Should we trust tech titans to control AI?

Congress has been asleep at the wheel and the public has had virtually no input into the AI revolution.

The market forces are already there and we don't need any new laws or regulations.

The world should trust the AI industry to do the right thing despite the scary speed of development.

The two camps are staking the same positions they already have, with regulators demanding oversight and industry leaders saying they've got it.

Jacob Coxon's resignation was galvanizing in starting a public dialogue about human extinction at the hands of AI. There is a doomer culture at Anthropic, though cynics will say that's because it's a way of selling their product. Dario Amodei left OpenAI because he felt safety wasn't being centered in the development of the technology there.

Trump is calling for basically an unfettered approach by these companies because AI is propping up the economy. There are cynics who say the president maybe doesn't understand the stakes of this technology all that well. Trump is framing this as a U.S.-China race where the U.S. must win at any cost.

The Pentagon report uses the word strategic shortfall, suggesting a serious and long-term structural problem exacerbated by resupply bottlenecks.

The United States military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and stockpiles to serve all of the commander in chief's strategic goals and beyond.

If another big front opened, like a war in the Indo-Pacific, there will be serious problems for the Americans being able to defend themselves.

The asymmetric nature of warfare means smaller states can make larger militaries like the U.S. spend a lot of money trying to contain any conflict.

The BBC saw paid ads on Instagram featuring distressing content and links to Telegram where child abuse material could be purchased. Direct reporting to local investigative authorities will really help in pushing things forward compared to the current process that can take months. Child rights bodies and government agencies are demanding that Meta needs to make its guardrails better and stop the material even before it's published.

The backlash to Macklemore being on the tour was so loud that venue owners said if he continues, the concerts cannot happen.

He is appalled by the conflict in the Middle East but is very apolitical for a reason and was not responsible for Macklemore being removed.

The inconsistency of venues hosting Kanye West despite his offensive comments is confusing to people on both sides.

Activists accuse Telenor of handing over user data, including call logs and locations, to the Myanmar military junta, which focused on about 1,200 people. Norwegian authorities launched an investigation into suspected complicity of crimes against humanity by helping the Myanmar authorities.

Local employees faced death threats and had no other alternative than giving data whenever authorities asked because it was compromising staff security.

Metal pipes attached to rails triggered warning signals and disrupted early services and international trains to Germany.

The group denied carrying out sabotage on the tracks but said it could not rule out individuals acting on their own.

The referendum has no legal basis but sends out a powerful message about the anti-immigration feeling among some British people.

The government is working fairly to house asylum seekers across the country, including former military sites designed to be self-contained.

It's disgraceful to put so many unvetted people everywhere and the government should wake up and smell the coffee.

She was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, found guilty, and is appealing the decision. She absolutely considered all the risks and felt her son was perfectly capable of handling them based on his prior experience. She would absolutely let him go again and does not regret it.