"Earlier this week, fears of imminent safety risks prompted over 1,300 tech workers to jointly sign an online petition urging the U.S. government to support an international effort to slow down AI development. Both OpenAI and Anthropic have come out in support of the employee open letter."

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 4d ago

Another bot from a top AI company escapes and hacks multiple firms

OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI. n.pr/4fPB9ek

Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?

OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.

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Are investors really getting cold feet about the AI boom? ft.trib.al/xEdGzcq

Are investors really getting cold feet about the AI boom?

It is not clear whether there has been a serious change of heart about the trade underpinning the stock market

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Breaking news: Thursday’s figure from the Bureau of Economic Analysis falls short of Wall Street expectations in a sharp slowdown as the Iran war rumbled on. ft.trib.al/6R8bsWY

Fördermittel in Milliardenhöhe stehen für den Ausbau der europäischen KI-Infrastruktur bereit? Deutsche Akteure ringen um den Zuschlag für die neuen Gigafactories.

KI-Gigafactory: EU startet Milliardenprojekt für sieben KI-Gigafactories

Fördermittel in Milliardenhöhe stehen für den Ausbau der europäischen KI-Infrastruktur bereit? Deutsche Akteure ringen um den Zuschlag für die neuen Gigafactories.

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NEW TOOL ALERT: CSET’s Emerging Technology Observatory just launched the Map of Patents—making it easy to pinpoint trends and key players in any area of commercial technology! Try it out: patentmap.eto.tech

ETO Map of Patents

Explore global intellectual property data, easily pinpointing key trends, hotspots, and players in the innovation landscape

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"In one survey of more than 1,000 business leaders, 55% of those who had cut jobs as part of an AI rollout admitted those decisions were a mistake." "There's probably lots of lessons. I'd say the first one ... shouldn't you try to make sure something works before you get rid of the old system?"

Dean Baker@deanbaker13.bsky.social · last wk.

A serious piece on AI by someone who is not trying to pump AI-related stocks www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

"Why did the AI do that?" 🤔 When an LLM misbehaves, the cause is rarely simple. @dr-bly.bsky.social breaks down the 5 complex factors that interact to create surprising AI behavior. Read the full post: cset.georgetown.edu/article/why-...

Why Do AI Systems Misbehave? | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

AI systems are increasingly impressive, which makes their failures all the more baffling. This blog dives into the causes of AI misbehavior.

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AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy. n.pr/4vOwxLj

AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age

AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.

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Eine künstliche Intelligenz aus China ist so gut, dass manche ein Platzen der KI-Blase fürchten. Denn das Modell ist frei verfügbar. Nun reagiert sogar die US-Regierung.

Künstliche Intelligenz: Der KI-Schock

Eine künstliche Intelligenz aus China ist so gut, dass manche ein Platzen der KI-Blase fürchten. Denn das Modell ist frei verfügbar. Nun reagiert sogar die US-Regierung.

zeit.de

Hollywood's open secret: It's battling AI — and already addicted to it

Hollywood’s open secret: It’s battling AI — and already addicted to it

Job postings reveal studios are quietly adopting AI.

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1/7 FT: "According to economic theory, productivity and real wages should grow in tandem, with the benefits of new technology being shared with the workers who produce the stuff. But in the US, Europe and Japan, pay growth has decoupled from... www.ft.com/content/9741...

Why wages and productivity look set to diverge further

AI and a falling labour share of GDP risk accelerating decoupling trends across the rich world

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As college tuition has climbed, Gen Z is reckoning with the value of a degree. Some young people in skilled trades, like plumbing and construction, said that the common advice that they should go to college instead was hard to square with what they were seeing firsthand. trib.al/4aSyR8u

CSET Research Fellow @sambresnick.bsky.social comments on how the U.S. government has faced challenges in regard to the #China-U.S. #AI competition. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

As China advances in AI, Trump faces a new test in the technology race

A wave of new releases from China is testing Washington’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence.

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What exactly is an AI regulatory sandbox & what is it supposed to achieve? Our latest @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social @emergingtechobs.bsky.social AGORA blog unpacks how AI reg. sandboxes in Utah & Texas work, comparing oversight, testing limits, & reporting requirements. eto.tech/blog/agora-s...

Exploring State AI Governance in AGORA #2: AI Regulatory Sandboxes – Emerging Technology Observatory

State AI regulatory sandbox features

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#AI companies have introduced new threats to #cybersecurity & they should help address them, but they can’t replace the government’s role in responding to cyber attacks, say CSET’s @jessicaji.bsky.social & Andrew Lohn in their new @cyberscoop.bsky.social op-ed. cyberscoop.com/why-blocking...

Why blocking AI models won't stop the cyber threats they create

AI companies can find vulnerabilities and write patches. But only the government can build the long-term defense strategy America needs.

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Ever ask yourself “Why did the AI do that?!” after it makes a baffling mistake? This new CSET blog has the answer! This is your entry point for a deeper dive into what causes AI systems to misbehave: cset.georgetown.edu/article/why-...

Why Do AI Systems Misbehave? | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

AI systems are increasingly impressive, which makes their failures all the more baffling. This blog dives into the causes of AI misbehavior.

cset.georgetown.edu

CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social says the U.S. has a big advantage in #AI diffusion when it comes to enterprise software. #AspenIdeas

Wildfire smoke and unhealthy air persist and shift direction, as Trump demands explanation from Canada.

Air quality improving in northeast, while wildfire smoke hangs over midwest

Wildfire smoke and unhealthy air persist and shift direction, as Trump demands explanation from Canada.

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Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Not only is it impossible to get firefighters on the ground, there is also insufficient time to react.

Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out

Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn.

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As our research indicates, enabling successful and responsible AI adoption requires a greater focus on good work design and a reorientation of how we measure value creation - moving beyond 'efficiency traps' towards more people-centred approaches to adoption at work.

Good Work Design and AI Adoption - Action Research in Eight Cross-Sector Case Studies - IFOW

Eight cross-sector case studies surface how work design is key to responsible AI adoption

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The conversation around AI adoption may be maturing, the FT reported this week, with organisations beginning to move beyond "tokenmaxxing", or measuring AI success primarily through usage metrics.

Zum ersten Mal jemals! 🔥Die vier besten Nationen laut der FIFA-Weltrangliste haben sich alle für das Halbfinale bei der WM qualifiziert. 🤯 Wer denkt ihr wird sich am Ende durchsetzen? 🤔 Platz 5: Portugal Platz 6: Brasilien Platz 7: Marokko Platz 8: Niederlande Platz 9: Belgien Platz 10:…

UK inflation is not distributed equally ft.trib.al/xOTUBND

UK inflation is not distributed equally

The poorest pay the most in an energy shock

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This #WorldPopulationDay, take a closer look at how UN population projections have changed over time. @ourworldindata.org explores why the world's population is now expected to peak earlier than previously projected, and what demographic trends are driving that shift ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3S0Q1hG

Using Anthropic’s Mythos as an example, CSET Executive Director @hlntnr.bsky.social describes why a position at the leading edge of #AI development is imperative for U.S. national security. #AspenIdeas

@antoniofatas.bsky.social argues that the EU fiscal framework's principles are largely sound and the 2024 reform's shift from rigid numerical targets toward country-specific debt-sustainability analysis was the right move. What remains unresolved is execution. ow.ly/o0Lk50Zm1Sc #Europe2050 #EconSky

⭐️New Report⭐️ How does the critical role of data accessibility factor into unlocking the full potential of military AI? Read more ⬇️ cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...

Beyond Targeting | Center for Security and Emerging Technology

Artificial intelligence-enabled decision support systems have the potential to transform how military organizations plan, decide, and operate. This report explores practical applications of AI tools i...

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Another packed day at #AIforGood — sessions on education, workforce, and governance all circling one question: what determines whether AI benefits workers isn't the technology, but the conditions under which it's built and adopted. Exactly what we study at @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social

A website has been set up by researchers to report & track #AI harms. @jessicaji.bsky.social, a senior research analyst at CSET, told @wired.com's @willknight.bsky.social “it’s a really good initiative” & that she’s in support of anything that makes AI more transparent. www.wired.com/story/flare-...

You Can Now Sound the Alarm on AI Behaving Badly

Are you worried your AI chatbot is trying to build a bomb or leak personal information about you? There’s a website for that.

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