BRITAINS KING WARNS OF AI FALLING INTO WRONG HANDS

 King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

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King Charles has warned AI executives of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands.

He made the comments at a summit he had convened at Dumfries House in Ayrshire to discuss how the tech can be used to benefit society.

Those gathered at the meeting also included Kanishka Narayan, the UK's AI Minister, the Pope's advisor, and participants from AI giants such as Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.

It comes amid a series of recent warnings from people inside the industry about the rapidly evolving capabilities of advanced or "frontier" AI models and the regulation needed to keep them in check.

"Those who have created these technologies are now increasingly warning that AI risks developing darker capacities - perhaps even to take life," the King told the executives.

He said there seemed to be an "urgency" in "adequately considering the existential dangers of such technologies falling into the wrong hands, and being used in potentially catastrophic ways".

"The task before you is not merely to advance technology, but to ensure that it remains firmly in the service of humanity, community and the natural world," he told the group.

The summit has been called to consider whether a "shared set of principles" can be developed to "help guide the future application" of AI.

Full article at : King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands - BBC News

MICROSOFT WARNS AI COULD LEAD TO SILICON SPECIES

 Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft

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Watch: Tech firms are "essentially seeding a new silicon species" says Microsoft's head of AI Mustafa Suleyman

The head of Microsoft AI has warned that without adequate safeguards, the development of AI could lead to the emergence of a new "silicon species" which competes with humans.

Mustafa Suleyman said rival firm Anthropic is treating AI like it is human, an approach he called "misguided" which could create technology that humanity cannot control.

Speaking to the BBC's Today programme, the chief executive said it was "right" for people to be concerned about AI, but there were "very practical things that we can do" to control it.

The comments are the latest in a series of stark warnings from the AI industry about the technology's possible dangers. Anthropic has been approached for comment.

• Why are there concerns AI could threaten humanity, and how real are they?

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  Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, warns Microsoft - BBC News

PALESTINIAN LEADER BLOCKED BY UN IN NEW YORK

US blocks Palestinian leader from UN meeting in New York for second year in row

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The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, two Palestinian sources have told the BBC.

It comes after the US said it was extending visa sanctions against Palestinian officials, without naming Abbas, accusing them of failing to live up to peace process commitments.

Sanctions were initially imposed in August last year, when 80 Palestinian officials were denied visas for the annual UN meeting in New York.

In its statement, the US accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) of "glorifying terrorism" and attempting to "internationalize" the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) was established by the Oslo peace accords. The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) was recognised after the same process as the official representative of the Palestinian people in return for it recognising Israel and renouncing violence.

In a statement on Thursday, the Palestinian foreign ministry called the visa sanctions "an unjustified measure that runs counter to efforts to rebuild trust, develop Palestinian-US relations, and create the necessary political climate for implementing the two-state solution and achieving peace and stability".

Full article at : US blocks Palestinian leader from UN meeting in New York for second year in row - BBC News

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SAUDI ARABIA SHOOTS DOWN HOUTHI DRONE NEAR MECCA

 Saudi Arabia says it shot down Houthi drone south of Mecca

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The Houthis denied they had targeted Mecca, where Islam's most sacred shrine is located

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blished5Saudi Arabia interceptedand destroyed a Houthi droe south of the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday evening, according to the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

Turki al-Maliki said the targeting of Mecca, which is the home of Islam's most sacred shrine and the focal point of the Hajj pilgrimage, was a "disgraceful act".

The 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation said attacks on Mecca and Medina province, where Islam's second holiest shrine is located, constituted an "unacceptable and intolerable transgression".

But the Houthis, an Iran-backed armed group that controls much of western Yemen, denied targeting Mecca and accused Saudi Arabia of "fabrications and lies".

"There is no threat whatsoever from Yemen to the holy sites. Our operations target their oil facilities and military bases, and are far removed from the holy places," military spokesman Yahya Sarea said.

Sarea added that the Houthis had launched drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia in retaliation for more than 450 Saudi air strikes on their territory over the past week.

Full article at : Saudi Arabia says it shot down Houthi drone south of Mecca - BBC News 

OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms

 The boss of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says people should have more faith in AI firms to keep the tech safe, amid rising public concerns about the risks.

"The world should trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this," Sam Altman said on Tuesday during a conference in San Francisco.

He accepted people were justified in being concerned about AI, as the capability of the tools has progressed rapidly.

But critics say firms cannot be trusted to self-regulate, with left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon, a former adviser of US President Donald Trump, among those calling for greater governance of AI.

Trump himself has criticised calls for more guardrails on the fast-moving technology, calling fears about AI's safety a "hoax".

He said the only "guardrails" needed for AI was a "strong and smart" president.

Altman's comments on Tuesday came during an appearance at an annual conference hosted by software firm Salesforce.

Full article at:OpenAI's Sam Altman says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms - BBC News

Two sailors missing after tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, Oman says

 Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says.

Oman's Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port on Tuesday after a fire broke out in its engine room, adding that the vessel was targeted 1.3 nautical miles (2.4km) north of the Musandam peninsula.

On Monday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the tanker hit naval mines and caught fire while passing through what they described as a restricted and unsafe route.

But the US military insisted the Iranian report was false. It said the tanker was struck by an Iranian missile last month and again by a drone over the weekend.

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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards

 US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) are a "hoax", as he criticised calls to have more guardrails in place for the fast-moving technology.

It comes after Jack Clark, co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, told the BBC that a "kill switch" that can be checked by a third party may need to be mandatory for the industry.

Clark's comments followed warnings about the risks the technology poses to humanity that have been raised in recent days by several executives and staff at leading AI firms.

Those concerns triggered a selloff in tech firms' shares as investors weighed the impact of a potential slowdown in the multi-billion dollar development of AI.

In a series of social media posts, the US president compared warnings about AI to the "Global Warming Scam" which, he said, was "being perpetrated by the Radical Left Dumocrats".

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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards - BBC News

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