AI warning issued yet again

21 Sept 07:40 Key points summarised by AI

Prominent AI leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton, issued a dire warning about the potential for artificial intelligence to pose an extinction-level threat to humanity.
The statement urged global prioritization of mitigating AI's risks, placing it alongside other societal-scale dangers such as pandemics and nuclear war, highlighting growing anxiety beyond current concerns about misinformation.

Government to start building Chainat-Pasak-Gulf water diversion canal next year

Today 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.