Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters
April 10th, 2026Via: Wired: OpenAI is throwing its support behind an Illinois state bill that would shield AI labs from liability in cases where AI models are used to cause serious societal harms, such as death or serious injury of 100 or more people or at least $1 billion in property damage.
China Produces “Baby Shahed” Kamikaze Drones For $500
April 9th, 2026War is hell. And then drones appeared on the battlefield. Via: Zero Hedge: China’s manufacturing base is now churning out short-range, low-cost kamikaze drones priced at under $500 per unit, which X user PLA Military Updates has described as “Baby Shahed” drones. According to the post, the so-called Baby Shahed costs around 3,000 yuan (about […]
Anthropic Mythos
April 8th, 2026Via: Ars Technica: Anthropic has launched a new cybersecurity AI model to a select group of customers, including Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, days after details about the project were leaked online. Its new model, Claude Mythos Preview, would be available only to vetted organizations, including Broadcom, Cisco, and CrowdStrike, Anthropic said on Tuesday. The company […]
Why the U.S. Navy Won’t Blast the Iranians and ‘Open’ Strait of Hormuz
March 31st, 2026Via: Responsible Statecraft: The era of carrier-dominated airpower is fading, as cheap, unmanned anti-ship weapons reshape naval warfare, whether US planners are ready for it or not. … The era of shore-based anti-access and area denial had arrived in the Persian Gulf. The balance between shore- and sea-based weapons had shifted in favor of shore-based […]
AI Generated Singer “Eddie Dalton” Hits Number 1 on iTunes
March 27th, 2026Via: Showbiz411: Who is Eddie Dalton? He’s not a real person, for one. He’s AI generated. But “Dalton” — a silky voiced R&B singer who sounds like Otis Redding and an amalgam of blues stars like BB King — has three hits in the iTunes top 10. One of them is number 1. One of […]
Douglas Macgregor on U.S. Disaster in Iran
March 27th, 2026Via: Judge Napolitano:
Beware The Energy Shock
March 21st, 2026Via: Peak Prosperity:
“Drones Hovering Above Rubio and Hegseth’s Homes Leave Military Officials Baffled”
March 20th, 2026Via: Independent: A series of “unidentified” drones have been spotted hovering over the Washington D.C. military base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, prompting the U.S. government to consider relocating them. The military is closely monitoring potential threats to senior government figures amid the Trump administration’s war on Iran, […]
Pentagon to Adopt Palantir AI as Core U.S. Military System
March 20th, 2026Via: Reuters: Palantir’s Maven artificial intelligence system will become an official program of record, Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg said in a letter to Pentagon leaders, a move that locks in long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting ?technology across the U.S. military. In the March 9 letter to senior Pentagon leaders and U.S. military commanders, […]
‘Multiple Waves’ of Unauthorized Drones Recently Spotted Over Strategic U.S. Air Force Base
March 20th, 2026Via: ABC: A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest and most strategic airfields earlier this month was more extensive, and potentially more dangerous, than first reported, according to a confidential internal briefing document reviewed by ABC News. Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana said it was […]
