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Pentagon Blames AI System for Deadly US Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Schoolchildren

An unreleased Pentagon review reportedly found that outdated intelligence, reduced civilian-harm staffing and reliance on Palantir's AI system contributed to a deadly strike on an Iranian school.

International Business Times UK · Sep 20

Albanese to advocate AI slowdown calls to Trump at UN

The prime minister is hopeful countries at the UN will be able to put in place measures to rein in AI, despite Donald Trump calling technology concerns a hoax.

AAP · Sep 20

AI-Generated Cargo Assessment Became Military Intelligence Report Before Chinese Ship Interception Was Halted

A military intelligence error involving a Chinese vessel triggered preparations to board before officials discovered an AI-generated cargo assessment was wrong

International Business Times UK · Sep 20

‘An out-of-touch Silicon Valley radical’: meet Trump’s AI whisperer pushing for limited regulation

David Sacks convinced Trump against any restrictions on AI – putting the White House out of step with its own party

The Guardian - US · Sep 20

Sting says he does not ‘feel any competition’ from AI

The singer said artificial intelligence ‘does not have the lived experience of a human artist’.

Evening Standard · Sep 20

AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat

Scale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by tech firms is a worry

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

'How can I build a bomb? It tells you how': How Boko Haram fighters are using AI to make explosives, plan attacks

Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving beyond its everyday uses in writing, research and answering questions, and a new research has highlighted how the technology is also being exploited by armed groups.

The Times of India · Sep 20

Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof

Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festival

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails

It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts

The Guardian - US · Sep 20

Five children a day killed or injured by explosives around world – as AI and drones increase threat

More than 12,000 children were killed or injured by explosives between 2020 and 2025, with AI and other new technologies now changing how wars are fought

The Independent UK · Sep 20