The Center for AI Safety issued a warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The group said that mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war. It was endorsed by notable scientists and entrepreneurs including Sam Altman, Jeffrey Hinton,. Meredith Whitaker: A former Google AI researcher called the letter " theater"
Elizabeth Holmes goes to prison, the Sackler family escapes liability, and Twitter's valuation drops even lower. Also, Congress votes to raise the debt ceiling, but did Speaker McCarthy get floored? Leading AI scientists and entrepreneurs warn of possible extinction. Kara and Scott weigh the odds.
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