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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has opened formal AI talks with China, called the USA-China AI Dialogues, to improve transparency and communication between the two AI powers. The talks come ahead of Xi Jinping's White House visit, and Bessent echoed Trump's resistance to new AI regulations sought by industry leaders.
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A new private high school in Manhattan’s Financial District charges $150,000 a year and promises to refund four years’ tuition if students do not launch a business earning $1 million in profit by graduation. The school uses AI-driven morning lessons and afternoon entrepreneurship work, and it operates outside New York City’s new restrictions on AI in public schools.
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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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The op-ed argues rising electric bills are driven by permitting, zoning, and interconnection bottlenecks rather than AI data centers. It criticizes calls to freeze data centers and state actions like Pennsylvania's order as ineffective red tape. It urges faster approval processes and cites PJM capacity costs and interconnection queues.
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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.
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The US proposed an AI notification exchange system with China during talks ahead of the UN General Assembly, modeled on the Cold War Washington-Moscow hotline. The two sides did not extend their trade truce, which expires in November, and Trump is set to host Xi Jinping for a state visit later in the week.
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The FAA is beginning a Washington-area rollout of an AI tool, SMART, to help air traffic controllers manage airspace and reduce delays, with nationwide implementation targeted by 2028. The program is part of a broader air traffic control modernization effort, and officials emphasize it will assist rather than replace human controllers.
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Bill Gates announced a new coalition focused on global access to AI and the ongoing debate around tech safety. The item is presented as a brief interview and announcement.
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A Texas cattle rancher tells 60 Minutes that the development of AI data centers threatens his livelihood and could influence how he votes in the next election. The CBS News item is a brief teaser for the interview.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is proposing a U.S.-China AI dialogue notification system ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting. The mechanism would let the two countries communicate about AI incidents that reach national security significance, while export controls were said not to be on the agenda.