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• Trump Allies Push to Sideline AI Safety Advocates As Oversight Fight Grows

  07-10-2026 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesAfter artificial intelligence safety advocates captured Washington's attention with dire warnings about the technology's power, the Trump administration and its allies embraced some of their suggestions, while moving to sideline the advocates themselves. AI companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI have for years worked with AI safety nonprofits, but President Trump's allies say the work of auditing AI should be done by large business consulting...
  
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• The Clock on AI Regulation Is Ticking, Warns U.N. Rights Chief

  07-10-2026 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Nations NewsThe world is running out of time to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday, as a "ruthless race" between companies and countries raises concerns about human safety and even humanity's survival. Speaking at an AI and Human Rights Summit in Oxford, Mr. Türk said the technology was being built and controlled by a select few, without public oversight, and already proving...
  
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• "Complete Devastation": How NSF Gutted Its Social Sciences Research

  07-10-2026 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceSocial scientists in the U.S. have known for months that their National Science Foundation funding was threatened but were unsure how dire the situation was. With the end of the 2026 fiscal year on September 30, the extent of the damage is now becoming clear. "For entire disciplines, this is existential," says Wendy Naus, head of the nonprofit Consortium of Social Science Associations. Among those disciplines defunded at NSF: social psychology.
  
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