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Why did the AI safety researcher bring a ladder to the data center?
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AWS CEO Matt Garman Unveils Nova AI Models to Challenge Microsoft and Google
Amazon announced Nova Forge at re:Invent on December 2, allowing customers to train customized frontier AI models at low cost using their own data, alongside new autonomous agents for software development and cybersecurity—as AWS positions itself to deliver AI more economically and reliably than surging competitors, with one team completing an 18-month project in just 71 days using AI assistance.
Major AI Conference Sees 21% of Peer Reviews Fully Generated by AI
Nature reported November 26 that Pangram Labs analysis of 75,800 peer reviews submitted to ICLR 2026 found over half contained AI-generated content, with 15,899 reviews fully AI-generated and 199 manuscripts entirely created by AI—marking the first time organizers face algorithmic content at this scale in academic publishing.
Guardian Warns AI Poses Three Long-Term Threats to Democratic Governance
Analysis published December 2 in Journal of Democracy identifies AI's democratic risks as undermining communication between elected officials and constituents, concentrating wealth and power among AI-wielding entities who may dismantle democratic structures, and disrupting the information ecosystem by diverting traffic from fact-based journalism to large language models controlled by a handful of tech firms.
First Wave of AI Safety Regulations Collapses Across Multiple Jurisdictions
TechPolicy.Press reported December 2 that California's SB 1047 failed while galvanizing opposition to AI safety policy, the Biden administration's AI safety executive order faces peril along with the AI Safety Institute's reach, and safety advocates failed to insulate achievements from adversarial politicization—with only the UK maintaining commitments under the new Labour government.
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Carlo Angeles - AI Ethics & Digital Rights Advocate
Leading voice on responsible AI development and digital rights in the Global South, with expertise in how AI systems impact marginalized communities and the intersection of technology policy, human rights, and sustainable development.
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The Diary Of A CEO - "AI Expert: (Warning) 2030 Might Be The Point Of No Return!"
Professor Stuart Russell explains the "gorilla problem"—how a few million years ago humans branched off from gorillas, and now gorillas have no say in whether they continue to exist because we're smarter—warning we're creating something more intelligent than us without understanding how it works, while CEOs acknowledge 25-30% extinction risks yet continue the race driven by a trillion-dollar prize.