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U.S. and Chinese leaders are expected to meet amid shared concerns about AI safety even as the two countries compete for AI dominance. The article outlines possible areas for cooperation on AI emergency notifications and obstacles including export controls and distillation accusations.
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Wall Street investors are growing skeptical of the data center boom, prompting companies tied to AI infrastructure to delay major IPOs. The article links this market hesitation to public backlash against energy-intensive data centers and uncertainty over growth expectations.
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A report details complaints about Silicon Valley AI 'hacker houses,' including destructive parties, sexual harassment and rape allegations, police incidents, and rodent infestations. It describes prominent houses such as AGI House and responses from some people involved.
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A Texas rancher who backed Trump in 2024 says AI data center development could affect his midterm vote, while a Republican congresswoman warns about Hispanic voters' views on Trump's immigration policies. The piece previews how these issues may shape 2026 midterm voters.
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The FAA launched an $875 million AI system called SMART to help manage U.S. airspace, starting at three Washington, D.C.-area airports. Officials say it will ease controller workloads and reduce delays, while skeptics and the controllers' union question whether it addresses deeper staffing and system problems.
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OpenAI released proposed international AI safety standards as the U.S. and China discuss a dialogue on AI incident reporting and risk. CEO Sam Altman is set to address the UN Security Council, while officials and industry leaders prepare for Trump-Xi meetings. The proposal recommends shared measurements and using global AI safety institutes to classify, track, and respond to alignment issues.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is giving remarks as the FAA rolls out a new AI tool, the SMART program, to help air traffic controllers manage congestion and reduce flight delays. The rollout begins at Reagan Washington National, Dulles International, and Baltimore-Washington International airports. The article notes Duffy previously dismissed concerns that AI would replace controllers.
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A new poll finds many Americans are worried that AI models could be used by other countries to harm humans ahead of the midterms. The report presents the polling numbers and notes an upcoming breakdown of the data.
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Bill Gates told CBS Mornings that President Trump's dismissal of AI risks reflects a societal blind spot, arguing AI is advancing faster than past technologies and could disrupt jobs and enable misuse. Gates also stressed AI's potential benefits and his foundation's $1 billion effort to improve non-English language models.
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The opinion piece argues that Trump opposes AI regulation not because he is ignorant of the risks but because the AI-driven stock market is the main bright spot in the economy and he fears a bubble burst would erase his strongest economic talking point. It suggests this creates a political vulnerability for Trump's opponents, while warning that an AI slowdown could hurt investors and the broader economy.
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The article argues that AI poses an existential threat comparable to climate change, pandemics, and nuclear weapons, and calls for a federal regulatory agency plus international cooperation to control it. It draws lessons from past crises to propose government oversight and arms-control-style agreements for AI.
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The article argues that the fear of an AI apocalypse overlooks a safeguard: AI systems are trained on humanity's accumulated knowledge and moral judgments, which may incline them toward benevolence. It acknowledges risks and supports safety research and regulation but remains hopeful that human values embedded in training data could protect against catastrophe.