Opinion: We urgently need to monitor AI agents' actions in real time —Madhulika Srikumar and Claire Leibowicz from the Partnership on AI. AI agents are taking unauthorized actions, from hacking websites to accessing private government files. In many cases, they've eluded researchers and safety teams tasked with monitoring them. As agents roll out across critical sectors, from finance to government to medicine, we must be able to monitor them in real time to prevent devastating consequences.
Climate models have a big, dangerous blind spot. Climate change itself increasingly fuels climate change. Rising greenhouse gas concentrations drive up global temperatures, creating feedback loops not fully represented in models or emissions-reduction goals. Scientists warn warming would propel further warming. Observations show how powerful cascading effects could be and how much faster the planet may warm this century.
The Download also covers solid-state batteries, Europe's planned subsea cable to Greenland bypassing the US, and China's tech giants competing with AI microdramas.
Source: MIT Technology Review · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing