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Why are tech leaders urging a slowdown in AI development?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Tech leaders are joining the call for a slowdown in AI advancement after growing warnings that rapid development could be detrimental to humans. And Pierre's Chandelier's Duster has more.
Elon Musk and other tech leaders are embracing anthropic CEO Dario Amadei's warning to slow down developing AI before it becomes uncontrollable. On social media Saturday, Musk wrote that Amadei is right and that, quote, I've been sounding the alarm on AI for a long time. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also says his company will slow down AI advancement and would delay its public offering until at least 2027 because of safety concerns. While President Trump brushed aside the concerns as negative forces bringing up things that, quote, won't happen, David Sachs, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, says he supports tech companies slowing down. Shondelise Duster, NPR News.
How is the Georgia governor race shaping up ahead of the November vote?
One month before voters in Georgia begin casting their ballots, the race for governor there is heating up. On Sunday, U.S. Senator John Ossoff joined gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms for a rally before more than 1,400 supporters. Ossoff used the opportunity to criticize Republicans.
Under the failed President Donald J. Trump, food, diesel, and health care all just hit their all-time highs. They doubled your insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid to cut taxes for their corporate donors and the ultra-rich. They made you pay more for everything. They lied us into war and spent most of the last year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile.
At the same time, Republican Representative Mike Collins visited a nearby hospital to talk about new federal health care spending.
What impact are rising oil prices and Middle‑East tensions having on global markets?
Oil prices have risen again in response to the closure of a key pipeline in Saudi Arabia, faltering diplomacy and attacks on ships in the Gulf. Brent crude futures hit $108 a barrel shortly after markets opened, the BBC's Rory Golemore
reports. ...of being behind such attacks. Another Iran-backed group, the Houthis, have been advancing in southern Yemen, posing further threats to international shipping. And a diplomatic breakthrough does not appear imminent. Oman was supposed to host a meeting on Monday between Iran and Gulf Arab countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for energy supplies, but it's been
postponed. Sweden's national election remains too close to call at this hour. Preliminary results give the left-wing opposition a 175 to 174 seat advantage over the current ruling right-wing coalition. Officials say the final outcome may not be known until at least Wednesday.
Why is Sweden’s national election considered too close to call right now?
You're listening to NPR News. Sailing Dion is back. The 58-year-old singer performed in Paris Saturday night, singing 25 songs over more than two hours. Dion has not played a full concert since March of 2020. In 2022, she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, which is a rare disease that affected her throat. She's now touring, performing 16 shows in five weeks. Alexander Zverev has won the U.S.
What are the latest highlights from entertainment and sports this week?
Open men's singles title, beating American Ben Shelton in four sets. It's the second Grand Slam title for Zverev this year, while the long-running drought for American men continues. NPR's Becky Sullivan has more.
Even before the first serve of Sunday's match, Shelton's appearance in the final was a bit of history. He is mixed race. His father, Brian, is black, making Shelton the first black man to play in the U.S. Open men's singles final since Arthur Ashe more than half a century ago. It was also Shelton's first career Grand Slam final.
Who is Deborah Tice and what is the story behind her missing son, Austin?
And of course, no American man has won a Grand Slam singles title since 2003. But the 23-year-old couldn't overpower the 6'6 German Zverev. The big two of men's tennis these days, Yannick Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, have both had injuries this year, leaving the door unusually wide open for others. And Zverev has taken advantage. He won the French Open earlier this summer and, with Sunday's win, now has a second career slam to his name. Becky Sullivan, NPR News, New York.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are tech leaders urging a slowdown in AI development?
0:01–0:59
2
How is the Georgia governor race shaping up ahead of the November vote?
0:59–1:48
3
What impact are rising oil prices and Middle‑East tensions having on global markets?
1:48–2:56
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Why is Sweden’s national election considered too close to call right now?
2:56–3:23
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What are the latest highlights from entertainment and sports this week?
3:23–3:49
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Who is Deborah Tice and what is the story behind her missing son, Austin?
3:49–5:04