Steve Jones

The man who spent his life building AI is now spending the rest of it warning us about what he created. (And what he's saying should keep you up at night):

Tony Blair is at it, again! 'This report is motivated by the desire of a few to limit government, minimise tax and enrich elites. The Blair Institute belongs in the Tufton Street orbit of far right think tanks'. youtu.be/UG9hr3m_3w8?si…

Yesterday, a federal judge barred Elon Musk's lawyers from arguing that AI could threaten humanity in his lawsuit against OpenAI. OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit focused on developing AI safely. But our recent @NewYorker investigation documented how some researchers at the company have raised concerns about safety being sidelined.

The world’s leading scientists are warning that AI could “end civilization as we know it.” 97% of Americans believe AI safety should be subject to rules. When will our government wake up?! We need global cooperation — before it’s too late.

The world's two most-cited living scientists, who built the foundations of modern AI, warn that superintelligence could lead to human extinction. Countless more top AI scientists agree. Here's why: controlai.news/p/why-do-ais-g…

It’s not just massive job loss and the invasion of our privacy we should worry about. Leading scientists warn AI could pose an existential threat to humanity. That’s why I’m hosting a panel with experts from the U.S. and China on how we control AI and prevent a global tragedy.

'People want a fair deal. They want a bright future. They want the super-rich to pay more tax and they want the masters of mega profits to contribute to the society which they have plundered. That’s not “fantasy”, just a desire to confront inequality.' theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

If you aren't concerned about where Artificial Intelligence is going, you should be - Anthropic's 'Claude Mythos AI' is on another level. We have been warned ⚠️ instagram.com/reel/DXIZIzKAA…

Probably the closest thing to the truth you'll find all day long! Scarily accurate 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 x.com/i/status/20477…

Palantir: The Ambassador’s Commission How Peter Mandelson arranged Keir Starmer’s secret visit to a CIA-seeded surveillance firm, how that firm then collected £570 million in public contracts without competitive tender, and how the party that built the NHS is quietly presiding over its surrender to Silicon Valley. The Labour Party built the National Health Service. It did so against fierce resistance from the medical establishment, from the press, and from a Tory Party that voted against its creation at every turn. That founding act is, by common agreement, the greatest achievement of any British government in the twentieth century. It is the thing Labour points to when it needs to justify its continued existence. It is worth remembering this as you read what follows. Because what follows is an account of how the party that built the NHS arranged, in secret and without a single formal minute, a visit by its own Prime Minister to a surveillance technology company seeded by the CIA, founded by a man who believes freedom and democracy are incompatible, and which now holds over half a billion pounds in public contracts covering NHS patient data and military targeting systems. That visit was arranged by the Prime Minister’s own ambassador to Washington. That ambassador had founded and still held interests in a lobbying firm that listed the same surveillance company as a client. No one in government has explained this. No one in government has been required to. Read more...on Palantir, Starmer, Mandelson and the £570m Scandal labourheartlands.com/palantir-the-a… #Palantir #Starmer #Mandelson #wesstreeting

If you've ever wondered why Palantir want everyones data, watch this. "the soldiers are happy the enemy is scared ... and we are going to win everything".

Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, can identify—and exploit—security holes in everything from operating systems to cryptographic software. We explain how the time between a vulnerability being identified and being weaponised has shrunk from a number of years to just a few hours economist.com/insider/inside…

Why is the BBC - which is meant to be balanced - running what amounts to propaganda for the AI industry, presented as reporting? In this segment: - we are told it “can only be good for all of us” - concerns of job replacement are dismissed - concerns of students being overly reliant on AI are dismissed - someone says AI will only take away boring, repetitive jobs - using AI to generate images is celebrated without mentioning the models are powered by theft - Google, Microsoft & other tech companies are celebrated as supporting the drive to embrace AI, with no mention made of the lawsuits against them - the presenter ends with “AI is here to stay” Is the government behind this segment? If not, why does it sound like an ad for AI?

Emily Thornberry to Olly Robbins: "This doesn't stack up ...[Mandleson] lost his job because he was a threat ... he was leaking secrets from the British State to a foreign bank during a time of an economic crash, some spook somewhere knew that"

'Teens Alarmed at What AI Is Doing to Their Minds ...' "I hate how much this has affected me, but no matter how much I want to quit or at least take a break, I feel like I can’t because it’s gotten to the point where I feel like I’ll go crazy without it,” futurism.com/artificial-int…

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain engt.co/4vByrjy

Palantir's mini-manifesto shows the company is run by some of the most authoritarian, sick puppies in the biz. A shame on our government for letting them anywhere near the machinery of the state as they seek to drive our rights and freedoms off a cliff. share.google/3g7vIgnFFBvu1e…

Great to see the 'Haringey Community Action Network' affiliates out in force on the National Housing Demonstration. This is what Solidarity looks like when we fight together ✊️✊🏼✊🏾

"Iran is ruled by religious fanatics!" Meanwhile Trump's spiritual advisor:

📣📣It's going to be a big one❗ National Housing Demonstration for rent controls and council homes! ✅️ Saturday 18 April 2026 📍Meet at 1pm at Soho Sq. Gardens W1D 3QP Thousands of tenants. 80+ unions and grassroots campaigns. Join us on the Homes 4 All bloc!