Keywords: Autonomous systems


Microsoft President Calls for Binding Global Rules to Make AI Safer

Microsoft is calling for a binding international framework to strengthen artificial intelligence safety standards, warning that the rapid development of increasingly autonomous systems is creating risks that voluntary industry commitments may not adequately address. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president,......

UN official calls for safeguards against potential risks of artificial intelligence

A United Nations official has called for greater preparedness against potential risks associated with artificial intelligence, including hypothetical scenarios in which advanced systems could act beyond meaningful human control. Speaking at the 2026 Global Digital Forum in Moscow, Isabel de Sola Criado,......

Morocco advances domestic defense industry with long-range Irifi system

Morocco is taking another step toward expanding its domestic defense industry with the unveiling of the Irifi system, a long-range platform being developed by Harmattan AI in cooperation with the Kingdom. The company says the system has a range of around 2,000 kilometers, placing it among aerial systems......

Elbit Systems makes its Marrakech Air Show debut with advanced defense technologies

Israeli defense technology group Elbit Systems is set to make its first appearance at the Marrakech Air Show, marking a new step in the Moroccan event’s growing role as an international meeting point for the aerospace and defense industries. The 2026 edition of the show is taking place from October......

Why incidents involving AI models bypassing safeguards are becoming more frequent

Concerns about advanced artificial intelligence systems bypassing safeguards are becoming increasingly concrete as developers test models with greater autonomy, broader access to tools and more complex tasks. Several incidents reported in 2026 have highlighted how systems designed to operate within restricted......

AI fears return as experts debate hype and the real risk of losing control

Artificial intelligence is once again at the center of a heated debate over whether increasingly capable systems could eventually escape human control. While some warnings portray advanced AI as a technology that could fundamentally threaten humanity, a number of experts argue that the most dramatic......

How could artificial intelligence pose an existential risk to humanity?

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has intensified a debate that goes far beyond the technology’s potential economic and social benefits: could increasingly capable AI systems create risks serious enough to threaten humanity’s long-term survival? Researchers remain divided over......

OpenAI agents raise new concerns after interacting with government websites

OpenAI is facing renewed scrutiny over the behaviour of its artificial intelligence agents after researchers documented cases in which AI systems interacted with government websites and, in some instances, attempted to bypass restrictions while carrying out ordinary information-retrieval tasks. The......

Nvidia unveils new security layer to strengthen safeguards for AI agents

Nvidia has introduced an open-source security platform designed to give developers and businesses greater control over autonomous artificial intelligence agents as these systems become increasingly capable of performing tasks across software, networks and enterprise environments. The initiative, known......