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Why are AI leaders calling for a slowdown in advanced AI development?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. After the CEO of Anthropic published an essay Saturday calling for a slowdown in the development of arsh artificial intelligence, several more AI company leaders voiced their support for the idea, but as NPR's Jude Joffey Block reports, it's still unclear what exactly the companies will agree to, while AI industry leaders also say China should also agree to take steps to ensure safety of AI.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amade called for pacing the frontier, which means slowing down cutting-edge AI development so risk prevention can keep up. Amade called for labs to embed third-party evaluators and for international cooperation. Sam Altman of OpenAI chimed in quickly, saying he would also use independent evaluators. That idea was also something Satya Nadella of Microsoft said he welcomed. Elon Musk said, Amade was right, but in other posts he specified the oversight he wants to see is peer review by competitors. Google's Demis Hasabis said Amade's essay points towards the right path forward, but said the details still need to be worked through. Jude Jaffe Block, NPR News.
Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft are among NPR's financial supporters. As the November midterms draw closer, campaigning is heating up around the country, and Georgia Democratic Senator John Osoff stumped for that state's Democratic governor nominee Sunday, attacking President Trump before a crowd of about fourteen hundred supporters.
And he also promised peace. Instead the draft dodging commander in chief builds a monument to himself while plunging us deeper into a war he doesn't know how to end or how to win.
Nearby Republican officials were at med a medical facility touting new federal health care spending.
What are the latest developments in President Trump’s trade talks with Canada?
President Trump says he expects a trade deal with Canada very soon, but as Dan Karpinchek reports, Ottawa says there are no plans to resume talks.
Speaking to journalists on his trip to Ireland Saturday, Trump was optimistic about a trade deal with Canada getting done. You'll probably see a deal with Canada fairly so his comment came less than a week since Ottawa's retaliatory measures went into effect after he slapped more tariffs on Canada three weeks ago. He then added new tariffs to take effect Tuesday and even bans on Canadian dairy and alcohol to kick in at the end of September. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney huddled with his cabinet on Friday planning out Ottawa's next move, but there's been no mention yet of more countermeasures. His Minister of Canada US trade, Dominic LeBlanc, said although he's been in touch with the American side, there are no plans to resume formal talks.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress must approve President Trump's proposed five thousand dollar dividend.
How is the proposed $5,000 dividend for Americans being debated in Congress?
Trump announced the checks last week, saying he would pay it uh uh pay every American if Republicans maintain control of the House and Senate in November's midterm elections. The proposed payment faces a number of questions, including whether it's even legal. You're listening to NPR News.
What challenges are archaeologists facing at the Bronze Age Flag Fence site in Britain?
Archaeologists in Britain are in a race against time trying to finish digging at an ancient site threatened by global warming. Vicky Barker reports from London.
Flag Fence sits in a Bronze Age landscape in eastern England that includes the remains of a mysterious timber causeway and platform made thirty five hundred years ago, one of the few of its kind ever found. But the ancient peat bog in which the causeway sits is drying out in an ever hotter Britain, and recent test digs have confirmed that the timber and other ancient organic remains are deteriorating at an alarming rate. Now local heritage organizations have been given a million dollar grant so archaeologists can accelerate their work excavating and preserving the site and just possibly unpicking just why those ancient Britons built it. For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London.
Sailing Dion has returned to the stage in twenty twenty two she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, it's a rare disease that affected her throat, but she launched a comeback tour this weekend in France.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why are AI leaders calling for a slowdown in advanced AI development?
0:01–1:44
2
What are the latest developments in President Trump’s trade talks with Canada?
1:44–2:41
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How is the proposed $5,000 dividend for Americans being debated in Congress?
2:41–3:01
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What challenges are archaeologists facing at the Bronze Age Flag Fence site in Britain?
3:01–4:40
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Who is Austin Tice and what is known about his disappearance?
4:40–5:04