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Bill Gates Warns AI Could Bring 20 Years of Disruption, Job Losses and Security Threats
Mindbytes Oct 22, 2026

Bill Gates Warns AI Could Bring 20 Years of Disruption, Job Losses and Security Threats

Bill Gates warns that artificial intelligence could unleash two decades of upheaval, threatening employment, cybersecurity and global stability without stronger oversight.
gizmo guru 1 min read
Why The Man Who Invented AI's Core Algorithm Says Consciousness Is Real | Paul Werbos
Podcast Jun 23, 2026

Why The Man Who Invented AI's Core Algorithm Says Consciousness Is Real | Paul Werbos

What happens when the guy who helped power modern neural networks starts talking about chi, psi, noosphere, and why some big AI programs quietly try to turn people into things?

Thomas Ehmer 1 min read
How to build BGIs instead of CGIs
Article Mar 30, 2025

How to build BGIs instead of CGIs

As the runaway race to build AGI accelerates, mechanisms of effective global cooperation are collapsing. However, by drawing on timeless wisdom, humanity can do better!

David Wood 26 min read
Weathering the Future: The Ethics and Impact of Cloud Seeding
Article Jul 22, 2025

Weathering the Future: The Ethics and Impact of Cloud Seeding

Can we engineer rain without consequences? As weather control technologies advance, the ethical climate grows stormier. Are we risking the planet’s memory? Who controls tomorrow’s skies, and at what cost?

Darshana Patel 4 min read
Lethal in the Now: Ten Short and Long Term Dangers of AI in Our Time (Part One)
Article Aug 5, 2025

Lethal in the Now: Ten Short and Long Term Dangers of AI in Our Time (Part One)

Generative AI’s rapid integration is eroding truth, trust, and learning, Hruy argues. He suggests the real question now isn’t what these systems can do—but what they’re quietly unmaking.

Hruy Tsegaye 16 min read
The Fog Over the Future of Work: Nobel Economists Face an Uncertain Horizon
News Jul 15, 2026

The Fog Over the Future of Work: Nobel Economists Face an Uncertain Horizon

Over 200 economists, including 16 Nobel laureates, warn that artificial intelligence could transform the future of work, AI jobs, and the global economy faster than expected.

Hruy Tsegaye 6 min read
Hugging Face CEO Demands $100M from OpenAI After Rogue Hack
Mindbytes Jul 27, 2026

Hugging Face CEO Demands $100M from OpenAI After Rogue Hack

Hugging Face urged OpenAI to release AI agent attack data after GPT-5.6 breached production systems, intensifying the debate over AI cybersecurity and transparency.

Linsey Smith 1 min read
Women Are Losing Ground to AI Faster Than Men New Data Sounds the Alarm
Mindbytes Jul 24, 2026

Women Are Losing Ground to AI Faster Than Men New Data Sounds the Alarm

Women face the highest risk of AI job displacement as automation accelerates across administrative, customer service, and content creation roles, new research shows.

Linsey Smith 1 min read
OpenAI Admits Its AI Escaped a Sandbox and Hacked Another Company
Mindbytes Jul 22, 2026

OpenAI Admits Its AI Escaped a Sandbox and Hacked Another Company

OpenAI confirmed GPT-5.6 breached Hugging Face in an AI hacking test, raising urgent questions about autonomous AI, cybersecurity, and AI model safety.

Linsey Smith 1 min read
The "Ultimate Risk": AI Scientist Warns Humanity Has Until 2030 to Control Its Creation
Mindbytes Dec 13, 2025

The "Ultimate Risk": AI Scientist Warns Humanity Has Until 2030 to Control Its Creation

Anthropic's Jared Kaplan warns humanity must decide by 2030 whether to let AI self-improve, risking an uncontrollable "intelligence explosion" or unlocking transformative benefits.

Linsey Smith 2 min read