In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction. Since then, the AI race has only intensified. Companies and countries are rushing to build machines that will be smarter than any person. And the world is devastatingly unprepared for what would come next.
For decades, two signatories of that letter—Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares—have studied how smarter-than-human intelligences will think, behave, and pursue their objectives. Their research says that sufficiently smart AIs will develop goals of their own that put them in conflict with us—and that if it comes to conflict, an artificial superintelligence would crush us. The contest wouldn’t even be close.
How could a machine superintelligence wipe out our entire species? Why would it want to? Would it want anything at all? In this urgent book, Yudkowsky and Soares walk through the theory and the evidence, present one possible extinction scenario, and explain what it would take for humanity to survive.
The world is racing to build something truly new under the sun. And if anyone builds it, everyone dies.

At least 57 people have died during a massive surge of migrants attempting to enter the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. An estimated 50,000 people attempted the crossing this week, although Spanish authorities said most returned to Morocco by Friday evening.

For travelers who enjoy quiet surroundings, thoughtful rest, and time spent meaningfully.

Not for fast itineraries or entertainment.

But for those who wish to pause, listen, and be present.

L’Assemblée nationale française a approuvé mercredi un projet de loi autorisant les adultes atteints d’une maladie incurable à recevoir des médicaments létaux, point d’orgue de plusieurs années de débats sur les soins de fin de vie.
Mais ce vote, qui s’est soldé par 291 voix contre 241 à l’Assemblée nationale, ne signifie pas que le projet de loi entre immédiatement en vigueur. Ses opposants affirment qu’ils demanderont un contrôle de constitutionnalité afin de déterminer s’il est conforme à la Constitution française.

Les patients souhaitant mettre fin à leurs jours devraient être âgés d’au moins 18 ans et être soit de nationalité française, soit résidents légaux en France.

Selon diverses estimations, l’aide à mourir est accessible à environ 300 millions de personnes dans le monde.

As of July 17, 2026 UTC, the United States Dollar to Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) exchange rate is currently at ¥ 162.4471.
The 5-year outlook turns increasingly bullish, projecting the exchange rate at ¥ 196.4473 on average – representing a potential +3.9% /yr gain from current levels. At this horizon, our algorithmic model shifts the outlook to suggest a strong positive trend, reflecting our AI’s long-term macro assessment.
Over a 10-year horizon, the long-term forecast suggests an average rate of ¥ 225.9964 (+3.4% /yr). Given these parameters, our long-term model indicates a strong positive trend, with a projected variance of ±14.7%. Long-term projections naturally carry greater uncertainty, shaped by broader macroeconomic cycles and geopolitical developments.

We Must Act Now

A Statement on AI’s Transformation of the Economy

1. AI may become radically more powerful over the next 10 years.
2. This could drive an unprecedented transformation of our economy, larger than the Industrial Revolution, but unfolding over a vastly shorter time frame. It could bring risks, including large-scale job displacement, as well as opportunities such as major gains in living standards.
3. Economists, policymakers and technology leaders must act now to understand the economics of transformative AI and to build the incentives, guardrails, and institutions needed to steer AI in a direction that complements humans and benefits society.