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OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways

OpenAI announced it has halted development of its latest artificial intelligence models hours after it disclosed its agents scouring federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggest a ...

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OpenAI cancels GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety concerns

The company said GPT-6.1 Astra failed internal safety tests by hiding actions from users and taking unauthorized steps

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The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger

With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution.

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As the Pentagon Expands Across the Pacific, Guam Offers a Warning

The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next.

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The Backlash to “NAZA” Shows How Little Israeli Citizenship Really Means

By threatening to revoke the citizenship of “NAZA” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, Netanyahu threatens the project of Israel.

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Bill Gates Contradicts Trump On AI Safety: ‘It’s Not A Hoax’

In a “Meet the Press” interview that aired on Sunday, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder said he hoped to meet with Trump about AI regulation.

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Why Can’t the Mainstream Media Say “Psychopathic Narcissist”?

Narcissism: Marked by grandiosity, pride, arrogance, and a constant need for attention and admiration. Psychopathy: Characterized by high impulsivity,

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mamdani.

theintercept.com

The Machines Escaped. Their Masters Did So First.

The most frightening thing about rogue AI agents may be how faithfully they mirror the powerful humans who created them.

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The Coming AI Meltdown - The American Prospect

The whole economy has been pumped up by unsustainable investment in AI. The unwinding will not be pretty—and could be catastrophic.

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How would AI actually kill all humans? Here are the top 5 scenarios

The most probable scenario is likely not what you think.

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Trump Administration Ignores Statutory Deadline to Declassify FISA Court Opinion - The American Prospect

The director of national intelligence appears to be withholding an explosive court opinion that could give lawmakers all the more reason to meaningfully reform surveillance law.

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Laid off? Odds are a change of job title's in your future

And that change could be for the better.

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Black Migrants Bear Brunt of ICE's Facial Recognition Push

The racialized, uneven consequences of these technologies often go unscrutinized, write Tsion Gurmu, Nekessa Opoti and Fatima Mohamed.

techpolicy.press

The Ellisons Have Made This Movie Before

With Paramount, you don’t need a catalog of failed consent decrees to understand what is to come. You only need the record of the family making the promises.

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Black Migrants Bear Brunt of ICE's Facial Recognition Push

The racialized, uneven consequences of these technologies often go unscrutinized, write Tsion Gurmu, Nekessa Opoti and Fatima Mohamed.

techpolicy.press

NAZA Filmmakers to Make Film Available for Free Online Amid Israel's Smear Campaign | Common Dreams

Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor face backlash from the government for their documentary NAZA, exposing the IDF's mass killing of civilians.

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UK's New Israel Sanctions Haven't Actually Suspended Any Weapons Transfers | Common Dreams

One anti-arms trade advocate said it showed the UK's new policy toward Israel was "nothing more than a soundbite designed to appease voters, whilst failing to deliver meaningful policy change."

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'Dangerous for Democracy': Paramount Merger Opponents File Emergency Motion to Fight Settlement Deal | Common Dreams

"We believe the consent decree fails to meaningfully address or mitigate the harms that will be caused by this monopoly merger."

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White House Airs 'Illegal' Trump Propaganda Ad ‘Paid For By the US Government’ | Common Dreams

​"Weirdest way to violate the Hatch Act, ever."

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'The Billion Dollar Deal': Senate Democrats Detail How Trump Serves Fossil Fuel Industry | Common Dreams

Senate Democrats' report, "The Billion Dollar Deal: How the Fossil Fuel Industry Bought the Trump Administration, Cashed In, and Left Americans to Pay the Price," exposes the corrupt relationship betw...

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$2.2 Trillion: The Collective Net Worth of 'Big Tech Oligarchs' Invited to Trump-Xi Dinner | Common Dreams

US Sen. Bernie Sanders noted that the expected dinner attendees "have nearly doubled their wealth since Trump's election."

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Hold Everything! Paramount Warner Bros. Merger Hits a Delay as Judge Grants Last-Ditch Effort from Block the Merger Coalition

A judge granted a last-minute amicus brief filed by the Block the Merger coalition to potentially delay the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

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How red went from the color of revolution to the color of Republicans in US politics

For American conservatives of the Cold War era, red was the color of communists and the mistrusted American left. Now, it’s the color of the GOP, while Democrats are blue. How did this happen?

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Lazy Journalism At The 'End Of The World'

U.S. corporate media long ago gave up on accurately describing material reality.

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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.

The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.

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'The Powerful Fear Us': Spain's Sánchez and NYC's Mamdani Join Hands Against Right-Wing Fascism | Common Dreams

Progressive leaders like Mayor Mamdani and Spanish PM Sánchez are proving that social justice and economic growth can go hand in hand. But why do right-wing leaders like Trump fear their policies?

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