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• What to Know About Recent Dire AI Predictions and Calls for Safeguards

  14-09-2026 09:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourNew warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could threaten humanity's survival. Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, outlined a plan for companies and governments to ensure that increasingly capable AI models have fortified guardrails after two former Anthropic safety researchers publicly aired concerns about the existential threats AI might pose to humanity.
  
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• Donald Trump Dismisses Concerns About Dangers of AI

  14-09-2026 09:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesU.S. President Donald Trump has called concerns that artificial intelligence is progressing too quickly a "SICK conspiracy." His statement followed calls by tech leaders for more governmental regulation of AI following incidents showing that AI agents could go rogue. In response, Mr. Trump posted on his Truth Social account: "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in...
  
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• Anthropic CEO Says "For Too Long the Industry Lied" About AI Risks

  14-09-2026 09:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsSpeaking about about the development of artificial intelligence, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in an interview on Sunday, "I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks." And the biggest risk could be the end of humanity, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned on social media last Tuesday, saying Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives" by developing self-improving...
  
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• White House Set to Remove Rules Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin has said would remove billions of dollars in costs for the industry and help "unleash" American energy. At a speech to the United Nations last year, President Donald Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the...
  
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• Turkish Authorities Launch Anti-LGBTQ Raids, Detaining Dozens

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraTurkish police have detained at least 63 people after conducting nationwide raids targeting LGBTQ organizations. Police swooped on gay bars, offices, and homes in major cities on Sunday, escalating Turkey's decade-long hostility towards LGBTQ groups. Justice Minister said in a social media post Sunday that prosecutors were investigating 162 suspects, 9 associations, and 13 businesses to "protect children, the institution of the family, and...
  
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• Minister Vows to Revoke Filmmakers' Citizenship Over Gaza Film

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraIsraeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said that he will move to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their documentary on Israel's genocide in Gaza, NAZA, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. In an X post on Sunday, Zohar called the documentary "vile" and its win at the film festival "shocking." He accused the filmmakers of harming the country "just to get applause from antisemites around...
  
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• Hidden Brain Wiring May Keep Thinking Sharp As Gray Matter Shrinks

  14-09-2026 09:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top NewsA new study has uncovered evidence that two neighboring types of brain tissue may work together to support thinking abilities later in life. Its findings suggest that the condition of the brain's local communication pathways could influence how strongly gray matter loss affects cognition. The study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, was based on date from 459 adults aged 60 and older living in India.
  
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