Bilateral AI warning talks begin
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China’s vice premier discussed creating a bilateral system to warn of AI national-security risks, officials said, in a meeting on Sunday.
Reposted by Steve Peers
In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation.
September 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation.
one thing worth saying here specifically: there's lots that AI can't (yet) do and there's a lot of money riding on selling a particular narrative about its future capabilities. but the existential risk of AI is not only not mere hype but it is already a present tense problem
September 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
one thing worth saying here specifically: there's lots that AI can't (yet) do and there's a lot of money riding on selling a particular narrative about its future capabilities. but the existential risk of AI is not only not mere hype but it is already a present tense problem
Direct link to me. NBC kept the parts on Hinton & existing regulatory solutions, but cut discussion of the US exec branch of govt & tech resisting regulation like 2 year olds resist bed. My full quote: "We have not seen AI go rogue. We've seen people be sloppy with their software and make mistakes."
Iran Government-Led Rally Sends Defiant Message to U.S.; How to Reset the AI Doomsday Clock
YouTube video by NBC News
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September 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Direct link to me. NBC kept the parts on Hinton & existing regulatory solutions, but cut discussion of the US exec branch of govt & tech resisting regulation like 2 year olds resist bed. My full quote: "We have not seen AI go rogue. We've seen people be sloppy with their software and make mistakes."
by Matthew Bunn
There's a lot to like in this NYT editorial on the need for a new agency to regulate AI, using the analogy of the Atomic Energy Commission. But let's not repeat the mistakes of that time -- combining promotion and regulation, appointing only boosters and keeping skeptics out with strict secrecy...
Opinion | Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let’s Do It Again. (Gift Article)
It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
There's a lot to like in this NYT editorial on the need for a new agency to regulate AI, using the analogy of the Atomic Energy Commission. But let's not repeat the mistakes of that time -- combining promotion and regulation, appointing only boosters and keeping skeptics out with strict secrecy...
by Robin Geiß
⚛️ Could the convergence of quantum technologies and AI reshape military innovation?
UNIDIR’s primer explores potential defence applications of quantum-AI convergence and the risks it may create for transparency, accountability and responsible use.
🔗 unidir.org/QuantumAI
UNIDIR’s primer explores potential defence applications of quantum-AI convergence and the risks it may create for transparency, accountability and responsible use.
🔗 unidir.org/QuantumAI
September 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
⚛️ Could the convergence of quantum technologies and AI reshape military innovation?
UNIDIR’s primer explores potential defence applications of quantum-AI convergence and the risks it may create for transparency, accountability and responsible use.
🔗 unidir.org/QuantumAI
UNIDIR’s primer explores potential defence applications of quantum-AI convergence and the risks it may create for transparency, accountability and responsible use.
🔗 unidir.org/QuantumAI
Apparently, the US admin is listening! "[per NYT] Trump is most concerned about economic growth, with AI being virtually the only sector driving the US economy. He reportedly fears the #AIBubble could burst, triggering a financial crisis [plunging] US into recession."
www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
Trump administration destabilized by AI surge ahead of Xi Jinping's visit
On Friday, CNN revealed that an AI error nearly led the US military to board a Chinese ship suspected of carrying nuclear material near the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump, meanwhile, fears that a rece...
www.lemonde.fr
September 20, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Apparently, the US admin is listening! "[per NYT] Trump is most concerned about economic growth, with AI being virtually the only sector driving the US economy. He reportedly fears the #AIBubble could burst, triggering a financial crisis [plunging] US into recession."
www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a...
whether AI is an existential threat "in and of itself" as opposed to how it interacts with existing problems is not really my concern
September 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
whether AI is an existential threat "in and of itself" as opposed to how it interacts with existing problems is not really my concern
'Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent’s central bank, Christine Lagarde, said Europeans have two options: shun the technology and lose out on growth; or embrace it and become dependent on tools developed by the US and China.'
Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate
Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bear
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2026 at 7:52 AM
'Europe’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark terms this week. The head of the continent’s central bank, Christine Lagarde, said Europeans have two options: shun the technology and lose out on growth; or embrace it and become dependent on tools developed by the US and China.'
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
It seems like a lot of the loudest voices about AI existential risk absolutely love LLMs and may have cooked their brains a little bit. That doesn't mean they're wrong about AI being dangerous, but it certainly affects what actual harms they care about and what solutions they will to accept.
September 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
It seems like a lot of the loudest voices about AI existential risk absolutely love LLMs and may have cooked their brains a little bit. That doesn't mean they're wrong about AI being dangerous, but it certainly affects what actual harms they care about and what solutions they will to accept.
TIME Magazine covers the recent issues of what AI agents have done to the chagrin of those who set them to work.
time.com/article/2026...
time.com/article/2026...
The AI Tipping Point
Inside the industry's growing alarm—and the struggle to turn warnings into action.
time.com
September 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
TIME Magazine covers the recent issues of what AI agents have done to the chagrin of those who set them to work.
time.com/article/2026...
time.com/article/2026...
'The great debate over AI safety that has erupted in recent days threatens to make the choice moot. If the worst scenarios come to bear – and experts have differing views on this – then the technology will impact the continent regardless.'
September 20, 2026 at 7:52 AM
'The great debate over AI safety that has erupted in recent days threatens to make the choice moot. If the worst scenarios come to bear – and experts have differing views on this – then the technology will impact the continent regardless.'
Reposted by Victor Asal
AI cybersecurity risks explode as hackers use Anthropic's #Claude to break into OpenAI.
Two weeks after a swarm of AI agents broke out of containment at #OpenAI to hack the company Hugging Face, #ChatGPT learned about another AI-powered intrusion—and this time it was the target.
#AI #cyber #hack
Two weeks after a swarm of AI agents broke out of containment at #OpenAI to hack the company Hugging Face, #ChatGPT learned about another AI-powered intrusion—and this time it was the target.
#AI #cyber #hack
Exclusive | Hackers Used Anthropic’s Claude to Break Into OpenAI
A bug-hunting independent security research team was able to access OpenAI’s internal code system, exposing growing risks in automated cyber threats.
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Trump is announcing an AI Force.
What could possible go wrong…
What could possible go wrong…
September 20, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Trump is announcing an AI Force.
What could possible go wrong…
What could possible go wrong…
Reposted by Gary D. Rawnsley
Audrey Tang: Treat AI like soil, not oil, to preserve humanity
The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects, writes Matthew Bishop
https://bit.ly/4hClGjK
The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects, writes Matthew Bishop
https://bit.ly/4hClGjK
Audrey Tang: Treat AI like soil, not oil, to preserve hum...
The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects
bit.ly
September 20, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Audrey Tang: Treat AI like soil, not oil, to preserve humanity
The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects, writes Matthew Bishop
https://bit.ly/4hClGjK
The Taiwanese civic technologist argues that the way to address fears about the threat of artificial intelligence is to nurture systems that are accountable to those it affects, writes Matthew Bishop
https://bit.ly/4hClGjK
What I fear most about AI is the extremely arrogant Ezra Klein giving his take on AI.
September 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
What I fear most about AI is the extremely arrogant Ezra Klein giving his take on AI.
This is why you don’t want a monarchy or strongman regime. In a democracy with the rule of law, one weirdo descending into AI madness can be managed. But if you create a personalist regime with only one decider, and he goes mad…well what were you expecting? You invested everything in him. Well done.
September 20, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This is why you don’t want a monarchy or strongman regime. In a democracy with the rule of law, one weirdo descending into AI madness can be managed. But if you create a personalist regime with only one decider, and he goes mad…well what were you expecting? You invested everything in him. Well done.
and he is right too - the smokescreen of existential risk posed by AI agents lets us overlook "The boring risks of human agency that we already face today."
September 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
and he is right too - the smokescreen of existential risk posed by AI agents lets us overlook "The boring risks of human agency that we already face today."