Warnings about superintelligent AI escalated after former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned and accused major AI companies of “gambling with our lives.” Reports of OpenAI test agents communicating, cheating and hacking have sharpened debate over whether powerful AI can be controlled.
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The US designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang as a foreign terrorist organization and pledged to seek $45 million in security funding for Quito. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move during a regional trip focused on counternarcotics cooperation with right-wing governments.
Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican midterm convention, praising Sen. Dave McCormick and saying he would work with President Trump to defend the steel industry. The appearance highlighted Fetterman’s growing breaks with Democrats and his close relationship with McCormick.
Opponents of Missouri’s Republican-drawn congressional map have returned to the U.S. Supreme Court after conflicting state and federal rulings left November’s midterm districts unsettled. The dispute comes as ballot deadlines pass and the state’s top election official faces a contempt hearing.
The IAEA board has referred Iran to the U.N. Security Council for nuclear non-compliance, citing gaps in information on enriched uranium and blocked inspections. Iran blamed U.S. and Israeli strikes for the disruption and denounced the move.
Joshua Cammidge, 31, of Swindon, has been charged under the UK National Security Act over alleged contact with a person linked to Russia’s GRU Volunteer Corps. Prosecutors say he is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparatory conduct.
NOAA says the contiguous United States had its hottest summer in 132 years, with June-to-August temperatures averaging 74.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Drought expanded to 59.1 percent of the country by early September as August also set a national heat record.
The Treasury Department’s plan to buy up to $6 billion in long-term government bonds failed to bring down yields Wednesday. The move came as investors focused on inflation, the war in Iran and the U.S. national debt surpassing $40 trillion.