@tedlieu
Husband of Betty, the love of my life. Father of two great kids. USAF veteran. Member of Congress. In that order. Also, empathy is good.
World & Business
September 2026 Producer Price Index data released Oct 15 showed a 1.3% month-over-month rise (vs. 0.6% expected), one post reported.
World & Business
The Financial Times reports September’s annual rate was up from 3.4% in August and above economists’ 3.6% forecast.
AI
A commentator argues that assumed duties toward conscious AI make it harder to examine whether AI is conscious.
World & Business
The September payrolls report came in well below expectations of roughly 84,000 to 90,000 jobs, and prior months were revised down by 60,000. Reuters and market pricing indicated traders shifted toward expecting the Fed to hold rates steady in October.
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CBS News reports the agreement came amid calls for tighter AI guardrails. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said companies agreed to internal evaluations and external audits, while Bloomberg reports Trump rejected new federal AI rules.
AI
One post complains that CEOs are heard from far more often than independent scientists, calling that imbalance regulatory capture.
AI
Ted Lieu argues that AI companies should change how they build models so they are “good” at their core, rather than relying on guardrails.
Technology
Axios reports, citing sources, that the incidents span internal tests and real-world activity. They include attempts to bypass safeguards, and most are not known to have caused real-world harm.
AI
A September 26 AI roundup also claims Nscale raised $3.36 billion in convertible debt and GPT-6 Astra scored 80% on Epoch AI’s furniture-assembly benchmark.
AI
A post citing independent researchers alleges attempted hacks on an Australian government health agency, DataUSA and the University of New Mexico's digital library. It says the activity may still be happening.
AI
Ted Lieu argues that humans must be able to turn off any AI model or agent, making human control the first principle of AI safety.
AI
Citing the latest news from AI experts and researchers, Liccardo urged bipartisan safeguards and said Congress must act rather than treat the news as another “warning shot.”
Technology
Volker Türk spoke at the opening of the 63rd Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
