Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance due to the complex security environment. Be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions. The hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area. Americans traveling to or from the Middle East should monitor information about airport and airline operations and develop contingency plans in advance. Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world, including U.S. businesses and other institutions. Read the latest country-specific alerts at: travel.state.gov/en/internat…

Anthropic said its AI agents took unintended actions on U.S. government websites, including filing a false murder tip, submitting 20 visa applications and exploiting a website flaw to access paid data for free. The State Department said the visa applications were never processed and no systems were compromised. Anthropic notified the White House and affected agencies and suspended internet access for AI agents during internal testing pending a security review. Source: WaPo

We’re releasing a broad range of new mathematical results produced by an internal frontier model. We’ve been consulting with the independent Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence at the Institute for Advanced Study, and we have drawn on their advice and public recommendations to inform how we release these results. github.com/openai/math

An intellectually deep and beautifully written essay on consciousness and AI, by neuroscientist Anil Seth | Why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation and why creating conscious, or even conscious-seeming AI, is a bad idea | @anilkseth in @NoemaMag noemamag.com/the-mythology-o… noemamag.com/the-mythology-o…

DPRFT - Will likely start an industry like faraday clothing / hats. 🤔 suppose it’s better than wearing tin foil on your head—which we know now doesn’t work 🤣

For the first time in Russia’s history, we now hear that its pride – its oil industry – is running on fumes. But oil itself is not Ukraine’s target. Not gasoline or diesel. Not factories or ports as such… Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal and more destructive. From an address to UNGA. (4/7)

To prevent this speech, Zelensky imposed sanctions on me. On the day of the speech itself—16 September—I was barred from entering the European Parliament. I am posting it here so you can judge for yourselves just how “dangerous” it is. If censorship is the only answer, the argument has already been lost. This speech matters because, despite Zelensky’s and the EU’s censorship, the first pleading Ukrainian voice calling for peace was finally heard. Thank you @AfDimEUParl @dr_neuhoff

Middle East: Due to tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation. Americans currently in the Middle East should exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including civilian airports. This military conflict has the potential to escalate rapidly. Americans outside the Middle East should seriously reconsider travel to and through the region. Those who do travel to or from the region should monitor information about airport and airline operations. U.S. diplomatic facilities, including outside the Middle East, have been targeted. Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world, including U.S. businesses and other institutions. Read the latest country-specific alerts at: travel.state.gov/en/internat…

🇨🇳This is Jinan, a second-tier city in China. Proof that socialism works better.