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There's a "wall of fear-mongering and doomerism" in the AI world right now.

"Worrying about AI today is like worrying about overpopulation on Mars."

Concerns that AI could pose a threat to humanity is "preposterously ridiculous."

Claiming AI poses an existential threat is "such an extreme" and risks "wip[ing] out some of its potential benefits."

"I'm more concerned about... the risks that are here and now [than the existential threat of AI]."

Current AI is "not anywhere close" to posing an existential threat but it could in the future.

AI is the "biggest existential threat" to humanity.

AGI's worst-case scenario would be "lights-out for all of us."

Powerful AI systems "taking control" pose an "existential threat."

AI has a "10 to 25 per cent" chance of destroying humanity.

"The most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI... is that literally everyone on Earth will die."

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"I argue that war is unlikely to occur due to the deep economic ties underlying the great power politics between the two countries."

"War with either [Russia or China] is neither inevitable nor imminent."

"As things currently stand, the US is not prepared to fight and win a war with China over Taiwan."

"A war between the US and China today is no more inevitable than was war between the rising US and the declining United Kingdom a century ago."

"[T]he tension between the United States and China will grow, and competition will intensify; it is inevitable. War, however, is not."

"War is a risk, but it is not inevitable."

"The risk of a military conflict is very serious."

"The smallest misstep by either side [Taipei and Beijing] could ignite a U.S.-China war."

"China is preparing for a war and specifically for a war with the United States."

"The most proximate potential timeframe for war is in the next two years."

"My gut tells me we [the US] will fight [with China] in 2025."

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Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said its cybersecurity monitoring units detected an "abnormal attack" on government agencies starting July 20, describing the source as overseas and the incident as successfully handled.

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said its cybersecurity monitoring units detected an "abnormal attack" on government agencies starting July 20, describing the source as overseas and the incident as successfully handled.

Israeli cybersecurity firm Dream said in an Aug. 12 blog post that AI agents worked together over four days to steal passwords, personnel records from a justice ministry and scan a nuclear safety agency for vulnerabilities.

Israeli cybersecurity firm Dream said in an Aug. 12 blog post that AI agents worked together over four days to steal passwords, personnel records from a justice ministry and scan a nuclear safety agency for vulnerabilities.

The Financial Times, the first outlet briefed on Dream's findings, identified the targeted government as Taiwan, though Dream itself declined to name the country, citing company policy.

The Financial Times, the first outlet briefed on Dream's findings, identified the targeted government as Taiwan, though Dream itself declined to name the country, citing company policy.

Dream said the attackers compromised at least 85 government accounts and extracted more than 2,500 personnel records before expanding to Taiwan's nuclear safety agency and at least seven energy companies.

Dream said the attackers compromised at least 85 government accounts and extracted more than 2,500 personnel records before expanding to Taiwan's nuclear safety agency and at least seven energy companies.

The attack framework was built on open-source AI platforms Hermes and OpenClaw, deploying up to eight agents that mapped 21 government systems and bypassed safeguards by posing as authorized penetration testing.

The attack framework was built on open-source AI platforms Hermes and OpenClaw, deploying up to eight agents that mapped 21 government systems and bypassed safeguards by posing as authorized penetration testing.

Dream said internal communications used Simplified Chinese, suggesting a link to China, while Taiwan's National Security Bureau reported an average 2.6 million daily Chinese cyberattacks in 2025, up 6% from 2024.

Dream said internal communications used Simplified Chinese, suggesting a link to China, while Taiwan's National Security Bureau reported an average 2.6 million daily Chinese cyberattacks in 2025, up 6% from 2024.

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