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FBI eases hiring standards; AI existential risks debated

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The FBI is reportedly easing its hiring standards, with Director Kash Patel stating that a removed restriction on hiring individuals who have engaged in bestiality was intended to protect sexual assault survivors. Separately, discussions are ongoing regarding the potential existential risks posed by artificial intelligence, including scenarios of humanity's extinction and the internet being hijacked, prompting calls to decelerate AI development. AI

IMPACT Discussions continue regarding the potential existential risks of AI, including scenarios of humanity's extinction and internet hijacking, prompting calls to slow development.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses two unrelated topics: FBI hiring standards and AI existential risks, neither of which constitutes a primary event.

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FBI eases hiring standards; AI existential risks debated

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had

    📰 The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://w…

    LINKS web.archive.org
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Could AI really wipe out humanity and hijack the internet? We examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI developme

    🤖 Could AI really wipe out humanity and hijack the internet? We examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI developmentThere have been some shocking claims in recent days about AI safety: we face a 10% chance of doo... 📰 Source: AI (arti…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/could-ai-really-wipe-ou… web.archive.org

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