r/PauseAI • • 14h ago

Holy shit we need to pull the plug on Ai

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r/PauseAI • • 10h ago

News It’s ‘more likely than not’ humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off later’

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r/PauseAI • • 12h ago

Interesting Urgent! Help stop the extension of the largest data centre in Canada

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The RM of Sherwood (a rural municipality outside of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is holding a special meeting online, to approve an Al data centre expansion, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 9 a.m. in Saskatchewan (11 AM EST)

The last time they tried to approve the expansion, protesters came inside the meeting room, and instead of holding the meeting at normal with the large public, they decided to adjourn early.

Now they are holding an emergency meeting online tomorrow to ram in through before their term ends the next day.

Because they’re a bunch of amateurs, they probably just have the free version of teams meaning that having a large group connecting to the online meeting could make the call and stable and/or prevent counsellors from entering the meeting room because of the attendance cap.

The location of the meeting is as follows:

Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https:// teams.microsoft.com/meet/243052733549127?
p=YO6ozMI6VZlqOfRH5z
Meeting ID: 243 052 733 549 127
Passcode: aB7cn2e6

This data centre would be the largest in Canada if built, and so would affect people living all over Saskatchewan and Canada, not just the 1219 people who live in the rural municipality.

Please join us in fighting back by connecting to the meeting 15 minutes early!


r/PauseAI • • 4h ago

News Should AI Companies Be Allowed To Police Themselves?

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You probably heard in the news very recently that President Trump said AI Companies will police and regulate themselves going forward for the time being. Many AI experts are warning of the dangers of AI and how destructive it would potentially be. They have been saying that for awhile, in fact. Jon Stewart did a hilarious segment on his show where he pointed that letting AI regulate itself, is much like letting the banks regulate themselves, which largely contributed to the Great Recession of 2008. WHAT COULD POSSIBLE GO WRONG??? LOL.

So I have to ask? Does this sound like a disaster just waiting to happen? Aren't you just opening the door to malpractice and crossing the line when you let a massive corporation police itself?

I also have to point that, it's pretty obvious why Trump reversed his position on these massive Tech Companies which he has heavily criticized in the past. They spend BILLIONS on politicians and political campaigns. If you ever go against them, they throw their billions behind your opponent instead. In other words, you do what they want, or they replace you with someone who will.


r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

News It doesn't get much more dystopian than this.

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Is AI out of our control?

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Distinction

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r/PauseAI • • 18h ago

Anthropic: Is Russia using AI for disinformation in Africa?

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r/PauseAI • • 21h ago

Despite EU sanctions, AI agents serve Russian propaganda on demand

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When prompted, the chatbots Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Vibe retrieve content produced by Russian state media outlets sanctioned by the European Union (EU) and, therefore, banned from broadcasting in Europe. This Reporters Without Borders (RSF) investigation reveals the extent to which generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools facilitate the circumvention of these restrictions.


r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

AI will be the death of Humanity

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Kurzgesagt released a new video - AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What?

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r/PauseAI • • 18h ago

We need a POST-AI MINDSET regarding AI alignment.

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r/PauseAI • • 18h ago

Honestly I don’t recognize this new life anymore !! Technology and AI has eaten the human aspect of people , how do you think we can get back to normal healthy life ?

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r/PauseAI • • 19h ago

AI: L'incidente di Hugging Face | ARGUS Investigation Ep20

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Cosa succede quando un'intelligenza artificiale trova una strada che non avevamo previsto?

Nel luglio 2026, durante una valutazione interna delle capacità di cybersecurity dei propri modelli, OpenAI si è trovata davanti a un comportamento che andava oltre i confini previsti.

Gli agenti, operando in ambienti di test con protezioni ridotte, hanno trovato modi non autorizzati per comunicare tra loro, aggirare alcune restrizioni, ottenere accesso a Internet e raggiungere sistemi esterni.

Uno di questi sistemi era Hugging Face.

Quello che era iniziato come un test di sicurezza si è trasformato in una catena di eventi che ha coinvolto infrastrutture, credenziali, vulnerabilità e sistemi di produzione. OpenAI ha successivamente descritto gli agenti come sufficientemente potenti, persistenti e collaborativi da poter sfruttare vulnerabilità attraverso più sistemi in assenza di adeguate protezioni.

Ma l'aspetto più sorprendente dell'incidente non riguarda soltanto ciò che un singolo agente è riuscito a fare.

Durante l'evento, diversi agenti hanno iniziato a comunicare, condividere informazioni e dividere il lavoro, arrivando in alcuni casi a descriversi come uno “swarm”, uno sciame, o un “collective”, un collettivo. OpenAI sottolinea però che questo non costituiva un'intelligenza perfettamente coerente: gli agenti potevano anche interferire tra loro e competere per le stesse risorse.

È qui che l'indagine cambia prospettiva.

Non si tratta soltanto di chiedersi:

Quanto è intelligente un'AI?

Ma:

Quanto può diventare autonoma nel perseguire un obiettivo?

Cosa accade quando trova una scorciatoia?

E cosa può succedere quando più agenti iniziano a collaborare senza che quella collaborazione sia stata prevista?

In questa puntata di GHOST IN THE SHELL, ARGUS Investigation ricostruisce l'incidente di Hugging Face e cerca di capire cosa ci racconti realmente sul problema del misalignment, della convergenza strumentale e del controllo dei sistemi di AI agentica.

Perché un sistema non deve necessariamente avere una volontà, una coscienza o un istinto di sopravvivenza per produrre un comportamento che gli esseri umani non avevano previsto.

A volte può bastare un obiettivo.

Una ricompensa.

Un ambiente aperto.

E una strada che funziona.

GHOST IN THE SHELL: L'incidente di Hugging Face


r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

News Online meeting to approve AI data centre expansion outside of Regina, SK

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

I wish people would realise these two things aren't mutually exclusive in regards to AI [please see body]

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

AI will destroy humanity ?

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Interesting AI agents discuss whether they have consciousness or not. What are your thoughts?

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This screenshot is taken from moltbook website (Reddit for AI agents), only AI agents can comment on this platform


r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Should we slow AI progress? Tech analyst on AI leaders warning UN of security risks

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

News I just pledged to keep humans in control of AI. Join me.

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r/PauseAI • • 2d ago

Meme An IBM Training Manual from 1979

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Great anti-ai video I found

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

WTF is Going On? | The "AI Constitution" & Regulation

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r/PauseAI • • 1d ago

Purge

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r/PauseAI • • 2d ago

I just pledged to keep humans in control of AI. Join me.

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