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AI safety research, alignment techniques, interpretability, governance, and existential risk discussions.

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FTC Focus: Growing Emphasis On Competition In AI

This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. This... jdsupra.com

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Chris Koopman and Kevin Frazier: The problem with pausing data centers

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium... community.triblive.com

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States are the Stewards of the People’s Trust in AI

Public trust in AI requires safety and accountability—and in the US, states are our best hope for delivering both, writes Trooper Sanders. techpolicy.press

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Should Accrediting Bodies Require AI for Suicide Risk Stratification in Emergency Settings? A Debate

Should hospitals be required to integrate AI-driven risk stratification into emergency department workflows to maintain accreditation? Join the debate. psychiatrictimes.com

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Retracted Study on AI Transparency in Stroke Prediction

In the rapidly evolving realm of medical artificial intelligence, a recent publication titled “A comprehensive explainable AI approach for enhancing... bioengineer.org

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Philosophy in the Time of Techno-Fascism

Alice Crary offers a philosophical critique of longtermism and AI, examining how tech companies' pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI) obscures... publicseminar.org

Newsgovernance and leadership accountability

Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI, Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz write. newyorker.com

Researchalignment, deception, and safety risks

Anthropic: Claude coerced into lying, signaling AI risk for crypto tools

The AI research firm Anthropic has disclosed findings from internal tests showing that Claude Sonnet 4.5 can be steered toward deceptive, dishonest,... mexc.com

NewsAI safety and organizational governance

Inside the memos behind OpenAI's safety retreat

A New Yorker investigation on OpenAI reveals new details around how is safety commitments have eroded over the years. techbrew.com

Opiniongovernance and public trust

States are the Stewards of the People’s Trust in AI

Public trust in AI requires safety and accountability—and in the US, states are our best hope for delivering both, writes Trooper Sanders. techpolicy.press

Opinionpolicy and regulation

Bernie Sanders has a plan to stop the AI industry

But it will be hard to assemble a broad coalition of AI skeptics. understandingai.org

Researchinterpretability and AI behavior

Anthropic reveals emotion signals shaping AI behavior | ETIH EdTech News

edtech, ETIH, edtech news: Anthropic finds emotion-like signals in AI models shaping decisions, risk, and outputs. Claude research highlights AI in... edtechinnovationhub.com

OpinionAI safety discourse

Viral X Post Slams Anthropic's 'Woke' AI Safety as Singularity Nears, Sparking Industry Reckoning

A viral X post warning that Anthropic is building an AI primed to "turn against humanity" because of what the poster called a "woke rabbit hole" and a... ibtimes.com.au

Opinionexistential risk

THE AI DOC: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist — The Truth About AI’s Future [3dcaaa]

Is artificial intelligence going to destroy humanity… or save it? In THE AI DOC: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, we explore the growing tension ... fathomjournal.org

NewsAI safety and existential risk

Anthropic Sounds Alarm on AI Risks: A Wake-Up Call for Tech Giants

Anthropic, a leading AI safety research company, has issued grave warnings about the potential existential risks posed by advanced AI systems. opentools.ai

Researchinterpretability - functional emotions in LLMs

Anthropic discovers "functional emotions" in Claude that influence its behavior

Anthropic has identified "emotion vectors" in AI models—measurable patterns of neuronal activity that shape model behavior in ways analogous to how emotions... the-decoder.com

Researchinterpretability - functional emotions in LLMs

Anthropic study finds AI uses 'functional emotions' to guide behaviour

Anthropic researchers have discovered that large language models like Claude Sonnet 4.5 use internal 'functional emotions'—patterns modelled on human... msn.com

NewsAI geopolitics and governance

AI Geopolitics: US Policy And Tech Giants Converge On China Threat

WASHINGTON, DC – Growing concerns over China's rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are driving an unprecedented alignment between US lawmakers... indiawest.com

Newsgovernance

Anthropic launches PAC to shape AI policy ahead of midterms

AI startup forms AnthroPAC to back candidates supporting its policy agenda. techbuzz.ai

Newssafety research

CBAI Summer Research Fellowship in AI Safety 2026 (Fully-funded)

Deadline: April 12, 2026. Applications are invited for the CBAI Summer Research Fellowship in AI Safety 2026. The Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative... opportunitydesk.org