If AI kills us, don't blame the machine AI companies warn about the risk their models pose. Should it be on them to handle it? Salon · Sep 12
After a decade of failed bills and three years of resignations, Washington finally discovers it cares about AI safety Jacob Coxon's resignation didn't start this fight, but his resignation ignited the moment officials on both sides stopped staying quiet about it Fortune · Sep 12
China rejects Anthropic allegations of using Claude to train their models China has firmly rejected accusations by US artificial intelligence company Anthropic that Chinese AI labs, including DeepSeek, Alibaba and Moonshot AI, carried out large-scale efforts to extract responses from its Claude models and use them to train their own systems. The Times of India · Sep 12
Ukraine war briefing: Russian developers used AI to build ‘kamikaze’ attack drone software, Anthropic says Anthropic also found that hackers used AI in attacks against targets in Ukrainian government, military and diplomatic sectors. The Guardian - AU · Sep 12
More Researchers Are Quitting Anthropic And Google. Warning About Where AI Is Headed Escalate. Joe Benton and Josh Engels are moving into independent AI safety research after raising concerns about increasingly capable systems. International Business Times · Sep 11
UK government rejects calls for AI ‘kill switch’ amid growing fears of its risks Britain ‘cannot simply turn AI off’, the Cabinet Office said on Friday The Independent UK · Sep 11
UK Government rejects call for ‘kill switch’ to stop attack by rogue AI The UK ‘cannot simply turn AI off,’ the Cabinet Office said on Friday. The Independent UK · Sep 11
Can we slowdown AI, and 9/11, who has the right to remember? In a week that marks 25 years since 9/11, Americans paused to pay tribute. Six bells tolled to signify six fatal moments in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, with a seventh bell rung this year to commemorate those who later died from 9/11-related illnesses. France 24 · Sep 11
Users in Houthi-held Yemen tried to develop advanced weapons with AI, Anthropic says Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles The Independent UK · Sep 11
Humans have what it takes to regulate AI THE INDEPENDENT VIEW : Editorial: Enlightened, inspiring leaders can come together to make common cause – as has happened with successive treaties on nuclear disarmament and carbon emissions The Independent UK · Sep 11
Anthropic says Yemen fighters used AI to seek guided weapons An AI firm revealed a Yemen group used its chatbot for weapons development. They attempted to build guided rockets and ballistic missiles with advanced capabilities. The group tested a guided rocket which appears to have failed during its flight. Anthropic banned the accounts after detecting this illegal and concerning activity.… The Economic Times · Sep 11
Concerns About The Pace Of AI Development Are Mounting. OpenAI Is Reportedly Considering Slowing Down. CEO Sam Altman said he's hoping other AI companies will do the same. International Business Times · Sep 11
From Running the UK Government to Advising Anthropic: Rishi Sunak Makes Big Move Into AI Advisor Role Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is the latest politician to join the AI arms race, and his appointment tells markets everything they need to know about Anthropic's direction of travel. Barchart · Sep 11
DeepSeek And Alibaba Are Closing The AI Gap. Anthropic Accuses them Of Using Claude To Help Train Their Models. Anthropic linked Alibaba to more than 151 million Claude exchanges and DeepSeek to another 12.1 million as Chinese labs sought advanced reasoning capabilities. International Business Times · Sep 11
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11 UK lawmakers urge Burnham to back ban on superintelligent AI after chilling warnings Letter from 70 MPs and peers follows Anthropic employee’s claim new technology could wipe out humans
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11 The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survival Editorial: Keeping people in charge means little if supercomputers determine the evidence, choices and time on which their decisions depend
The Times of India · Sep 11 Houthi advances puts India and global trade closer to the edge Houthi forces are close to seizing control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, crucial for global shipping. This advance heightens concerns over trade security and energy supply chains around the world. India could experience rising costs and extended transit times for its goods. The Houthis are also enhancing their military capabilities,…
International Business Times UK · Sep 11 Yemeni Cell Used Anthropic's Claude 'In Place of Human Software Engineers' To Develop Missile Guidance Systems Anthropic says a weapons-development cell in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen used Claude Code to develop guidance software for rockets and missiles, despite safety measures blocking some requests.
International Business Times · Sep 11 Trump Says He Has No AI Extinction Concerns Despite Warnings From Top Companies And Researchers Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon made headlines this week when he said that he was leaving the company over concerns about the direction and speed of AI development.
International Business Times · Sep 11 Anthropic Says It Blocked Claude Users From Researching Biological Weapons. They Sought To Evade Restrictions. Anthropic ultimately banned accounts connected to the activity.
Newslaundry · Sep 11 From biological weapons to espionage: What Anthropic’s report reveals about AI misuse Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used not just to help people carry out malicious activities, but to take over several steps of those operations, according to a new report by AI company Anthropic.
Reason · Sep 11 AI Doom Is Misguided, Not a Psyop The pro-AI side must avoid succumbing to paranoia and bad faith.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11 Digested week: Prince George’s hair has such brio as he starts at Eton Plus, AI doom-mongering, a drag Ann Droid and how your toilet flush can give you norovirus
The Economic Times · Sep 11 FM Sitharamran says AI researcher's resignation raises questions over safeguards Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday questioned whether safeguards being developed by frontier artificial intelligence companies are keeping pace with the rapid advancement of the technology, citing the recent resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon over concerns about the race towards self-improving AI systems.
The Independent UK · Sep 11 Anthropic says it disrupted an AI-powered election manipulation platform targeting Malaysia Company claims operation used more than 1,000 fake X accounts, a bogus news site, and fabricated intelligence dossiers to target Malaysian voters