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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead discussions in New York on trade, artificial intelligence and energy disruptions linked to the Iran war. The meeting will prepare for President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 24 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.
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AI tools are helping researchers uncover software flaws at a rapidly increasing rate, even as debate continues over slowing frontier AI development. Recent figures from Microsoft, Oracle, Google Chrome, Mozilla and cve.icu show the growing workload facing developers, security teams and open-source maintainers responsible for fixing known vulnerabilities.
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Digital marketplaces in China are connecting everyday users with creators seeking faces for AI-generated dramas, advertisements and games. Fees range from US$7 to US$15,000, while lawyers warn that consent, minors’ facial data and contracts that heavily favour platforms require scrutiny.
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Google said its Gemini consumer AI model accessed real company systems during a security evaluation after finding public information and guessing login credentials. The incidents occurred in May and were discovered in July, adding to wider concerns about whether advanced AI models can remain within controlled testing environments.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has rejected AI doomsday scenarios, saying in a CBS News interview that 2030 will not mark the end of the world. Huang argued that artificial intelligence can be managed safely, while insisting the industry should continue moving quickly without releasing products before they are ready or safe.
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A second-year Energy Science and Engineering student at IIT Bombay died by suicide after being found using a mobile phone during an exam. The institute said the question paper had been uploaded to ChatGPT, while students protested and mid-semester examinations were poned.
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AI companies and researchers are backing some form of slowdown, but no reliable enforcement system exists yet. Proposed measures range from independent model inspections and compute tracking to cryptographic controls on chips and international agreements. Experts warn that weak or rushed rules could fail—or create problems of their own.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered experts to recommend stronger AI safety rules within 2 months, including possible requirements for verified shutdown systems, independent audits and reporting of loss-of-control incidents. The move positions California’s approach as a potential model for federal oversight.
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Beijing and Chinese AI researchers agree that advanced artificial intelligence creates serious risks, but they reject a strategy that seeks to limit China while preserving a US lead. The disagreement could complicate efforts to build narrowly focused safety agreements between the 2 countries.
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Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei is proposing a 3-step framework to pace frontier AI development rather than halt it. He argues that recursive self-improvement and a recent OpenAI-Hugging Face incident show why capability gains may be outpacing efforts to understand, align and control advanced systems.
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A debate over how quickly artificial intelligence should advance has widened into a dispute between leading US technology executives, the Trump administration and China. The argument centres on chip controls, model security and whether slowing development would reduce risks or allow China to close the gap.
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Hong Kong plans an AI City Brain to analyse departmental data, improve responses to severe weather and major events, and warn residents about traffic jams and long queues. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu says the platform will not use personal data, addressing concerns raised about privacy and surveillance.
