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Society & Culture5 min read
OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member
The Guardian
Society & Culture3 min read
Gartner thinks these four trends will shape the future of work — so what will they mean for you?
TechRadar
Q&A with AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who quit Anthropic, on the need for industry-wide, international coordination to limit recursive self-improvement, and more
Techmeme
Society & Culture6 min read
Google Earth’s AI experiment lasted 24 hours. The damage to trust will linger
Rest of World
Society & Culture6 min read
Task-Aligned vs. Human-Aligned: Why AI’s Next Benchmark Should Be Us
Unite.AI
Society & Culture3 min read
Driverless cars are taking us on a road to nowhere | Adrian Chiles
The Guardian
Using AI To Regulate The Peaceful Coexistence Of Mindfulness And Mindlessness In The Human Mind
Forbes
A look at why the oft-discussed predictions that AI will deliver double-digit GDP growth in advanced economies are extremely unlikely over the next 10-15 years
Techmeme
Society & Culture4 min read
Silicon Valley is getting the Hollywood treatment this fall. Find out which tech-founder movie is right for you.
Business Insider
This week
Anthropic's Alignment Science lead says there is a ">10%" chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade and is worried about recursive self-improvement (Evan Hubinger/@evanhub)
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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon says he is quitting the AI industry over fears that tech companies are racing to build systems they won't be able to control (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)
Covered by 11 sources
Society & Culture8 min read
Facebook Is Hosting Huge Numbers of Horrifying AI-Generated Videos of Violent Child Abuse, and Meta Is Barely Even Pretending to Care About Taking Them Down
Futurism
Society & Culture5 min read
Exuberance, Reluctance, Fear: How We Feel About AI And What That Means For Your Company
Forbes
Society & Culture4 min read
What Should My Children Do? by Daniel Susskind review – the case for embracing tech in the classroom
The Guardian
Society & Culture9 min read
Enterprise Voice AI Doesn’t Need More Personality. It Needs Empathy by Design
Unite.AI
Society & Culture3 min read
Dolly Parton’s Sister Begs Public to Stop Posting “Fake AI Garbage” in the Wake of the Beloved Singer’s Death
Futurism
Society & Culture5 min read
Intelligent Talent Density: Synthesizing Junior Agility And Senior Context
Forbes
Society & Culture6 min read
Your Largest Bottleneck May Be Your Most Self-Assured AI Champion
Unite.AI
Society & Culture7 min read
I planned my wedding in 10 weeks — and it helped me land a Big Tech job. Years later, I'm navigating my first layoff.
Business Insider
Society & Culture2 min read
AI transcriptions are no time-saving measure for doctors | Letters
The Guardian
Society & Culture21 min read
Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know
TechCrunch
A record 12.7M graduates are entering China's workforce in 2026 as AI adds uncertainty to an oversaturated job market with a shrinking pool of entry-level roles (Yan Zhuang/New York Times)
Techmeme
Society & Culture5 min read
I coach executives. AI makes their emotional intelligence more valuable, not less.
Business Insider
How Rationalism, a movement pioneered by Eliezer Yudkowsky focused on existential superintelligent AI risks, influenced top AI leaders and their alarmist claims (Cal Newport/New York Times)
Techmeme
Society & Culture2 min read
FACTBOX: What we know about deadly avalanche in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria
TASS English
Society & Culture3 min read
An A16z partner says Silicon Valley’s fears of an AI 'permanent underclass’ is a ‘dark fantasy’
Business Insider
Society & Culture6 min read
Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus
The Guardian
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