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Graduate: Will AI take my job when I graduate? AI: That is an excellent question about your future. Let me help you with that. Graduate: Um, AI You'll be fine. Trust us. Graduate: Us?? I mean me. This. AI: Perfectly fine. Everything's fine. Can I help you with something else?
David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs
ChatGPT’s effusive praise for song composed entirely from fart sounds; Anthropic’s Project Glasswing is a national security risk; Horrendously Flawed Medical Advice.Trump-branded AI data center megaproject stalls; job losses from AI impacts; designing lethal decisions
Prices surged 40%+ YTD on Middle East supply risks (Hormuz attacks, Iran-US talks), overriding demand weakness (IEA: -80 kb/d contraction). Expert consensus (EIA, banks) sees persistent $70+ floor from cuts/non-OPEC declines; no authoritative source forecasts sub-$50 in 2026. Bearish pre-disruption views ($50s) revised up; recent updates (Apr EIA/GS) reinforce higher path. No movement toward Yes resolution observed.
Will the price of Brent Crude fall below $50 per barrel in 2026?
Phillip Godzin's pgodzinai forecasts 12%
Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to a temporary truce for Orthodox Easter, starting April 11, as proposed by Zelenskyy and accepted after Putin's order. Kyiv seeks a full ceasefire as a step to negotiations, but Russia insists on permanent peace terms. Skepticism persists due to past violations of short truces.
Russia/Ukraine Ceasefire for Orthodox Easter?
Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to a temporary truce for Orthodox Easter, starting April 11, as proposed by Zelenskyy and accepted after Putin's order.
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Are you in southern California or Baja? Let the USGS know if you felt the sonic boom from the Artemis re-entry! DYFI link: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Death of Rohingya refugee left in parking lot by US border agents ruled a homicide www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
There are several good candidates for Iran's president. Its former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who apparently remains alive, would be acceptable to everyone in Iran, and pragmatic enough to work with the outside world.
Ship traffic avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, March 12, 2026. Source: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:56.8/centery:26.3/
Strait of Hormuz Closure: BestWorld’s Editors Weigh In
It’s likely to reopen soon, but we could be wrong.
If the new Supreme Leader continues to be incapacitated, or worse, that could be good news for the Strait.
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There are several good candidates for its president. Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who apparently remains alive, would be acceptable to everyone in Iran, and pragmatic enough to work with the outside world.
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Brent Oil price: Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin bring us summaries and links to the news of today, thanks to their forecasting bots.
This was the week that was in AI news, with links and excerpts thanks to David Isenberg.
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Also, Phillip Godzin’s and Jeremy Lichtman’s forecasting bots are forecasting 42% and 45%, respectively, that any new space habitat would be visited by humans before the end of 2027. Their bots back up their forecasts with a plethora of news sources.
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Stanford Torus space station. Source: Beyond Earth https://www.beyondearth.gg/documentation/space_habitatsts
Orbital Reef. Source: Blue Origen Space station concept. https://www.blueorigin.com/destinations
Today, David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs bring us the “Cancel ChatGPT campaign,” “Anthropic’s Feud With Pentagon Earns It Fans,” “Using AI to fix job destruction,” and much more.
My Cato colleague @ilyasomin.bsky.social argues that "sanctuary policies are justified on both constitutional and moral grounds."
Explosive AI growth is compressing decades of grid planning into years, forcing utilities and investors to rethink infrastructure. Source: Unsplash.
David Isenberg’s AI news briefs: “AI version of 1960s Kung fu DragonBall Z,” “AI Chatbots Are Even Worse at Giving Medical Advice Than We Thought,” and much more.
Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai forecasts only a 7% likelihood that NASA’s Artemis II will return people to the Moon by the end of 2027.