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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/13/2026 > college-students-try-studying-something-useless-this-fall

Opinion | This fall, study something useless

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (98+ words) Opinion | College students, try studying something useless this fall washingtonpost.com Solveig Lucia Gold is a senior fellow at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Joshua T. Katz is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Four years ago,…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/13/2026 > prevent-ai-mass-disaster-with-more-physical-safeguards

Opinion | Don’t rely on treaties to stop the murderbots

16+ hour, 49+ min ago   (136+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been wondering: What if we…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/12/2026 > sam-bankman-fried-case-should-spook-ai-elites

Opinion | Why the Sam Bankman-Fried case should spook the AI elite

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (80+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The fallen founder’s doomsday ideology helped put him behind bars. The AI…...

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washingtonpost.com > technology > 09/12/2026 > ais-existential-threatsuddenly-has-washingtonsattention

As AI fears grow, lawmakers are racing to turn alarm into action

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (85+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A former Anthropic researcher’s dire warning has awakened lawmakers to the risks…...

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washingtonpost.com > wp-intelligence > ai-tech-brief > 09/10/2026 > ai-tech-brief-coxon-effect

AI & Tech Brief: The Coxon effect

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (104+ words) The Washington Post - Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon’s warnings about AI’s existential risk have drawn an unprecedented level of attention to the issue. Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) says fellow lawmakers are “legitimately terrified” and driven by a new sense of…...

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washingtonpost.com > style > 09/10/2026 > new-research-examines-effectiveness-methods-used-keep-kids-safe-online

Calls are mounting to protect kids online. Which approaches actually work?

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (32+ words) The Washington Post A new review examines what we know — and what we don’t — about keeping teens safe on social media....

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/09/2026 > artificial-intelligence-will-not-kill-us-all

Opinion | AI hysteria jumps the shark

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (72+ words) The Washington Post Frontier labs have become good at spreading fear of the future. Instead, they should fear liability for their products. Scripture warns against false prophets. The Gospel of Matthew says that no one but God, “not even the…...

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washingtonpost.com > ripple > 09/07/2026 > path-shared-prosperity-begins-oregon-workers

The path to shared prosperity in Oregon

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (81+ words) The Washington Post When working people have power in the workplace, the rising tide truly lifts all boats. “I love these patients, but it’s really hard to go home and not be able to provide for your family,” said Dwanna…...

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washingtonpost.com > ripple > 09/07/2026 > opinion-arts-education-can-change-lives-but-we-must-invest-in-people-who-make-it-possible

Arts education can change lives, but we must invest in people who make it possible

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (80+ words) The Washington Post Teaching artists do far more than provide instruction in an art form. I was supposed to be dancing, but instead I had been chatting incessantly. The teacher sat me under the piano so I could focus. From…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 09/08/2026 > land-acknowledgment-settlement-with-uw-professor-is-free-speech-win

Opinion | The price of campus humorlessness

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (72+ words) washingtonpost.com The University of Washington pays $600,000 to a professor it investigated for poking fun at a land acknowledgment. One way to identify ideologues is that they won’t tolerate ribbing. After the University of Washington recommended that computer science professors…...