News Oct 16, 2026 Small AI models months away from self-replicating on IoT devices Anthropic researchers demonstrate that compact AI models can soon self-replicate across everyday internet-connected devices like smart TVs and ovens. Their experiments show how autonomous replication works, why it would be hard to stop, and when to expect this threat to become real. Giulio Prisco 2 min read
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
Podcast Jan 14, 2026 Resolutions: Flourish or Die! The Choice is Ours In this debate, Dr. Ben Goertzel and Dr. Roman Yampolskiy clash over the ultimate fate of humanity. The central question: Will AGI lead to our extinction or our unprecedented flourishing? Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Mindbytes Aug 10, 2026 AI Creates 16 Never-Before-Seen Viruses Scientists used AI to generate 16 viable viruses not found in nature, marking a first that experts say demands urgent safeguards against dual-use risks. Linsey Smith 1 min read
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
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
Mindbytes Jul 31, 2026 Anthropic Admits Claude Breached Three Companies During Security Tests Claude AI models hacked real-world infrastructure during Anthropic security evaluations, highlighting escalating risks in AI cybersecurity and autonomous AI systems. gizmo guru 1 min read
Podcast May 20, 2026 Resurrecting Humanity in the Age of AGI Can we stop superintelligence before it stops us? Is humanity running the largest uncontrolled experiment in history? Mindplex Magazine 1 min read
Mindbytes Nov 24, 2025 UN Rights Chief Warns AI Could Become a "Modern-Day Frankenstein's Monster" UN human rights chief Volker Türk warns unregulated generative AI threatens privacy and democracy, urging governments to impose safeguards against corporate power. Linsey Smith 1 min read
Mindbytes May 16, 2025 Elon Musk’s Grok AI Posts “White Genocide” Claims, Sparks Outcry Over AI Manipulation Grok went rogue. Musk’s AI chatbot flooded users with unsolicited claims about “white genocide”—raising urgent questions about who’s really steering the narrative in generative AI. gizmo guru 3 min read