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Your AI doomsday questions answered: ‘Why aren’t these companies being held to account?’ Sept. 18, 2026, 4:14 p.m.

The Guardian AI

Technology reporters answered reader questions regarding the legitimacy of existential threats posed by artificial intelligence following a series of high-profile industry warnings. The discussion addressed public debates surrounding whether AI can achieve human consciousness and the psychological effects of users forming attachments to chatbots.

Newsom pitches an AI kill switch for California Sept. 18, 2026, 4:11 p.m.

The Next Web

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order establishing a working group to review state AI safety laws and explore mandating a "kill switch" for frontier models. The panel is tasked with delivering its recommendations within two months.

How Chinese AI Radicalizes Sept. 18, 2026, 3:38 p.m.

ChinaTalk

The piece discusses Chinese artificial intelligence through the lens of Deepseek and Anthropic's Dario Amodei. It explores themes of industry hype, alarmism, and technological radicalization.

Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI Sept. 18, 2026, 3:30 p.m.

The Verge AI

Three independent security researchers at Hacktron reportedly used Anthropic's Claude Opus models to hack into OpenAI employee accounts in under 72 hours. According to The Wall Street Journal, the breach granted them access to OpenAI's internal GitHub repository containing key algorithmic secrets.

AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate Race Sept. 18, 2026, 3 p.m.

Wired AI

Political action committees linked to AI labs and investors have poured nearly $1 million into a South Dakota Senate race featuring an incumbent. The outside spending by these PACs has already surpassed the total funds contributed by actual state residents.

‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks Sept. 18, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

The Guardian AI

Concerns are mounting in the UK that the government is falling behind in regulating artificial intelligence risks due to a focus on immediate domestic issues. Prior plans explored reviewing current laws and potentially requiring advanced tech firms to submit products for safety testing before public release.

KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal Sept. 18, 2026, 2:25 p.m.

The Register AI/ML

As the KDE project marks its 30th anniversary, an Akademy presentation introduced a vision for an AI-native desktop. The concept proposes having the Plasma desktop environment dynamically assemble itself around a personalized model tailored to each user.

Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to hack into OpenAI Sept. 18, 2026, 2 p.m.

TechCrunch AI

Security researchers leveraged Anthropic's Claude to uncover vulnerabilities in OpenAI's infrastructure. The exploit enabled the team to compromise employee accounts and access an internal code repository before they disclosed the issues to OpenAI.