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Why AI researchers keep building despite warnings it could kill humans

As OpenAI enters a stage of using large AI models to train smaller ones, awareness is spreading in Silicon Valley that recursive self-improvement may have begun or be near. Wall Street sees a chance to cut development costs and boost profitability, but some researchers fear rapidly advancing AI could become hard to control. Public warnings have intensified, while investors dismiss existential-risk claims. The article outlines commercial incentives, competitive pressure, hiring dynamics and concerns over control.

Crypto

Vitalik Buterin changes Ethereum roadmap priorities, raises focus on quantum resistance

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (비탈릭 부테린) said he released a revised version of his 2023 Ethereum roadmap and raised the priority of quantum safety. He overlaid the earlier roadmap on the Ethereum Foundation’s latest layer-1 Strawmap to show items that remained and those whose priority changed. The Strawmap lays out upgrades across consensus, data and execution layers and sets five end goals, including a post-quantum L1. Buterin also proposed EIP-8288 in June 2026, and the foundation formed a post-quantum security team targeting 2029.

Crypto

Former SEC official calls quantum computers a ticking time bomb for cryptocurrencies

John Reed Stark, a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement lawyer, warned that fast advances in quantum computing are bringing a deadline for the cryptocurrency industry. He said the broader financial sector, including long-term Bitcoin holders, must take quantum risk seriously. Stark cited comments from IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and Duke University’s Lee Reiners, and criticised the SEC for not responding properly to the risk.