BIZARRE: 16 - What They Never Told You

Four AI doomsday scenarios researchers claim could put humanity at risk - and how they benefit the industry

More people are beginning to worry about the risks of the technology that has dazzled the world with its astounding capabilities

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Macron urges world to resist ‘law of the jungle’ in final UN address

French President Emmanuel Macron urged countries to resist a return to the “law of the jungle” in his final UN General Assembly address as France's leader – defending international rules as he called for action on Gaza and Ukraine, climate change, artificial intelligence and the effects of social media on…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 23

AI risks, Iran war dominate agenda at UN

France convenes a UN Security Council meeting Wednesday on artificial intelligence (AI) and international security, which includes briefings by leading industry figures, including the heads of OpenAI and Anthropic. The meeting comes as world leaders jostle over how to address the risks of the new technology. On the second day…

France 24 · Sep 23

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

World leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Guterres pleads for 'world built on interdependence' in final General Assembly address

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” Tuesday as he made his final address to the annual gathering of world leaders convening to face a formidable menu of challenges, from climate change and war to inequality and the rise of artificial intelligence.

France 24 · Sep 22

Shoebridge says US submission on online safety laws an ‘extraordinary intervention’ – as it happened

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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