At Salesforce's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, CEO Marc Benioff touted projected 2027 revenue of over $46 billion driven by AI products, even as attendees grappled with a growing rift among tech leaders over AI safety. The disagreement followed Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation and public warning that companies pursuing self-improving AI were taking reckless risks, prompting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and even OpenAI's Sam Altman to call for slowing AI's pace. White House adviser David Sacks and President Trump dismissed these existential risk concerns, with Trump labeling them a hoax.
wired.com
· 2026-09-17
A new report from nuclear security specialists outlines steps the United States and China could take to prevent artificial intelligence from triggering catastrophic military escalation. The recommendations arrive just before a planned meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi, positioning AI safety as a topic for direct diplomatic engagement.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-17
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled 'We Must Pace The Frontier,' arguing that AI's transformative benefits—from disease cures to economic growth—come paired with serious risks that warrant a measured development speed. His essay arrives alongside more extreme warnings from AI safety advocates like Eliezer Yudkowsky, who has called for sweeping government control over AI-related speech and publication as an emergency measure.
prestonbyrne.com
· 2026-09-14
A researcher at a major AI lab has publicly resigned over safety concerns, becoming the latest in a growing string of AI professionals this year who have left their positions and spoken out about risks tied to rapid AI development. Experts say these public departures are drawing more attention to warnings that were previously dismissed or ignored.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-09
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