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Why are experts warning that AI development is moving too fast?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Concern over the rapid adoption and growth of AI is continuing. An article published this week quotes the head of Anthropic is saying AI development is advancing at too quick a pace. And former anthropic employee Jacob Coxon agrees. Speaking on ABC's this week, Coxon said those building AI believe it could kill everyone by the end of the decade. And he says he hopes other countries developing the technology will also be cautious.
I do hope that the people in China who are looking at the same problems as we are, so they're trying to build the same technology. will come to the same conclusion that it has to be done In a measured manner.
What are the financial and political challenges of Trump’s $5,000 universal cash plan?
President Trump says his midterm convention was a great success, but not all Republicans were enthusiastic about his promise to give every American adult five thousand dollars if Republicans win in the November midterms. And Pierre Smarliason has more.
Giving $5,000 to every adult would cost over a trillion dollars, adding to the already historically high national debt. And Trump would have to get Congress to approve since he can't send out checks by himself. There's also the question of Trump's credibility, whether voters believe the checks would actually arrive. Trump has a long list of unfulfilled campaign promises. He's promised to send voters doge checks and tariff rebates, as well as promising that inflation and high prices would drop as soon as he took office. Mara Lyason, NPR News.
A documentary on the Israeli military's killing uh killing of civilians in Gaza has received the top prize at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, but as NPR's Daniel Estran reports, Israeli officials are contesting the film's allegations.
The documentary is called Nazah. That's the Israeli military term for collateral damage.
How does the award‑winning documentary “Nazah” portray the Israeli military’s actions in Gaza?
The film features 24 anonymous Israeli soldiers who discuss the tracking and killing of Hamas targets and Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The Israeli military said it categorically rejects the film's allegations. It didn't give specifics, but said soldiers' claims in the film do not match their junior level ranking and level of involvement. Minister Naftali Bennett called the film a blood libel. The film's Israeli co-director Yuval Avraham spoke at the premiere.
I'm thinking of all the people, the Israeli politicians, the journalists back home who are now attacking this film, denying it,
without even seeing it. The film got a record twenty-five minute standing ovation. Daniel Estran, NPR News Tel Aviv.
Iran says one of its commercial vessels was attacked this weekend while it was traveling through the Strait of Formuz. Reports by state media say one person was killed and four others injured in that attack. The US military has not commented on the incident, although it's attacked Iranian flagged vessels in the past as part of its blockade of Iranian ports. You're listening to NPR News. President Trump says he's lifting a ten percent tariff on Irish whiskey.
What happened to the Iranian commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and why does it matter?
Speaking Sunday during the trophy ceremony for the Irish Open, he said he'd been asked about the tariff by many people, including some of the golfers. Irish whiskey currently faces the ten percent tariff Trump has imposed on most imports from the European Union. Team USA is once again world champions in women's basketball. After beating France today in the FIBA World Cup in Berlin, Germany, KQED's Lachmy Serra went to a watch party at a women's sports bar in San Francisco.
Several fans decked out in Valkyrie's violet representing the Bay Area WNBA team color crowded Ricky Sports Bar, a bar dedicated to women's sports. Lily Roberts is a Valkyrie's season ticket holder and describes herself as a massive fan.
As a Valkyrie's fan, I feel like we're just winning on both ends there. We have our coach on Team USA and then we also have our Valkyries on Team France, which as you can tell, the bar is incredibly excited to have representation on both sides there.
Team USA won ninety-seven to seventy-nine, gaining its fifth straight FIBA World Cup title.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why are experts warning that AI development is moving too fast?
0:01–0:40
2
What are the financial and political challenges of Trump’s $5,000 universal cash plan?
0:40–1:55
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How does the award‑winning documentary “Nazah” portray the Israeli military’s actions in Gaza?
1:55–3:05
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What happened to the Iranian commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and why does it matter?
3:05–4:20
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Why is Team USA’s women’s basketball World Cup victory sparking celebrations in San Francisco?
4:20–4:52