US lawmakers demand AI regulation
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U.S. politicians from across the ideological spectrum expressed fears that artificial intelligence could pose existential and regulatory risks, uniting unlikely allies and prompting calls for stricter oversight.
Some things I believe about AI, until further notice
It has been a fascinating week in the world of artificial intelligence. The subject has broken containment, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. I was listening to a football podcast and the hosts started talking about AI killing…
It has been a fascinating week in the world of artificial intelligence. The subject has broken containment, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. I was listening to a football podcast and the hosts started talking about AI killing…
Some things I believe about AI, until further notice
It has been a fascinating week in the world of artificial intelligence. The subject has broken containment, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. I was listening to a football podcast and the hosts started talking about AI killing everyone. It would be fair to say that AI has now gone mainstream, and not only that, it has become a hot political subject.
www.technollama.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Some things I believe about AI, until further notice
It has been a fascinating week in the world of artificial intelligence. The subject has broken containment, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. I was listening to a football podcast and the hosts started talking about AI killing…
It has been a fascinating week in the world of artificial intelligence. The subject has broken containment, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. I was listening to a football podcast and the hosts started talking about AI killing…
by Juan Moreno‐Cruz Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol
“The greatest danger is not that humans will not be needed, but that we create an environment where humans don’t need each other.”
"Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals." Hannah Arendt
If AI wreaks havoc, however unlikely, it will be through this channel.
"Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals." Hannah Arendt
If AI wreaks havoc, however unlikely, it will be through this channel.
September 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM
“The greatest danger is not that humans will not be needed, but that we create an environment where humans don’t need each other.”
"Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals." Hannah Arendt
If AI wreaks havoc, however unlikely, it will be through this channel.
"Totalitarian movements are mass organizations of atomized, isolated individuals." Hannah Arendt
If AI wreaks havoc, however unlikely, it will be through this channel.
Most Americans think AI is doing more harm than good in schools www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Poll: Most Americans think AI is doing more harm than good in schools
Last year, a slim majority thought schools that integrated AI would be better for students. Now a majority say schools that ban AI are better, according to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll.
www.nbcnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Most Americans think AI is doing more harm than good in schools www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump won by latching on to popular issues.
He’s doing the opposite on AI. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He’s doing the opposite on AI. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Trump won by latching on to popular issues. He’s doing the opposite on AI.
It's been stunning to see this president so firmly position himself on the unpopular side of the debate around AI and data centers.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Trump won by latching on to popular issues.
He’s doing the opposite on AI. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He’s doing the opposite on AI. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears
Their plans are heavier on rhetoric than specifics so far. But it’s a shift for many in the party who have been slow to address the fast-changing technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
As warnings mount, Democrats eyeing the presidency wake up to AI fears www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Scott A. Imberman, Steven H. Seggie
One of the key problems with AI is that the AI bros and their behemoth companies have absolutely no governance or guardrails. It's not that the AI is conscious or going rogue or whatever. It's that it's run by feckless arseholes. www.ft.com/content/2c34...
September 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
One of the key problems with AI is that the AI bros and their behemoth companies have absolutely no governance or guardrails. It's not that the AI is conscious or going rogue or whatever. It's that it's run by feckless arseholes. www.ft.com/content/2c34...
Please see a new call for papers for a special issue on "Artificial Intelligence: Power, Place, and Uneven Development" in the journal CJRES
academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/...
academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/...
Artificial Intelligence: Power, Place, and Uneven Development
Editors: Judith Clifton, Mia Gray, Michael Kitson & Pete Tyler
academic.oup.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Please see a new call for papers for a special issue on "Artificial Intelligence: Power, Place, and Uneven Development" in the journal CJRES
academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/...
academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/...
"The AI Act was built as a product-safety law. But AI is not a traditional product for which the risks can be assessed and managed. AI operates in dynamic environments that are not fully predictable; AI can take actions that are not necessarily pre-coded."
🚨 Europe still needs to do more to provide real AI reassurance
European Union AI rules are built around pre-market risk assessment; more supervision and liability are also needed to deal with post-deployment harm
📑 Read the First Glance by @digitalmario.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/2gtrlYI
Europe still needs to do more to provide real artificial intelligence reassurance
European Union AI rules are built around pre-market risk assessment; more supervision and liability are also needed to deal with post-deployment harm
buff.ly
September 17, 2026 at 8:31 AM
"The AI Act was built as a product-safety law. But AI is not a traditional product for which the risks can be assessed and managed. AI operates in dynamic environments that are not fully predictable; AI can take actions that are not necessarily pre-coded."
Having just come off BBC Radio Scotland, sending good thoughts to all my fellow AI researchers also drowning in media requests this week and trying to fight a multibillion-dollar gilded firehose of bullshit with spray bottles of reason and facts
September 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Having just come off BBC Radio Scotland, sending good thoughts to all my fellow AI researchers also drowning in media requests this week and trying to fight a multibillion-dollar gilded firehose of bullshit with spray bottles of reason and facts
by Grady Booch
I have read many well researched, well reasoned, and well argued papers regarding the nature of software engineering.
This is not one of them.
arxiv.org/html/2606.05...
This is not one of them.
arxiv.org/html/2606.05...
The End of Software Engineering:How AI Agents Are Fundamentally Restructuring the Software Paradigm
arxiv.org
September 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I have read many well researched, well reasoned, and well argued papers regarding the nature of software engineering.
This is not one of them.
arxiv.org/html/2606.05...
This is not one of them.
arxiv.org/html/2606.05...
Reposted by Shannon Vallor
It seems like the AI discourse has started to actually scare people this past week (at least five people have told me 'AI will kill us', so well done PR folks.)
I think this is a very good piece to share w/ your family & friends. Thanks @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/the-danger-o...
I think this is a very good piece to share w/ your family & friends. Thanks @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/the-danger-o...
The Danger Of Superhuman AI Is Not What You Think | NOEMA
The rhetoric over “superhuman” AI implicitly erases what’s most important about being human.
www.noemamag.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:31 AM
It seems like the AI discourse has started to actually scare people this past week (at least five people have told me 'AI will kill us', so well done PR folks.)
I think this is a very good piece to share w/ your family & friends. Thanks @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/the-danger-o...
I think this is a very good piece to share w/ your family & friends. Thanks @shannonvallor.bsky.social
www.noemamag.com/the-danger-o...
by Jack Stilgoe
Not being snarky or nothing, but the US government has been building Frankensteins for decades, by incentivising irresponsible innovators.
‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Not being snarky or nothing, but the US government has been building Frankensteins for decades, by incentivising irresponsible innovators.
Here is an example of how AI cannot be used to determine cause and effect.
Suppose you want to know the impact of CO2 on climate. With a physics model, you run two simulations, one with the current atmosphere and a second with the current atmosphere but without CO2.
Suppose you want to know the impact of CO2 on climate. With a physics model, you run two simulations, one with the current atmosphere and a second with the current atmosphere but without CO2.
September 17, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Here is an example of how AI cannot be used to determine cause and effect.
Suppose you want to know the impact of CO2 on climate. With a physics model, you run two simulations, one with the current atmosphere and a second with the current atmosphere but without CO2.
Suppose you want to know the impact of CO2 on climate. With a physics model, you run two simulations, one with the current atmosphere and a second with the current atmosphere but without CO2.
by Jack Stilgoe
Brilliant piece. But AI Safety not really ‘fringe’. It’s in the mainstream of a group who happened to become wildly powerful. This paper is useful firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety
| First Monday
firstmonday.org
September 17, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Brilliant piece. But AI Safety not really ‘fringe’. It’s in the mainstream of a group who happened to become wildly powerful. This paper is useful firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
From the man who in 2013 said "“Over time, the rise of the Internet will inexorably diminish the role of money in politics". That didn't work out so well. I don't think any of his prognostications about tech have worked out, why should we listen to him on this?
The former US vice-president has gone against the tide of concern about the existential threats posed by AI, arguing that the technology presented a ‘great opportunity for further increasing the energy transition’. ft.trib.al/ncliJkB
September 17, 2026 at 5:52 AM
From the man who in 2013 said "“Over time, the rise of the Internet will inexorably diminish the role of money in politics". That didn't work out so well. I don't think any of his prognostications about tech have worked out, why should we listen to him on this?
Reposted by Cameron Campbell
The former US vice-president has gone against the tide of concern about the existential threats posed by AI, arguing that the technology presented a ‘great opportunity for further increasing the energy transition’. ft.trib.al/ncliJkB
September 17, 2026 at 5:43 AM
The former US vice-president has gone against the tide of concern about the existential threats posed by AI, arguing that the technology presented a ‘great opportunity for further increasing the energy transition’. ft.trib.al/ncliJkB
Reposted by Garry Peterson
The era of AI warfare has arrived ft.trib.al/FccSsiU
The era of AI warfare has arrived
Autonomous systems are being rapidly integrated on the battlefield, as models advance in ways even their creators cannot fully predict
ft.trib.al
September 17, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The era of AI warfare has arrived ft.trib.al/FccSsiU
by Neil Selwyn
Just finished checking the proofs for this new book (which should be out around Easter 2027 I think).
I was *very* reticent about writing a book on AI (given how much noise there has been over the past few years), but this has turned out really well I think.
Other ways of doing AI are possible!
I was *very* reticent about writing a book on AI (given how much noise there has been over the past few years), but this has turned out really well I think.
Other ways of doing AI are possible!
September 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Just finished checking the proofs for this new book (which should be out around Easter 2027 I think).
I was *very* reticent about writing a book on AI (given how much noise there has been over the past few years), but this has turned out really well I think.
Other ways of doing AI are possible!
I was *very* reticent about writing a book on AI (given how much noise there has been over the past few years), but this has turned out really well I think.
Other ways of doing AI are possible!
Reposted by Brian L. Frye
What I, a relative normie, think "AI Safety" and "effective altruism" should mean: make sure ChatGPT isn't driving kids to suicide and that nonprofits use their money wisely and effectively
What it seems to actually mean: a bunch of Berkley doomers in a sex cult think the robot apocalypse is coming
What it seems to actually mean: a bunch of Berkley doomers in a sex cult think the robot apocalypse is coming
September 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM
What I, a relative normie, think "AI Safety" and "effective altruism" should mean: make sure ChatGPT isn't driving kids to suicide and that nonprofits use their money wisely and effectively
What it seems to actually mean: a bunch of Berkley doomers in a sex cult think the robot apocalypse is coming
What it seems to actually mean: a bunch of Berkley doomers in a sex cult think the robot apocalypse is coming
My guess is that people with financial interests in AI are Trustees of some of these universities, and are strong-arming the institutions to help their investments pay off.
September 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
My guess is that people with financial interests in AI are Trustees of some of these universities, and are strong-arming the institutions to help their investments pay off.