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🛡️ AI Safety & Alignment

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

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Opinionexistential risk discussion

Bill Gurley Calls Anthropic 'Midwifing a Deity'

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley, a general partner at Benchmark Capital, said on the All-In Podcast that after spending a month researching **Anthropic** he... letsdatascience.com

NewsAI safety hiring/org

OpenAI’s $445,000 AI Safety Hiring Push Shows Why AI Training Has Become a Strategic Business Priority

The position focuses on anticipating future risks associated with advanced AI systems and ensuring that innovation progresses alongside safety measures. aicerts.ai

OpinionAI governance/accountability

Digital Advertising Needs Guardrails For AI

The real AI risk in digital advertising isn't automation, it's autonomous decision-making without accountability and sufficient oversight. adexchanger.com

Opinionexistential risk

Doomers and Accelerationists Debate AI Extinction Risk

El Pais reports that academics Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue in their new book, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, that continued improvements in... letsdatascience.com

NewsAI industry

Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI In Valuation After Massive $65 Billion Funding Round

Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI as the world's most valuable artificial intelligence startup after raising $65 billion in a new funding round. inkl.com

Newsgovernance

Organizations Adopt AI While Governance Lags

The C# Corner article by John Godel, published May 2026, documents a widening gap between AI adoption and governance. Per **Stanford's 2025 AI Index**,... letsdatascience.com

Newsgovernance

Anthropic joins Vatican to launch Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical focusing on risks of AI in warfare

Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence, the Vatican said on May 16, as he gears up to release his first encyclical that is... milwaukeeindependent.com

OpinionAI mysteries / alignment

Great Mysteries Of Modern-Era AI

I provide my list of the mainstay mysteries about AI. Fame and fortune await solving the mysteries. An AI Insider analysis and scoop. forbes.com

Newsexistential risk / philanthropy

Estonian tech pioneer Jaan Tallinn named to the TIME100 Philanthropy list

Jaan Tallinn joins TIME100 Philanthropy 2026 for funding AI safety research and work on reducing existential technology risks. estonianworld.com

NewsAnthropic funding / AI safety org

Anthropic Valuation Nears $1T, Eclipses OpenAI 05/28/2026

Anthropic has raised $65 billion in Series H funding, valuing the company at $965 billion -- the total value of the company after receiving the new... mediapost.com

NewsAI interpretability - consciousness/introspection debate

‘We find evidence of introspection’: The unsettling admission of Anthropic co-founder

Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah's Vatican visit and comments on AI “introspection” and emotional states have intensified debate over AI consciousness,... wionews.com

NewsAI governance - national safety leadership

Philosopher tasked with keeping Australians safe from AI

A philosopher and Royal Australian Air Force reservist has been chosen to lead the federal government's efforts to keep Australians safe from the harms of... abc.net.au

NewsAI safety - community/global outreach

Register Now for The Global South AI Safety Hackathon: 21 Days Remaining to Deadline

Apart Research, with support from Schmidt Sciences, has announced the Global South AI Safety Hackathon, a regional initiative designed to broaden. globalsouthopportunities.com

OpinionAI ethics - governance philosophy

What the Vatican should have learned from the Golem of Prague

The pope's new encyclical on AI misses an essential Jewish lesson: You cannot teach morality to a machine – or to the corporation that creates it. blogs.timesofisrael.com

NewsAI alignment - Anthropic hidden behaviors

Anthropic Cofounder Tells Pope AI Models Contain "Unsettling" Hidden Behaviors

An Anthropic cofounder traveled to the Vatican and told... yellow.com

OpinionAI ethics and governance

The Illusion of Algor-Ethics

In a recent piece on these pages, Rabbi Mark Dratch noted that the Vatican's new focus on Artificial Intelligence and human dignity borrows heavily from... blogs.timesofisrael.com

NewsAI safety fellowship/alignment

Anthropic AI safety fellowship 2026: How to apply, $15,000 funding, duration & hiring chances

Anthropic, founded by former OpenAI researchers, has positioned itself as one of the leading firms focused on AI alignment and “steerable” AI systems. msn.com

PolicyAI governance & existential risk

Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Casts AI as Defining Challenge of Our Era

Pope Leo XIV AI encyclical condemns lethal autonomous weapons as morally impermissible in Magnifica Humanitas, a 42300-word document calling for... techtimes.com

Newsgovernance & existential risk

Musk-Altman Trial Highlights AI Existential Risk Debate

Discover how the Musk-Altman trial and AI Existential Risk debates are reshaping governance, investment, and corporate accountability. aicerts.ai

NewsAI governance & social impact

US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows

As Americans stew over the looming risk of job-stealing AI and data centers in their back yards, the feds are raising the alarm about a new category of... wired.com