AI Misuse Fuels Bank Cyberattacks
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AI misuse drew concern as South Korea’s president warned models were being used in bank cyberattacks, while a survey found it was companies’ top reputational threat.
From today's mailbag: "THE GREAT AI ONTOLOGICAL SURPRISE" from "one of the World's Leading Public Intellectuals."
October 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
From today's mailbag: "THE GREAT AI ONTOLOGICAL SURPRISE" from "one of the World's Leading Public Intellectuals."
Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian
“Tackling the challenge of AI will require confronting our broader crisis of governance,” Lina M. Khan writes. “Our democracy cannot surrender the trajectory of these powerful technologies to a handful of private actors.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
Opinion | There Are Plenty of Laws on the Books to Check the A.I. Giants. Use Them.
Government enforcers have the laws and the experience to control A.I.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“Tackling the challenge of AI will require confronting our broader crisis of governance,” Lina M. Khan writes. “Our democracy cannot surrender the trajectory of these powerful technologies to a handful of private actors.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...
by Lionel Page
Will AI stop us being ripped off?
By putting an expert price checker, negotiator and legal adviser in the palm of our hands, AI may tilt the balance of power back in favour of consumers.
www.optimallyirrational.com/p/will-ai-st...
By putting an expert price checker, negotiator and legal adviser in the palm of our hands, AI may tilt the balance of power back in favour of consumers.
www.optimallyirrational.com/p/will-ai-st...
Will AI stop us getting ripped off?
How AI will revolutionise consumer markets
www.optimallyirrational.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Will AI stop us being ripped off?
By putting an expert price checker, negotiator and legal adviser in the palm of our hands, AI may tilt the balance of power back in favour of consumers.
www.optimallyirrational.com/p/will-ai-st...
By putting an expert price checker, negotiator and legal adviser in the palm of our hands, AI may tilt the balance of power back in favour of consumers.
www.optimallyirrational.com/p/will-ai-st...
AI data centers are sucking up water and power.
Industry PACs are spending millions to buy our elections.
And AI is already being used to facilitate online scams, deny insurance claims, and price-gouge consumers.
Sam Altman's response?
We should "accept some bad things happening."
Hello?
Industry PACs are spending millions to buy our elections.
And AI is already being used to facilitate online scams, deny insurance claims, and price-gouge consumers.
Sam Altman's response?
We should "accept some bad things happening."
Hello?
October 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
AI data centers are sucking up water and power.
Industry PACs are spending millions to buy our elections.
And AI is already being used to facilitate online scams, deny insurance claims, and price-gouge consumers.
Sam Altman's response?
We should "accept some bad things happening."
Hello?
Industry PACs are spending millions to buy our elections.
And AI is already being used to facilitate online scams, deny insurance claims, and price-gouge consumers.
Sam Altman's response?
We should "accept some bad things happening."
Hello?
Reposted by Simon Lester
The argument not to pause AI development because of China is reminiscent of Washington’s feverish perception of a missile gap during the Cold War.
Ben Vagle on why this type of thinking should be avoided:
www.justsecurity.org/159607/fear-...
Ben Vagle on why this type of thinking should be avoided:
www.justsecurity.org/159607/fear-...
Fear of China’s AI Is the New Missile Gap
The argument that pacing U.S. AI development will allow China to "win the AI race" misreads Beijing's capabilities.
www.justsecurity.org
October 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The argument not to pause AI development because of China is reminiscent of Washington’s feverish perception of a missile gap during the Cold War.
Ben Vagle on why this type of thinking should be avoided:
www.justsecurity.org/159607/fear-...
Ben Vagle on why this type of thinking should be avoided:
www.justsecurity.org/159607/fear-...
Jordan MacKenzie discusses why AI use can feel like a violation. Offloading labor flattens what can be valued, and it makes us see that other people never shared our values all along.
Jordan MacKenzie (2026) “Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley: Does AI Threaten our Valuing Practices?”, Philosophers' Imprint 26: 25, 1–13. doi: doi.org/10.3998/phim...
Abstract in alt text. #philsky
Abstract in alt text. #philsky
October 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Jordan MacKenzie discusses why AI use can feel like a violation. Offloading labor flattens what can be valued, and it makes us see that other people never shared our values all along.