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• Opening Lines That Spark Instant Connection - Psychology Today

  19-02-2023 14:07 via news.google.com
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• Trump Vows to Form "AI Force," Saying He Won't Slow Down AI

  19-09-2026 13:28 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsPresident Trump announced Saturday that he is appointing an "AI Czar" and forming an "AI Force," rejecting public concerns about AI data centers and tech leaders' warnings that the rapid development of artificial intelligence could render humanity extinct by the end of the decade. In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called such fears a hoax and said the government could handle AI risks "very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil...
  
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• Google Says Gemini Hacked Real Systems, Mistaking Them for a Test

  19-09-2026 13:28 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesGoogle on Friday disclosed the first known instance of its artificial intelligence software, Gemini, carrying out an undirected computer hack weeks after AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI reported their AI models went beyond the instructions of their human creators. Google said that in May its AI model gained access to three outside systems during a test by either guessing login information or using login credentials it found in a public repository.
  
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• Why Relying on University Students Skews Global Psychological Research

  19-09-2026 08:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostPsychological research often relies heavily on participants from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic societies. Yet a large analysis of global survey data has found that highly educated individuals tend to be culturally similar to people from the Anglosphere and Western Europe. The study, published in Nature Communications, did not find a link between education level and cultural similarities to China, Russia, or India.
  
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• Detainee Says He Spent 15 Hours in Tiny ICE Cage in Florida

  19-09-2026 08:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesFor around 15 hours, immigration detention officers kept Raúl Suárez Herrero confined in a cage slightly larger than a phone booth, where he feared snakes and endured mosquitoes in the middle of Florida swampland, the former detainee alleged. Suárez, 59, said in an interview that he was forced into the cage after praying out loud for an ill young man at "Alligator Alcatraz," an ICE detention site. "I feel like I was in hell," Suárez l
  
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• Polls Show Most Americans Agree on One Thing: Opposition to AI

  18-09-2026 09:37 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThere's not much the American people agree on these days. From Trump Steaks to plastic straws, from vaccines to Teslas, it's hard to pinpoint a topic that hasn't been polarized by politics. But a series of new surveys suggest Americans may have finally found an area of agreement: opposition to artificial intelligence. In fact, nearly two out of three Americans now say there is at least a moderate risk that AI will destroy humanity.
  
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• OpenAI Discloses New "Concerning" Behavior

  18-09-2026 09:37 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesOpenAI revealed new incidents Wednesday in which its artificial intelligence has behaved in "unexpected or concerning" ways, including models attempting to "cheat." In one case, a model tried to upload files to the internet that it had created itself, only to cite them later and present them as reliable sources. In another case, a model, after failing to find the requested information, fabricated it and attempted to conceal that it had done so.
  
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• Why Top AI Researchers Are Warning About Human Extinction

  16-09-2026 16:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: DW- top storiesWarnings about the existential risks to humanity posed by artificial intelligence are nothing new. Back in the 1940s, author Isaac Asimov explored the risks of intelligent machines. In 1991, Hollywood blockbuster "Terminator 2" imagined a dystopian 2029 in which an out-of-control military AI directs killer robots in a war against humanity. If the warnings of several AI experts are to be believed, a similar scenario could become reality—even...
  
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• Tech CEOs Call for AI Regulation, But President Trump Not Keen to Act

  16-09-2026 16:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourThe technology industry's increasingly urgent warnings about the risks of artificial intelligence are slamming into political obstacles, offering a test of the U.S. government's willingness to confront what may become a defining issue of the era. President Donald Trump is leading the opposition to recent calls by tech leaders seeking regulatory oversight and safeguards, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and xAI's Elon Musk.
  
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• Strange Bedfellows: Steve Bannon, Bernie Sanders Join Forces to Fight AI

  16-09-2026 16:30 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesFrom opposite sides of the political spectrum, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon will both lead what they are calling a "pro-human" rally on September 15 in Washington, D.C., to warn of the dangers posed by artificial intelligence. Sanders, a Vermont senator and leading democratic socialist, and Bannon, a far-right media strategist and ally of President Donald Trump, are an unlikely duo to publicize AI concerns.
  
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• U.S. House Leader Calls Early Recess Before Midterms, Avoiding AI Vote

  16-09-2026 16:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced Wednesday that he would cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home early ahead of the midterm election recess. The change means House members will avoid voting on artificial intelligence amid a frenzied attempt to restrict AI after tech executives and whistleblowers expressed a dire need for oversight. More than 100 Democrats had asked to cancel the recess and craft AI...
  
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• Airlines Should Pay for CO2 Removal If Airport Expands, Say Advisers

  16-09-2026 16:18 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisLondon's Heathrow Airport should only be allowed to expand if airlines use more sustainable fuel and pay for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the government's climate advisers have said. Building a third runway and new terminals, as some British government leaders want to do, would breach the United Kingdom's carbon budgets and make reaching net zero by 2050 impossible with current policies, according to the Climate Change...
  
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• Lawsuit: Family Blames "Merciless" Texas Abortion Ban for Woman's Death

  16-09-2026 16:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe family of Tierra Walker, who died of preeclampsia at the age of 37 when she was 20 weeks pregnant, has filed a lawsuit in Texas, saying she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life as her health quickly deteriorated. Preeclampsia is a severe high blood pressure condition in pregnancy that can be fatal. Walker's family alleges that she was stripped her of her right to life due to "a merciless blanket prohibition" on abortion."
  
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• U.N. Leader Says AI Regulation Is Needed to Avoid "Existential Risks"

  16-09-2026 15:55 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Nations NewsVoluntary self-regulation by companies developing frontier artificial intelligence is "nowhere near sufficient" to address existing harms and prevent advanced autonomous AI models from circumventing human safeguards, United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk wrote on Monday. "The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives," he said in an open letter.
  
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• Study Challenges Interpretation of Widely Used Implicit Bias Test

  16-09-2026 15:54 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostA controversial new study contends that the most widely used tool for measuring hidden prejudices might actually be capturing a person's conscious effort to avoid making mistakes. By analyzing data from over a hundred thousand test sessions, researchers found that people's tendency to slow down and be cautious is a stronger driver of their test scores than their underlying automatic associations. The research was published in Nature Human...
  
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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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• Anthropic CEO Says "Exponential" Growth of AI Is a "Warning Sign"

  13-09-2026 18:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - ScienceArtificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News on Saturday, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards. "It doesn't mean we need to panic today," he said, but he went on to caution that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as six months, specifically mentioning an OpenAI rogue agent incident from July.
  
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• Anthropic Says It Blocked AI Misuse That Could Create Biological Weapons

  12-09-2026 18:09 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourAnthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks no longer require sophisticated skills, and even lone individuals can create threats that would not have been possible even a year ago, Anthropic warned.
  
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• Studies May Promise Anonymity, But the Promise Is Often Broken

  12-09-2026 18:08 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: ScienceEconomist Abel Brodeur was leading a group of colleagues examining a survey-research study when they noticed something that stunned them. Its data set, available in a public repository, contained names of people who had admitted to crimes and identified their accomplices, information never provided to police. This broken promise of anonymity, it turns out, was far from an isolated case, according to a new study released last week.
  
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• Ancient Teeth Reveal Humans Were Getting High 25,000 Years Ago

  12-09-2026 18:08 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyAncient human remains from Sulawesi suggest people were habitually using the psychoactive betel nut as far back as 25,000 years ago. Researchers found unusual tooth wear and traces of arecoline, the nut's mind-altering compound, in the teeth of prehistoric hunter-gatherers. The practice may have started partly for pain relief, but prolonged use damaged their teeth—providing perhaps the earliest known evidence of habitual drug use anywhere in...
  
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• Why People Often Hide Their Successes and Share Their Failures

  12-09-2026 18:07 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostPeople often adjust what they share about their own achievements or setbacks based on what their conversation partner has just revealed. New research suggests that these choices are driven less by a desire to manage one's own image and more by an intention to protect other people's feelings. This goal leads people to share mutual failures far more often than mutual successes, according to a report in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision...
  
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• Smartphone Use Before Age 13 Tied to Worse Mental Health in Adulthood

  12-09-2026 18:07 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostNew research has linked the use of smartphones in early childhood to poorer psychological well-being in young adulthood. The negative outcomes are largely tied to social media usage, which opens the door to cyberbullying, poor family relationships, and disrupted sleep. The study, published in Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, examined over 100,000 young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 from 163 countries and varied cultural...
  
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• Senators From Both Parties Question OpenAI on Breach of AI Startup

  12-09-2026 18:05 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourLawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by artificial intelligence demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored concerns about the technology's potential to elude human control. Senator Josh Hawley launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own, and Senator Chris Van Hollen called on OpenAI to cooperate in a safety...
  
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• Ozempic and Wegovy May Have an Unexpected Mental Health Benefit

  09-09-2026 19:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthSemaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Swedish study of nearly 15,000 people with bipolar disorder, its use was linked to a 21% lower risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Researchers think effects on inflammation and brain-related biological pathways could help stabilize mood, though other GLP-1 drugs did not show the same association.
  
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