Global Briefing: AI CEOs Warn of Bioweapon Risks, Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, Japan Fertility Crisis

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This article covers multiple major global stories: AI CEOs (Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, Sam Altman) jointly warning about AI's potential bioweapon risks and calling for regulation; Argentina deregulating AI; data center backlash in the US; SpaceX's AI and IPO ambitions; a tokenmaxxing trend reaching peak; an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire; GOP rebellion over Iran war; a Five Eyes LinkedIn warning; Ebola response challenges; Japan's record-low fertility rates; and a book on Chinese state and public amnesia regarding the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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AI CEOs Dario Amodei, Demis Hassabis, and Sam Altman — rivals who have publicly been at odds on numerous issues — jointly called for laws to pr

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Japan's record-low fertility

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Altman, Amodei, and Hassabis warn of AI’s bioweapon risk, Israel and Lebanon agree a ceasefire, and Japan’s fertility hits record lows.

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