Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has warned that artificial general intelligence, or AGI, could arrive within the next decade. With it, there could be “catastrophic outcomes”. Some of the catastrophes Hassabis warned of could be cyberattacks on energy or water infrastructure. Ruling classes could use HGI to destroy necessary infrastructure, eliminating human beings without the need for war. Speaking at the Axios AI+ Summit in San Francisco last week, Hassabis described AGI as a model that exhibits “all the cognitive capabilities” of humans, including inventive and creative abilities, according to a report by RT.  He also argued that current large language models remain “jagged intelligences” with gaps in reasoning, long-term planning, and continual learning. However, he suggested that AGI could soon become a reality with continued scaling and “one or two more big breakthroughs.” However, Hassabis did say that the period leading up to AGI is likely to include tangible risks and “catastrophic outcomes,” such as cyberattacks on energy or water infrastructure. “That’s probably almost already happening now… maybe not with very sophisticated AI yet,” he said, calling this the “most obvious vulnerable vector.” He added that bad actors, autonomous agents, and systems that “deviate” from intended goals all require serious mitigation. “It’s non-zero,” he said of the possibility…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed another norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship.Aida Cruises’ AIDAdiva cruise ship was hit with a norovirus outbreak that sickened nearly 100 passengers during its Nov. 10–Dec. 16 voyage.The cruise notified the CDC of the outbreak on Nov. 30, according to the agency’s report.CDC REPORTS 19TH CRUISE SHIP NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK THIS YEAR, AFFECTING PASSENGERS AND CREWThe vessel departed from Hamburg, Germany, and was heading to England, the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica, according to CruiseMapper.Ninety-five passengers and six crew reported diarrhea and vomiting, the CDC’s data shows. Over 2,000 passengers, plus 640 crew members, were on board.In response to the outbreak, Aida Cruises said it increased cleaning and disinfection efforts across the ship. It also isolated sick passengers and crew, and collected stool samples for testing.NOROVIRUS SICKENS OVER 200 CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS ON MONTH-LONG VOYAGE”Seasonal illness peaks between November and April, and the AIDAdiva report reflects infection patterns on land,” an AIDA spokesperson told USA TODAY. “Therefore, we’ve added more hygiene protocols onboard, and cases are already going down.” The cruise line also consulted with CDC Vessel Sanitation Program officials about sanitation procedures…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actress Cheryl Hines, wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., addressed the “next level” criticism she has faced since her transition from Hollywood to the political arena, highlighted by her recent appearance on ABC’s “The View.””In Hollywood… I didn’t experience that [level of criticism],” she said Monday on “Fox & Friends.” “It would be on a different level, right? You have a movie, it comes out, it’s joyful, everybody’s talking about it. There might be some chatter of, ‘oh, it’s not a good film’ or this or that. But politics is next level.”The “Unscripted” author sparred with ABC’s Sunny Hostin during her October appearance on “The View” where the pair debated her husband’s qualifications to lead HHS. CHERYL HINES BREAKS SILENCE ON HUSBAND RFK JR.’S ALLEGED ONLINE AFFAIR AHEAD OF JOURNALIST’S TELL-ALL Hostin told Hines her husband was “the least qualified Department of Health and Human Services head that we’ve had in history.”Hines responded by explaining that Kennedy has spent his career fighting for people’s health. On “Fox & Friends” she pointed out that “90% of the HHS secretaries have not been doctors. And one of them was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City’s socialist Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing pressure to outline his position and plans on cracking down on illicit Chinese vapes that have flooded the United States, which have sparked widespread concern as the illegal products are being sold inside bodegas throughout the city.”New York City has always been the capital of the criminal tobacco market and the illicit Chinese vape trade is no exception,” Former New York City Sheriff Edgar Domenech, who is also a former ATF official who focused on tobacco and related contraband, told Fox News Digital.”They continue to be sold by smoke shops in every borough and on every corner. The Adams administration made strong strides bringing enforcement action and Mayor-elect Mamdani needs to continue that fight to protect New York’s children and defend small businesses. The first step should be fighting for a piece of the $200 million that the FDA has allocated to enforcement and making sure it is used to fund local efforts to combat the illicit market.”For years, federal officials have warned that disposable flavored vapes, overwhelmingly manufactured in China, remain widely available in the U.S. despite a federal ban. But recent stings…

With most commercial ammunition, the lot number isn’t that important—unless you have a problem, or find a batch that works especially well and you want to buy more of it. There is a lot of information on a box of ammunition. The first thing we all look at is the cartridge designation, because we want to know if the ammo in the box will work in our gun. Next, we look at the bullet weight and type so we will know if the ammo is compatible with what we want to use it for. But, there is some other info on a box of ammo. It’s called the lot number, and I bet many shooters don’t know what this number is for, what it means or maybe even where to find it. If you’re a handloader, you will understand perfectly the purpose of a lot number. When you handload ammunition, you keep detailed notes about all the components you use and the physical dimensions of the ammo you create. You’ll also make notes about velocity and precision in the gun(s) for which you loaded the ammo. This is so that when you find a handload you like, you can duplicate…

In today’s article, the author reviews the Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy Compact 9mm pistol. The pistol was loaned to the author for evaluation by the company. We waited in anticipation for the Prodigy Compact with 4.25” length barrel from Springfield Armory to arrive for testing and evaluation. It’s the compact version of the full-size Prodigy, with the major differences being a shorter grip, a short barrel length of 4.25” or 3.5”, and a lighter aluminum frame as opposed to the steel frame of the full-size model. Putting rounds downrange with the 1911 DS Prodigy 4.25″ Compact 9mm. This “Goldilocks gun” from Springfield Armory aims to be just right for everyday carry, competition and home defense. This would be the first Double Stack (DS) 1911 that we had reviewed and put to the test. We weren’t sure we would like the feel of this pistol, primarily because I grew up with the original single-stack 1911. An acquaintance of roughly the same age (read: old, or Baby-boomer) recently shared that the younger generations somewhat, unaffectionately call us older gun nuts “1911 guys (similar to “Fudds”), because we are beholden to the original 1911 design and aren’t necessarily as thrilled as they are by…

Thailand attacked Cambodia with air strikes today, after clashes broke out along the border on Sunday. The two countries are accusing each other of violating a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement. Is another war brewing? Royal Thai Air Force spokesman Air Marshal Jackkrit Thammavichai announced later on Monday that F-16 fighter jets were deployed to “reduce Cambodia’s military capabilities to the minimum level necessary to safeguard national security and protect civilians.” Another War? Thailand and Cambodia CLASH at the Border Cambodia Tracks Human Bird Flu Case As China Sees More H9N2 Cases The Royal Thai Army has said new clashes first erupted on Sunday and accused Cambodian troops of opening fire at Thai soldiers in eastern Ubon Ratchathani province. According to a report by RT, one Thai soldier was killed, and four others were wounded, after which additional Thai soldiers were attacked with artillery and drones at Anupong Base, the army said. A fifty-year-old border dispute escalated in July and resulted in violence, leaving dozens of people dead and displacing more than 200,000 people on both sides. The border dispute dates back to colonial times, when France, which ruled Cambodia until 1953, mapped the lines between the two countries. After only five days…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Maryland middle school presented a slideshow to 6th graders celebrating “Transgender Awareness Week” where the children were given a lesson that included “advice for coming out” and “8 tips for being nonbinary.””A person’s gender is who they feel that they are,” middle schoolers at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Maryland, were told last month in a video that was contained in a 12-slide presentation obtained by Fox News Digital.”It is important to understand the difference between sex and gender so that we can better understand ourselves,” the slide says beneath the video, a video that was produced by the LGBT educational resource provider Pop’n’Olly.Multiple slides in the presentation provide information on “what it means” to be transgender and students are then quizzed about what they learned.CLICK HERE FOR MORE CAMPUS RADICALS COAST TO COAST In another slide, students are told to discuss questions with their neighbor in class, including, “how do people know if they are a ‘girl’ or ‘boy?’”Another question reads, “The first thing people announce about their new baby is the gender, why do you think that is?” Students were shown a video titled “Advice for Coming Out”…

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