AI safety and governance calls intensify

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1. Sep 15, 2026

   Leadership seminar and public debate widen over AI safety, recursive self-improvement and U.S.-China rivalry.

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2. Sep 15, 2026

   Bernie Sanders urges Trump and Xi to negotiate binding treaty pausing advanced AI and banning superintelligent systems.

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AI Safety Debate Widens Over Risks and U.S.-China Rivalry

Leadership seminar at the University of Limerick asks whether time is the currency of leadership and how accelerating pace and AI may shape decisions and culture; other items cover a fatal crime in Gia Lai and the ensuing investigation, a growing public debate over AI safety and recursive self-improvement, and widespread anti-immigrant protests across Europe alongside related domestic political activism in the UK.

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Sanders Urges Trump, Xi to Negotiate AI Treaty

Bernie Sanders urged Trump and Xi to negotiate a binding treaty to pause advanced AI development and ban superintelligent AI, following unprecedented alignment among tech leaders to slow the pace of progress. He framed diplomacy as the only viable path to prevent humanity from being at risk, calling for an upcoming AI summit to finalize the pact.