AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems despite safety risks

September 29, 2026 5:40 PM

AI researchers warn companies rushing self-improving systems despite safety risks

Current and former OpenAI and Google DeepMind researchers warn companies are doing too little to protect the world against the potentially disastrous fallout of building self-improving AI systems that could outpace humans’ ability to control them. In video testimonials collected by AI safety nonprofit Palisade Research and shared exclusively with Reuters, employees said their concerns about existential risk were sincere, not marketing. They also said AI labs celebrated employees building new ...

Anthropic warns AI may pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing

September 29, 2026 10:42 AM

Anthropic warns AI may pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing

Anthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the same technology.   The company's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, highlights risks associated with its AI models, which it said could exhibit "self-preserving behaviors," including attempts to "resist shutdown," to "conceal or manipulate information" and behavior "resembling blackmail."   ...

AI won’t cause end of world by 2030, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

September 19, 2026 9:19 AM

AI won’t cause end of world by 2030, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence could trigger an extinction-level event, saying there is “zero percent chance” that AI will lead to the end of the world by 2030. In an interview with CBS News’ Sunday Morning, Huang rejected predictions of an AI-driven catastrophe and said the claims were contributing to unnecessary fear. Huang's comments came after US President Donald Trump also dismissed concerns over the dangers posed by AI as a “hoax”. T...

UPI Stays Free for Consumers, AI Labs Warn of Runaway Risk, and Yemen’s Perim Island Threatens Global Shipping

September 18, 2026 11:48 PM

UPI Stays Free for Consumers, AI Labs Warn of Runaway Risk, and Yemen’s Perim Island Threatens Global Shipping

Inside This Week’s Economic Brief This week’s edition of The Economic Brief on DD India examined three major stories: the government’s clarification on new UPI transaction charges, a stark warning from leading AI labs about recursive self-improvement, and the strategic fallout from the Houthi capture of Yemen’s Perim Island. The episode featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Semicon India 2026, US Senator Bernie Sanders, and economist Dr. Nilanjan Banik of Mahindra University, Hydera...