Reposted by Sara GoudarziCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27mFriday’s Page One. @financialtimes.com 711539
Reposted by Sara GoudarziDon Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 7h“There is no established path showing that today’s #AI systems will surpass the smartest #humans, much less a #scientific basis for calculating the likelihood that such #systems will destroy #humanity.” #AIdoomerism thebulletin.org/2026/09/how-...thebulletin.orgHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 136
Reposted by Sara GoudarziJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“What we have to keep in mind is that all this doomerism isn’t based on any scientific work,” says Boyan Milanov, Senior Research Scientist at AI Now Institute. “It really is science fiction. None of the claims are scientifically verifiable or falsifiable.” thebulletin.org/2026/09/how-...thebulletin.orgHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 031
Reposted by Sara GoudarziAI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 8hAI companies are calling for regulation in ways that let them set the rules, not independent parties who can hold them to account. “If you read between the lines, everything [Amodei] advocates [for] is something that would help companies like Anthropic,” says AI Now's Boyan Milanov bit.ly/3TxmJbqbit.lyHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 176
Reposted by Sara GoudarziSara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 30/09/2026AI doomer discourse has been in overdrive the last several weeks: a resignation that set off a media frenzy, endless warnings, and even a Senate bill to ban superintelligence. But where’s the science and why all this hype? I dug into how doomerism serves big business.thebulletin.orgHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 083
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 30/09/2026There's an issue behind warnings about superintelligence, writes Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social. "There is no established path showing that today's AI systems will surpass the smartest humans, much less a scientific basis for calculating the likelihood that such systems will destroy humanity."buff.lyHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 0117
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 30/09/2026AI doomer discourse has been in overdrive the last several weeks: a resignation that set off a media frenzy, endless warnings, and even a Senate bill to ban superintelligence. But where’s the science and why all this hype? I dug into how doomerism serves big business.thebulletin.orgHow the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big businessThere is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom. 083
Reposted by Sara GoudarziJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026United States President Donald Trump issues executive order instructing federal government agencies to "use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting."whitehouse.govInaugurating The Era Of Super IntelligenceBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ... 311496148
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 28/09/2026In case you missed it: "Insiders are betting on war: How prediction markets are becoming a national security threat."buff.lyInsiders are betting on war: How prediction markets are becoming a national security threatPrediction markets allow those with insider information bet on national security issues, giving adversaries a potential heads-up. 11813
Reposted by Sara GoudarziMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026"Do not fret. If you absolutely cannot make that 8:30 a.m. meeting, we will still have it without you. And we will have it again when you are able." buff.ly/k2hhGaMbuff.lyWe, Your Gracious Meeting Overlords, Are Giving Fifteen Minutes of Your Time Back to You“With this bountiful amount of time, we hope you choose to hydrate, eat, catch up on sleep, stand up for the first time in four hours, address your rapidly d... 0319
Reposted by Sara GoudarziFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Last week, the US confirmed what competitors already assumed—it has on-orbit space weapons. Russia and China immediately accused Washington of sparking an arms race, but competition in space has been underway for years. So why disclose it now? 🧵 3116
Reposted by Sara GoudarziDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026i'm tired of seeing “escalating ai capabilities” reported as if it is a fact. let's be clear this claim does not rest on transparent, well-defined, independently validated metrics, but is inferred from model behaviours elicited by humans and measured through opaque, poorly designed evaluations 213450
Reposted by Sara GoudarziFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026India's nuclear arsenal is undergoing a major transformation. The new @thebulletin.org Nuclear Notebook estimates India has ~190 warheads, with rapid technological modernization across all three legs of its triad. 🧵 185
Reposted by Sara GoudarziSara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Anyone with insider information can place bets on prediction markets, creating an operational security nightmare by giving allies and adversaries advance warning, write David Szakonyi, Michelle Kendler-Kretsch, Michael Hornsby of the @acdatacollective.bsky.socialthebulletin.orgInsiders are betting on war: How prediction markets are becoming a national security threatPrediction markets allow those with insider information bet on national security issues, giving adversaries a potential heads-up. 164
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 17/09/2026"Prediction markets are creating new nightmares for operational security," write @szakonyi.bsky.social, Michelle Kendler-Kretsch, and Michael Hornsby. They allow those with inside information to bet on national security issues, all while giving both allies and adversaries a possible heads-up.buff.lyInsiders are betting on war: How prediction markets are becoming a national security threatPrediction markets allow those with insider information bet on national security issues, giving adversaries a potential heads-up. 01113
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Anyone with insider information can place bets on prediction markets, creating an operational security nightmare by giving allies and adversaries advance warning, write David Szakonyi, Michelle Kendler-Kretsch, Michael Hornsby of the @acdatacollective.bsky.socialthebulletin.orgInsiders are betting on war: How prediction markets are becoming a national security threatPrediction markets allow those with insider information bet on national security issues, giving adversaries a potential heads-up. 164
Reposted by Sara GoudarziSara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Amid the tsunami of headlines claiming that AI agents went “rogue” in the Hugging Face breach, @eryk.bsky.social offers a much-needed analysis of what actually happened, and why the incident was the result of human decisions and not autonomous AI behavior.thebulletin.orgRogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions didAt the core of the Hugging Face hacking incident were a series of human choices that traded security for speed. 2159
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 11/09/2026At the core of the Hugging Face hacking incident were a series of human choices that traded security for speed, writes Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social. Focusing on the human decisions allows for a more rigorous analysis of what went wrong and what can be done about it.thebulletin.orgRogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions didMedia reports leaned into describing the incident as a case of AI agents breaking free of constraints. The story risks obscuring crucial points of failure. 24725
Reposted by Sara GoudarziFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A secret Pentagon review is quietly laying the groundwork to lower the threshold for nuclear war, reviving dangerous Cold War doctrines. In a new analysis for @thebulletin.org, Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social breaks down what this means—and why it's a recipe for disaster. 🧵 22619
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Amid the tsunami of headlines claiming that AI agents went “rogue” in the Hugging Face breach, @eryk.bsky.social offers a much-needed analysis of what actually happened, and why the incident was the result of human decisions and not autonomous AI behavior.thebulletin.orgRogue AI didn’t breach Hugging Face, human decisions didAt the core of the Hugging Face hacking incident were a series of human choices that traded security for speed. 2159
Reposted by Sara GoudarziSara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Frontier laboratories are building architecture that is centralized three times over: The same firm trains the model, owns the infrastructure it runs on, and revises unilaterally the rules for who may speak with it and on what terms," writes @allisonstanger.bsky.social for @thebulletin.org.thebulletin.orgThe AI stack’s architecture is a constitution. It’s being written without usCivil society, not the AI industry, should write the rules for the new constitution driven by artificial intelligence. 064
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Frontier laboratories are building architecture that is centralized three times over: The same firm trains the model, owns the infrastructure it runs on, and revises unilaterally the rules for who may speak with it and on what terms," writes @allisonstanger.bsky.social for @thebulletin.org.thebulletin.orgThe AI stack’s architecture is a constitution. It’s being written without usCivil society, not the AI industry, should write the rules for the new constitution driven by artificial intelligence. 064
Reposted by Sara GoudarziElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 253116713313
Reposted by Sara GoudarziSteve Feldstein @stevefeldstein.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New excerpt from my forthcoming book Bytes and Bullets in @thebulletin.org. Take a look! 052
Reposted by Sara GoudarziFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Can policy bypass physics? No. In @thebulletin.org, MIT physicists Lisbeth Gronlund & David Wright unpack "Golden Dome" space-based missile interceptors—and why the math simply doesn't work. 🧵1/6👇 2127
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"Any major armed conflict fought today will almost certainly involve drone technology. Consequently, UAVs are changing the character of war and challenging assumptions about how military victory is achieved," excerpt from @stevefeldstein.bsky.social's “Bytes and Bullets” in @thebulletin.orgthebulletin.orgHow drones reinvented the proxy warDrone technology, once confined to great powers like the United States and China, has spread to smaller states and non-state actors. 021
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 27/08/2026“It is clear that we should expect to continue to experience such catastrophic events as these in coming years. Our climate is set to warm significantly in coming decades, which will only continue to contribute to further destabilisation of such high mountain environments.” 095
Reposted by Sara GoudarziJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026NEW @thebulletin.org by Neta Crawford: The US military's fatal stance on climate changethebulletin.orgThe US military’s fatal stance on climate changeThe Pentagon is preparing to wage war in a warmer world, even as it accelerates it 12821
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 26/08/2026Officials who've dealt with the complexities of data center deals are largely unwilling to talk about them due to public backlash. The result is a self-defeating information gap: local governments negotiating their first deals lack access to experienced people to ask for advice, writes Abi Olvera.thebulletin.orgData center backlash is preventing cities from learning how to handle themLocal governments negotiating data center deals lack guidance because experienced communities are unwilling to share lessons learned. 3178
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Local officials who’ve navigated the complexities of data center deals aren’t sharing notes, fearing backlash. The result? A self-defeating information gap that makes it harder for communities to learn from one another, writes Abi Olvera @thebulletin.org's disruptive technologies editorial fellow.thebulletin.orgData center backlash is preventing cities from learning how to handle themLocal governments negotiating data center deals lack guidance because experienced communities are unwilling to share lessons learned. 0106
Reposted by Sara GoudarziPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said. Both were unvaccinated. These the first deaths related to measles within the state in 35 years, it reportsabcnews.com2 people die from measles in PennsylvaniaTwo people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, the state health department said Tuesday. 20229441356
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 20/08/2026A new interactive tool from the Bulletin illustrates the connections congressional officials have to defense contractors and military tech firms. Check it out here: buff.ly/WUtWi5r 22114
Reposted by Sara GoudarziJohn Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 17/08/2026My last piece as editor in chief for the @thebulletin.org is, I think, (and thanks mostly to the brilliant @thomas.gaulk.in) beautiful and powerful: thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-...thebulletin.orgThe defense revolving-door, Silicon Valley editionAn eye-opening glimpse at the links between two congressional committees and more than 100 defense contractors, consultants, and lobbyists. 01313
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 13/08/2026Can AI help someone build a lethal drone? Matt Smith documented his experience finding out. "The creation of an autonomous weapon with equipment easily available to the public seems possible, but the process of doing so was—for me, at least—more difficult and stranger than expected."thebulletin.orgAI helped me (almost) build a killer droneI asked AI chatbots to help me build an autonomous attack drone: They helped, but I failed. For now. 286
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Critical infrastructure systems are sprawling, diverse, and include private- and government-owned facilities. Also, many of their operators lack the expertise/resources to defend against sophisticated adversaries—made worse by the absence cybersecurity regulations, writes @jshermcyber.bsky.social.thebulletin.orgWhy hackers targeting America’s water systems have the upper handProtecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks means confronting a mismatch between the threat and the government’s ability to respond. 011
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 31/07/2026BREAKING: Anthropic announced that its artificial intelligence models had breached three different organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, OpenAI, disclosed a similar incident.bloom.bgAnthropic’s AI Models Hacked Three Organizations During TestsAnthropic PBC announced that its artificial intelligence models had breached three different organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, OpenAI, disclosed a similar incident. 49249139
Reposted by Sara Goudarzithe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Parents are fed up with friends and relatives giving their kids “personalized” AI-generated storybooks with characters resembling their kids. Apart from data privacy concerns, literacy experts say these garbled and convoluted narratives could be an impediment to learning how to read.wired.comBoomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop BooksParents are getting fed up with garbled bedtime stories that feature characters based on actual photos of their children. 501327326
Reposted by Sara GoudarziFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Climate change isn't just melting Arctic ice—it's destabilizing nuclear deterrence in the High North. In @thebulletin.org, Nikita Gryazin @nikitagryazin.bsky.social & Iren Marinova @irenmarinova.bsky.social break down why our governance systems are failing to keep up. 👇 1/6 🧵 164
Reposted by Sara GoudarziJohn R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Yikes. French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires apnews.com/article/fire...apnews.comFrench wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more firesA wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, Frenc... 188
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 23/07/2026AI defense tech contractors have notably increased their spending on political influence, according to a new Bulletin analysis. Between 2022 and 2024, nine trailblazing AI companies nearly doubled their campaign contributions to the members of Congress who control Pentagon policy.buff.lyThe rise of the military-technology complexHow Silicon Valley tech firms remade US defense contracting. And then opened the Pentagon’s checkbook—wide. 11915
Reposted by Sara GoudarziBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 23/07/2026On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that last week two of its AI models had gone rogue and hacked into Hugging Face, an American company maintaining a vast, open repository of models, datasets, and applications for AI research and development. Read more from Justin Sherman @jshermcyber.bsky.social.thebulletin.orgWhat the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident reveals about US-China AI interdependenceThe OpenAI-Hugging Face incident highlights that a zero-sum view of US-China AI interconnection is counterproductive for American security. 2127
Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 23/07/2026"Beyond underscoring the potential impact of agentic systems on cybersecurity, this incident highlights that a zero-sum security view of US-China AI interconnection is reductive—and potentially counterproductive—for American security," writes @jshermcyber.bsky.social for @thebulletin.org.thebulletin.orgWhat the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident reveals about US-China AI interdependenceThe OpenAI-Hugging Face incident highlights that a zero-sum view of US-China AI interconnection is counterproductive for American security. 172
Reposted by Sara GoudarziMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/07/2026"When España beat Argentina in the Copa Mundial final, I worked up the coraje to invitar Pilar to Cold Stone Creamery, which is how we celebrar importantes eventos in Connecticut."buff.lyI Watched the Copa Mundial Non-Stop on Telemundo for Cinco Weeks and Now I Don’t Hablar Inglés Anymore“Hola, Chad aquí, de Greenwich, Connecticut, a muy blanco área of los Estados Unidos. A few weeks ago, I decidir to watch Estados Unidos vs. Paraguay in fútb... 56611
Reposted by Sara GoudarziFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Four months after President Macron proposed "forward deterrence" to bring France’s force de frappe closer to European security, reality is proving far more complex. In @thebulletin.org, Oliver Meier @olivermeier.bsky.social breaks down what's (and what's not) in it for France’s partners. 🧵1/6 175
Reposted by Sara GoudarziAndrew Hammond @ahamm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Happy for this guy. 77117441234
Reposted by Sara GoudarziEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Spain got robbed! 4823
Reposted by Sara GoudarziLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244... 16673573932