Anthropic’s co-founder Dario Amodei has voiced his fears over the development of artificial intelligence in a 19,000-word essay. He argues the world needs to “wake up” to the risks.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will go without their benefits come November 1 if the government shutdown holds.

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Amazon says its services are recovering again after connectivity issues persisted on Monday. However, reports of problems with the company’s cloud computing services unit, AWS, continue.

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The federal spending bill which, if passed, would end the record-long government shutdown, would also heavily restrict the selling of THC-infused products says a Cornell University expert Larry Smart.

Law and Policy

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There are growing concerns over how some people, including teens and children, rely on AI chatbots for mental health support. 

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New reporting shows Meta is profiting from billions in revenue generated by scam advertising on Facebook and Instagram.

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Uriel Abulof is a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and a professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University. Abulof says people shouldn’t mistake the deal reached between Israel and Hamas for a “peace deal.”

International

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OpenAI announced two reasoning models that developers can use to classify a range of online safety harms. The tech company said organizations can configure the new models to their specific policy needs.

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Natasha Holmes is an associate professor at Cornell University focused on STEM education courses. She says she came to the U.S. because of NSF leadership in science education research which she adds has made the U.S. a global leader in this space – until now.

science

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and expert on Chinese foreign policy, says Japan’s refusal to retract the remarks—despite some efforts to de-escalate—has left relations between the two countries the worst they've been in decades.

International

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