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Can Trump and Xi cooperate to guide humanity through the AI revolution? Humanity might depend on it | Alan Finkel

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The CEOs of tech firms issue stark warnings over the rate of change, with AI capability doubling every four months Recently, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, quit his job over concerns that AI was on a collision course with humanity.

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:00:26 UTC.

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  1. As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails

  2. As high fuel costs force people to choose between filling up or buying groceries, Trump says ‘it’s a very inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war

  3. On issue after issue, Trump has given Xi Jinping a pass — even on reports China is helping Iran. ‘I think he’s behaved reasonably well’

  4. Trump says he will convert his planned arch to a ‘top grade military complex’ that can host drones, snipers and ammunition

  5. ‘An out-of-touch Silicon Valley radical’: meet Trump’s AI whisperer pushing for limited regulation

  6. UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budget

  7. Can Trump and Xi cooperate to guide humanity through the AI revolution? Humanity might depend on it | Alan Finkel

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