Governments, institutions tighten AI rules
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Governments and global institutions moved on AI, with China curbing tech talent departures, Europe wrestling with safety-versus-competitiveness, and the Global Fund using AI against malaria, TB and HIV.
Let’s start with borders & immigration (with ICE as a wake-up to what that means) - don’t be fooled by “data requests”. They don’t need to make data requests because the cloud is AI as a service. I called it the Deep Border (& people said “how does it happen?) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
September 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Let’s start with borders & immigration (with ICE as a wake-up to what that means) - don’t be fooled by “data requests”. They don’t need to make data requests because the cloud is AI as a service. I called it the Deep Border (& people said “how does it happen?) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A reminder as we discuss AI safety: Deregulation (or allowing corporations to "self regulate") only masks another kind of trickle-down economics — one where the financial gains go to the top, and nothing trickles down except risks and losses for everyone else.
September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
A reminder as we discuss AI safety: Deregulation (or allowing corporations to "self regulate") only masks another kind of trickle-down economics — one where the financial gains go to the top, and nothing trickles down except risks and losses for everyone else.
it's really essential to underline that the use of failing or problematic software tools/AI tech IN NO WAY ABSOLVES THE ACTORS OF CRIMINAL CULPABILITY.
Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
September 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
it's really essential to underline that the use of failing or problematic software tools/AI tech IN NO WAY ABSOLVES THE ACTORS OF CRIMINAL CULPABILITY.
Makes me think of Stanislav Petrov, one of the greatest heroes in history. We're going to need to build systems that don't rely on people like him to stop a rush to judgment.
Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
September 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Makes me think of Stanislav Petrov, one of the greatest heroes in history. We're going to need to build systems that don't rely on people like him to stop a rush to judgment.
Now imagine that during a crisis an AI draws from a huge amount of data to conclude that Russia or China are preparing a nuclear first strike and an under-pressure analyst sends that immediately up the chain.
The US military almost boarded a Chinese cargo ship because an intelligence analyst trusted a false AI-generated conclusion that the ship was carrying components for a nuclear-weapons program. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
September 19, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Now imagine that during a crisis an AI draws from a huge amount of data to conclude that Russia or China are preparing a nuclear first strike and an under-pressure analyst sends that immediately up the chain.
This is the far more likely pathway for how AI will end us all, btw. Not via some superintelligent swarm of paperclip maximizers, but by a cascading sequence of dumb fuckups driven by human beings who have arranged things to be fast-moving and catastrophically fragile while also being really lazy.
That’s a load-bearing assumption, Dr Strangelove. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
September 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This is the far more likely pathway for how AI will end us all, btw. Not via some superintelligent swarm of paperclip maximizers, but by a cascading sequence of dumb fuckups driven by human beings who have arranged things to be fast-moving and catastrophically fragile while also being really lazy.
Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, Rebecca Tushnet, John R. Hutchinson
honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care
September 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care
Yup. I love the analogous of a strimmer (weed whacker as I believe our US cousins call them) tied to a dog. For a while, it might do what you want. But sooner or later, it’ll jump the fence to run after a squirrel.
I really hate the framing of these stories as "an AI agent broke out and hacked something."
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
No, an inadequate sandbox meant that a powerful and unpredictable computer program was set loose on the open internet by the company that designed it. The agency isn't with the "AI agent", it's with the firm
September 19, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Yup. I love the analogous of a strimmer (weed whacker as I believe our US cousins call them) tied to a dog. For a while, it might do what you want. But sooner or later, it’ll jump the fence to run after a squirrel.
Ho-Dac on The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights
Marion Ho-Dac (Artois University) has posted The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights…...
Marion Ho-Dac (Artois University) has posted The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights…...
Ho-Dac on The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights
Marion Ho-Dac (Artois University) has posted The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights on SSRN. Here is the abstract: While the Artificial Intelligence (AI) race is raging on the world market, several voices have called for effective regulation of this multifaceted technology and its ever increasing capabilities. In this context, the European Union has recently adopted the first-ever comprehensive, binding law on AI, known as the EU AI Act.
legaltheoryblog.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Ho-Dac on The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights
Marion Ho-Dac (Artois University) has posted The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights…...
Marion Ho-Dac (Artois University) has posted The EU AI Act and the Challenge of Protecting Fundamental Rights…...
I tire of these parasites.
They do everything in their power to destroy the democratic governance and regulatory systems of the countries that enabled them to grow rich, but they always come running when it's time to foist the costs of their reckless decisions onto taxpayers.
See also: SV Bank.
They do everything in their power to destroy the democratic governance and regulatory systems of the countries that enabled them to grow rich, but they always come running when it's time to foist the costs of their reckless decisions onto taxpayers.
See also: SV Bank.
Alex Karp of Palantir says the AI industry must be nationalized to protect it from lawsuits if it accidentally destroys the world. More likely, he sees the bubble about to burst and he wants to be bought out with our tax dollars before that happens.
September 18, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I tire of these parasites.
They do everything in their power to destroy the democratic governance and regulatory systems of the countries that enabled them to grow rich, but they always come running when it's time to foist the costs of their reckless decisions onto taxpayers.
See also: SV Bank.
They do everything in their power to destroy the democratic governance and regulatory systems of the countries that enabled them to grow rich, but they always come running when it's time to foist the costs of their reckless decisions onto taxpayers.
See also: SV Bank.
Reposted by Steve Peers
The AI companies have a lot of money and time. Newsrooms don’t. But we are battling for our lives, and for the truth that you need to know.
This is all of our fight.
This is all of our fight.
We’re suing ChatGPT—and Trump just got involved.
Guess whose side he's on.
www.motherjones.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The AI companies have a lot of money and time. Newsrooms don’t. But we are battling for our lives, and for the truth that you need to know.
This is all of our fight.
This is all of our fight.
by Kate Jackson
I think by “nationalized” he means tech should rule the nation
Alex Karp of Palantir says the AI industry must be nationalized to protect it from lawsuits if it accidentally destroys the world. More likely, he sees the bubble about to burst and he wants to be bought out with our tax dollars before that happens.
September 19, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I think by “nationalized” he means tech should rule the nation
Not great when you recognize the whole AI thing reflects the mentality and worldview of white supremacist slavers looking for free labor to increase their profits while doing nothing and also living in total, all-consuming fear that there will be an uprising that leads to their violent comeuppance.
September 18, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Not great when you recognize the whole AI thing reflects the mentality and worldview of white supremacist slavers looking for free labor to increase their profits while doing nothing and also living in total, all-consuming fear that there will be an uprising that leads to their violent comeuppance.
Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, David H. Kaye, Stephen A. Meserve
Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
September 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
by Amir Attaran
How interesting that all the incidents of AI going rogue have this in common: the same sketchy Israeli company doing “testing”.
Could it be they’re actually testing HOW to make AI go rogue? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
Could it be they’re actually testing HOW to make AI go rogue? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
September 19, 2026 at 3:47 AM
How interesting that all the incidents of AI going rogue have this in common: the same sketchy Israeli company doing “testing”.
Could it be they’re actually testing HOW to make AI go rogue? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
Could it be they’re actually testing HOW to make AI go rogue? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t...
Reposted by Ben Tonra, Tobias Lock, Peter Thorne
This is insanity.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.
September 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This is insanity.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.
This is my absolute bone core experience (with many students, told AI is the best all the way up to the uni president). *This* is what AI is doing to people in society even worse than doing a iffy job at times, just letting it make decisions
(accidentally QTed a reply the first time!)
(accidentally QTed a reply the first time!)
Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this.
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
September 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
This is my absolute bone core experience (with many students, told AI is the best all the way up to the uni president). *This* is what AI is doing to people in society even worse than doing a iffy job at times, just letting it make decisions
(accidentally QTed a reply the first time!)
(accidentally QTed a reply the first time!)
by Adam Bonica Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, Stephen A. Meserve
It takes a special kind of calculated cowardice to oppose regulations supported by two-thirds of voters because you rank the threat of the AI industry maybe buying some campaign ads above it maybe killing everyone.
Democratic advisers are warning their candidates not to go too hard at AI
Democratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spend heavily against them.
www.politico.com
September 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It takes a special kind of calculated cowardice to oppose regulations supported by two-thirds of voters because you rank the threat of the AI industry maybe buying some campaign ads above it maybe killing everyone.
by Naomi Klein
What is the tech industry truly afraid of? Is it the AI they have unleashed, as they want us to believe? Or is it…all of us, standing up to them? Thanks to Chris Hayes for having us on.
September 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
What is the tech industry truly afraid of? Is it the AI they have unleashed, as they want us to believe? Or is it…all of us, standing up to them? Thanks to Chris Hayes for having us on.
Reposted by Gary Marcus
@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this.
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
September 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this.
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯
"Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves."
🎯