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‘If it’s not utopia, it’s annihilation’: How existential AI fears shot up Rishi Sunak’s agenda.

They’re more afraid of shoddy software than robots going rogue, and say the argument that AI is going to wipe out humanity is built on a “tower of fallacies.”

In a world increasingly governed by algorithms and AI, the ancient deity Moloch emerges as a haunting metaphor for our tech-driven sacrifices. Drawing parallels from historic rituals to present-day digital dynamics, ancient fears offer insight into today's most pressing existential challenges. By Daniel Simons.

September 26 event hosted by Centre for Business Innovation.

Bottled water helps. So does getting the scale right on your graphs | Britain

Palmer Luckey told Breaking Defense that the AI hype cycle has helped those on Capitol Hill and the Pentagon have a "come-to-Jesus moment" with AI.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of the world takes daily weather forecasts for granted. But most of Africa’s 1.3 billion people live with little advance knowledge of what’s to come.

Browse Emissions targets news, research and analysis from The Conversation

How much change can human systems tolerate before society collapses?

Systems for monitoring weather and water in Africa are “missing, outmoded or malfunctioning”, researchers warn.