, even with midterm elections just around the corner?
Like everything with him, follow the money.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-loves-ai
Like everything with him, follow the money.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-loves-ai
Why Trump Loves AI
Follow the money
robertreich.substack.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Why would Trump be so opposed to regulating AI — even in the face of growing public concern, even with midterm elections just around the corner?
Like everything with him, follow the money.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-loves-ai
Like everything with him, follow the money.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-trump-loves-ai
Reposted by Simon Lester, Manisha Sinha
With Trump unleashing insane tirades against regulating AI, Obama just urged Dems to adopt a comprehensive position on it, warning that failure to act now will be "dangerous."
Trump's malevolence has given Dems a big opening. They should seize on it. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
Trump's malevolence has given Dems a big opening. They should seize on it. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
The Real Reason Obama’s Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving
Most Democrats have more or less the right position on AI. But their arguments are way too narrow to dramatize the real stakes. They should aim higher.
newrepublic.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
With Trump unleashing insane tirades against regulating AI, Obama just urged Dems to adopt a comprehensive position on it, warning that failure to act now will be "dangerous."
Trump's malevolence has given Dems a big opening. They should seize on it. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
Trump's malevolence has given Dems a big opening. They should seize on it. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2154...
Here is the link: reflectingwide.blogspot.com/2026/09/no-a...
Thinking in Public
No, AI will not kill us all. But handing companies control without accountability might. In the last few days, several journalists from at...
reflectingwide.blogspot.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Here is the link: reflectingwide.blogspot.com/2026/09/no-a...
by Simon Kirby Reposted by Simon J. Greenhill
We uncovered spontaneous evolution of new languages in populations of AI agents. This creates extraordinary scientific opportunities but also safety risks. New blog post with about how we created a platform for studying this safely. www.schmidtsciences.org/glossogen/
AI Agents Evolve Their Own Languages
Schmidt Sciences’ new AI Agents Evolving Communication and Coordination pilot program works toward advancing foundational research on multi-agent communication and coordination, and building an open-s...
www.schmidtsciences.org
September 15, 2026 at 7:03 AM
We uncovered spontaneous evolution of new languages in populations of AI agents. This creates extraordinary scientific opportunities but also safety risks. New blog post with about how we created a platform for studying this safely. www.schmidtsciences.org/glossogen/
Reposted by James Goodwin
It's difficult to pick apart fears about AI & data centers that are intrinsic to the technologies vs. those that are connected to the fact that giant, fateful decisions about these things are being made by a small handful of insular brain-cooked oligarch narcissists.
September 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
It's difficult to pick apart fears about AI & data centers that are intrinsic to the technologies vs. those that are connected to the fact that giant, fateful decisions about these things are being made by a small handful of insular brain-cooked oligarch narcissists.
"No, AI will not kill us all. But handing companies control without accountability might." I have read quite a few good takes about the new wave of "our products are so powerful that they are getting too dangerous" discourse. But the best one is by @vdignum.bsky.social, I think.
September 15, 2026 at 7:21 AM
"No, AI will not kill us all. But handing companies control without accountability might." I have read quite a few good takes about the new wave of "our products are so powerful that they are getting too dangerous" discourse. But the best one is by @vdignum.bsky.social, I think.
Could smarter AI agents make a collective less stable? Check this 1989 paper on computational ecosystems showing that clever local decisions can generate chaos, while diversity can stabilize it. With AI agents, these pioneering insights deserve renewed attention. journals.aps.org/pra/abstract...
September 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Could smarter AI agents make a collective less stable? Check this 1989 paper on computational ecosystems showing that clever local decisions can generate chaos, while diversity can stabilize it. With AI agents, these pioneering insights deserve renewed attention. journals.aps.org/pra/abstract...
Given what they actually do, I have trouble believing that they actually want to prevent said apocalypse
It is kind of amazing what a huge failure his "prevent the AI apocalypse" project has been at accomplishing anything that is supposed to be a goal
September 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Given what they actually do, I have trouble believing that they actually want to prevent said apocalypse
The people who fear AI are wasting time fighting each other www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The people who fear AI are wasting time fighting each other
The AI risk debate has become pointlessly tribal. There’s a way out.
www.vox.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The people who fear AI are wasting time fighting each other www.vox.com/future-perfe...