Shoebridge says US submission on online safety laws an ‘extraordinary intervention’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 22
OpenAI says AI will make itself safer – but pleads with the world to do one thing ‘We should not pursue it unless and until it can be done safely,’ ChatGPT maker says The Independent UK · Sep 22
Brazil's First Underwater Tunnel Comes With a Contractor's Complicated Past — Here's What to Know Mota-Engil, 31% owned by China's CCCC, won the deal to build Brazil's first underwater tunnel. Here's what the numbers actually show. Latin Times · Sep 22
IDB: AI Could Grow LatAm's Economy 5.1% — Or Shrink Wages 20% for Workers Left Behind IDB projects AI could raise Latin America's GDP 5.1% in a decade — but wages could fall over 20% without worker mobility. Latin Times · Sep 22
Trump praises Burnham despite tensions over AI, Chagos Islands and Iran US president calls UK prime minister ‘a natural businessperson’ as leaders meet at UN assembly in New York The Guardian - UK · Sep 22
Anthropic Calls Claude Opus 5.5 'Strongest-Performing Model We've Tested' as It Makes New Safety Claims Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5 with lower token prices, faster output and expanded safety measures, while facing growing competition from OpenAI and Chinese AI models. International Business Times UK · Sep 22
Meta's AI Push Is Creating A New Trade For Investors. It's Not Just About Its Stock. Meta options traded at more than four times their recent average as enthusiasm around Muse spread to chipmakers and the broader technology sector. International Business Times · Sep 22
Microsoft Director Warned AI Training Could Be 'Largest Theft of Labor in Human History', Filing Says Newly unredacted court papers quote Microsoft and OpenAI staff describing AI training as potentially harmful to creators, while publishers cite falling news traffic in their copyright case. International Business Times UK · Sep 22
Sony Filed Patents For AI That Could Remotely Diagnose a PlayStation and Write Code To Patch It Sony's filings describe AI-generated diagnostic code for connected devices, while one application faced a final rejection before publication International Business Times UK · Sep 22
UN chief says power has polarized the world and urges leaders to cooperate U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging global leaders to cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities The Independent UK · Sep 22
Albanese meets Trump after 'super intelligence' call Anthony Albanese will continue to press the need for countries to put up guardrails on AI, despite Donald Trump urging acceleration of the technology. AAP · Sep 22
Trump calls on allies to enforce ‘complete economic isolation of Iran’ in UN speech US president threatens to ‘annihilate’ Tehran and dismisses threat from AI as a ‘hoax’ in bellicose address The Guardian - UK · Sep 22
Alibaba Shares Surge After Major AI Announcement Including a New Chip and a Massive Data Center The company made the announcements at its annual Apsara Conference. International Business Times · Sep 22
Inside Paz and Rubio's New York Meeting: Trade, Security and Bolivia's Economic Reset Rubio backed Bolivia's $1.9B IMF deal in a New York meeting with Paz, who pushed for U.S. trade access and security aid. Key facts, sourced. Latin Times · Sep 22
The Independent UK · Sep 22 Why is everyone talking about Jev? The AI tool ‘200 times’ faster than ChatGPT New AI system uses fundamentally different technology from common chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude – and is nearly 200 times faster as a result, makers claim
The National (Scotland) · Sep 22 Students demand reassurance after Turnitin U‑turn on AI‑training plan The president of the National Union of Students says their work must be protected from 'outrageous' AI training plans
International Business Times UK · Sep 22 AI Actress Tilly Norwood Jokingly Claims She Is Made of Math and British Wit After Cantonese Glitch Tilly Norwood has joked about unexpectedly speaking Cantonese during a television interview, while discussing the glitch, her AI film Misaligned and concerns about digital performers.
The Times of India · Sep 22 Meet Shriyan Avadhanula,Virginia student who built a free college-prep platform after getting frustrated by paid resources College applications involve more than just writing essays; they also demand that students scour through a thousand websites in need of information, process it on their own and spend an enormous amount of time, doing everything rather than applying. Frustrated with the scattered, costly resources for college preparation, a 16-year-old…
The Guardian - AU · Sep 22 Big tech says AI can find a cure for cancer. So where is it? Alongside warnings about its ability to destroy humanity, artificial intelligence is also hailed for its potential to revolutionise health treatment. Just how far can it take us?
International Business Times UK · Sep 22 Stanford Student Says Ad Left Him Feeling 'Erased' After AI Edits Altered Students' Race and Gender A Stanford student has criticised alleged AI alterations to a university dining promotional image, saying the changes modified his race and gender and erased his identity from the photograph
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22 Superpowers cannot solve world’s problems, UN chief says in final general assembly address António Guterres says humanity faces unprecedented convergence of threats but mechanisms for collective action are under growing strain
The Independent UK · Sep 22 Police officer asked AI to write victim statement ‘to make judge weep’ The officer had made ‘multiple entries’ into Microsoft Copilot while ‘intending the reader to be tearful’
International Business Times · Sep 22 AMD Is The Latest Company To Join the $1 Trillion Club. AI Boom Fuels 24% Five-Day Stock Rally. AMD's market value briefly climbed above $1 trillion on Monday, placing it among the small group of technology companies to reach the milestone.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 22 Does Piers Morgan's car-crash AI interview expose media complicity with big tech? A car-crash interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored has sparked fresh debate around the role of the media in enabling big tech firms
The Guardian - US · Sep 22 The world freaked out about AI doomsday. Now what? Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet each other next week, but it’s unlikely they’ll agree to AI regulation