Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people. Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, said AI could be of risk to humanity. His competitor, Sam Altman of OpenAI, said we could, as he put it, “lose control of the future to AI.” Both said the countries of the world, through the U.N. Security Council, where they testified Wednesday, have to set safeguards of some kind, which would be actual controls to prevent the technology from getting too powerful to rein in.

US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call

NEW YORK (AP) — The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology. The order came in an email titled “Change in Nomenclature AI to SI” that was sent to employees in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs shortly after Trump spoke to other world leaders this week. That bureau is in charge of U.S. diplomatic missions to all U.N. and multilateral agencies around the world. Trump said in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that using the word “artificial” made the technology sound “fake.”

As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market

It's a difficult job market for new graduates, especially in fields like software development where artificial intelligence is shouldering more of the work. While college students majoring in computer science during the recent coding boom were getting job offers without even applying, today recent graduates in philosophy, art history and ethnic studies majors all have higher employment rates. But students and schools are adapting. Colleges are experimenting with business-specific internships and bolstering training in AI tools. Schools say most graduates ultimately are getting jobs, although increasingly, the employers hiring aren’t tech giants but smaller businesses looking for help figuring out what to do with AI.

Meta bets big on wearable AI, new AI agent as Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doom

Meta is diving into AI with new wearable devices and an AI agent called Muse. At the company's annual Connect conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized optimism about AI's future. He distanced Meta from calls to slow AI development, arguing for empowering people. Meta introduced updates to its AI glasses with a new generation that have slimmer designs and longer battery life. The company also unveiled lighter VR glasses, set for a 2027 release. New audio glasses, Ray-Ban Meta Audio, will launch in October. Meta also said it plans to integrate its recently launched AI agent Muse into its AI glasses lineup.

OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident. Albanese made the breach public Thursday following a telephone conversation with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. Both are in New York City to address the United Nations. An OpenAI agent had infiltrated an Australian health department website on July 18. It notified Australia about the breach by sending an email to a generic government address on Sept. 10. Albanese said an inquiry looking into the security breach would examine whether OpenAI could be criminally charged.

Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up

Closing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles. The data was sold to Cambridge Analytica, which worked for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Attorneys for the state said Facebook deceived users about privacy protections and urged jurors to find the platform liable for thousands of violations of the state Unfair Practices Act. Lawyers for Facebook said the state failed to present evidence of any violations, and they argued the platform has improved privacy and safety protections. If jurors determine the law was violated, New Mexico is seeking up to $5,000 per violation.

A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk

Artificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes. Debates inside the AI industry and beyond over the plausibility of these scenarios have heated up since several executives endorsed slowing the technology’s development. Despite warnings, some suspect the worst-case scenarios described by the AI companies themselves have more to do with validating the importance of their work than reality. Still, more people are beginning to worry about the risks of the technology.

Prince Harry warns that AI chatbots may be more dangerous than social media for young users

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media. Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative on Wednesday, Harry said that the technology is “more persuasive, more intimate, and more powerful." In 2024, Harry sounded the alarm at CGI about how social media has contributed to an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation among today’s youth. Harry and his wife, Meghan, announced the founding of The Parents Network, through their Archewell Foundation. Harry said that The Parents Network had made progress, but that technological developments had made an already “uphill battle” more difficult.

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI

Washington (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence. The proposal comes as prominent AI executives and researchers increasingly warn about potentially catastrophic risks from rapidly advancing systems. Congress has struggled to agree on AI safeguards as President Donald Trump has pushed back on new regulations and emphasized maintaining an advantage over China. Sanders argues the potential dangers demand immediate action and international cooperation.

FBI investigates hackers' claim to have stolen sensitive employee data, compromised jobs website

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website. The bureau said in a statement Wednesday that it was aware of the claims, but didn't know the “point of breach.” The jobs website remains down. A message that circulated online from a hacking group known as ShinyHunters claims responsibility. The message says the group had “compromised very sensitive data on almost ALL FBI Agents and individuals who filed an application with the FBI for a job.” The claims couldn't immediately be verified.