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Forensic evidence suggests Paleo-Americans hunted mastodons, mammoths and other megafauna in eastern North America 13,000 years ago

The earliest people who lived in North America shared the landscape with huge animals. On any day these hunter-gatherers might encounter a giant, snarling saber-toothed cat ready to pounce, or a group of elephantlike mammoths stripping tree branches. Maybe a herd of giant bison would stampede past.

The Conversation

Discrimination is a bigger AI risk than human extinction – EU commissioner

Commissioner says existential threat unlikely, but ‘guardrails’ needed for decisions affecting livelihoods

The Guardian - UK

AI, the tech elite and "extinction"

When leading figures in AI talk about "extinction," they're not really concerned with the fate of actual humans

Salon

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Koalas are both endangered and so plentiful they're causing problems. How'd that happen?

They are a poster child for imminent extinction, at risk from deforestation, climate change and bushfires. Yet, where I live in South Australia, they are so abundant they are in danger of eating themselves out of house and home.

LiveScience

Humpback whale spotted off Cornwall coast in rare sighting

Conservationists say encounter so far south suggests species is recovering from near-extinction 40 years ago

The Independent UK

Vaquitas still exist, but barely: sea 'panda' survey

MEXICO CITY - The vaquita, a small porpoise on the verge of extinction, is still hanging in there, said scientists Wednesday who had spotted about a dozen specimens of Mexico's "panda of the sea" on an expedition in May.

Bangkok Post

The invisible effects of human activity on nature

Discussions at the recent COP15 biodiversity conference in Montréal highlighted once again the impact of human activities on wildlife. Many species are forced to migrate, are seeing their populations declining, or worse, are finding themselves on the brink of extinction. For example, the populations of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are…

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Apple CEO denies new tech is AI but admits it is 'powered by machine learning'

Tim Cook made the comments speaking to Good Morning America which comes just a week after leading AI figures such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warned AI could risk the 'extinction' of humanity

Daily Mirror

Where to stream the Transformers movies in order: release date and chronologically

Want to know how to watch the Transformers movies in order before Rise of the Beasts arrives? We're here to help.

TechRadar

Clarion call: recorder fans warn instrument heading for extinction

Top UK music school says pandemic has hastened decline in pupils playing Marmite of woodwind world

The Guardian - UK

Diversity of earless dragon is no shield to extinction threat

A study into a rare lizard has uncovered four subspecies, but their discovery could mean two of them are already lost forever.

The New Daily

If we’re going to label AI an ‘extinction risk’, we need to clarify how it could happen

Will artificial intelligence lead to the extinction of human civilisation? A scientists specialising in AI technology explains.

The Hindu

AI is not going to wipe humans out just yet

I'm looking at a headline this morning that screams "AI Creators Fear the Extinction of Humanity", and I suppose they could turn out to be right. But it's still a bit early to declare a global emergency and turn all the machines off.

Bangkok Post

Hobby aviculturists believe they can help conserve endangered birds

Backyard breeders say they are ready, willing and able to bring some of Australia's rarest birds back from the brink of extinction.

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Android Central

AI probably won't drive mankind to extinction but it can be harmful

Some experts warn that AI poses the risk of killing us all. If so, it's off to a good start.

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South Australia's protest laws are changing. Here's how

South Australia's parliament has passed laws increasing the fine and adding jail time for obstructing a public place in response to Extinction Rebellion protests in Adelaide. But legal experts have raised questions about the wording of the law and its potential consequences.

PC Gamer

AI industry begs someone to please stop the AI industry before all human life is extinguished by the AI industry

More than 300 researchers and industry leaders signed their names to a new statement warning of a potential extinction event.

Daily Mirror

London Irish given final deadline to complete takeover to save club from extinction

The RFU has agreed to give the cash-strapped club another week to complete a takeover to avoid suspension from the Premiership

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Is AI really a threat to humanity?

A group of AI experts including the boss of the firm behind ChatGPT and the head of Google’s AI lab say that artificial intelligence poses a similar risk of human extinction as pandemics and nuclear war.

Salon

Is AI really this big of a threat?

Scientists, experts call "BS" as AI industry faces backlash over "fear mongering"

Salon

Many new species are already gone

Extinction is "a very common phenomenon and revisiting museum collections

The Conversation

If we're going to label AI an 'extinction risk', we need to clarify how it could happen

This week a group of well-known and reputable AI researchers signed a statement consisting of 22 words:

Roll Call

Experts say AI poses ‘extinction’ level of risk, as Congress seeks legislative response - Roll Call

The latest warning about AI from experts adds to the urgency for a government response from Congress and regulators.

Evening Standard

Is the AI apocalypse actually coming? What life could look like if robots take over

From job losses to mass extinction events, experts are warning that AI technology risks opening a Pandora’s Box of horrors if left unchecked — are they right to be sounding the klaxon? Katie Strick reports

Salon

5,000 new species threatened by mining

Deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may threaten thousands of undiscovered species that live there

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