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Ahead of Sam Altman's UN address, OpenAI proposes new ways to track AI misalignment risks

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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Watch live: Duffy gives remarks as FAA rolls out AI tool for air traffic control

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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Bill Gates says Trump's AI views point to societal blind spot

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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Trump’s Achilles heel is the stock market

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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Climate, nuclear and pandemic policy can guide us through the AI threat

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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Your electric bill isn’t high because of AI. It’s high because of red tape

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 AI apocalypse hypothesis has a fatal flaw: The training data

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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US pitches China on AI notification deal ahead of UN General Asssembly

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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FAA begins rollout of new AI air traffic controller system in DC

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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