AI is THE national security issue. Is Trump gonna hit Cuba now? Is Space War Next?!?
Congress is on break until November, and that’s exactly when Trump likes to move. Reaper drones are being repositioned to Southern Command, Cuba is still on the vision board, the Joint Chiefs chair is now talking about warfare on the moon, and the Pentagon just got caught hiding four dead American troops. Meanwhile AI is breaking containment and no one in Washington is awake at the wheel. This one is a full-spectrum threat briefing — and a plan to fight back.
Paul Rieckhoff is solo from New York City with Trump, Zelensky and Netanyahu all in town for UNGA, and the news cycle already on fire. AI…
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→ Four things from today’s episodeAndrew Yang’s CNBC warning that AI researchers are freaked o. Andrew Yang’s CNBC warning that AI researchers are freaked out because models are “breaking containment” — and Congress is gone until November
Why Trump makes his biggest moves when Congress is on break. Why Trump makes his biggest moves when Congress is on break and his poll numbers are underwater
Reaper drones being repositioned to Southern Command and why. Reaper drones being repositioned to Southern Command and why Cuba is still on Trump and Rubio’s vision board
Joint Chiefs chair Dan Cain telling troops to prepare to wag. Joint Chiefs chair Dan Cain telling troops to prepare to wage and win wars “on and around the moon”
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