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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. After the CEO of Anthropic published an essay Saturday calling for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence, several more AI company leaders voiced their support for the idea. But as NPR's Jude Jaffe Block reports, it's still unclear what exactly the companies will agree to, while AI industry leaders also say China should also agree to take steps to ensure safety of AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amade called for pacing the frontier, which means slowing down, cutting-edge AI development so risk prevention can keep up. Amadee called for labs to embed third-party evaluators and for international cooperation. Sam Altman of OpenAI chimed in quickly, saying he would also

use independent evaluators. That idea was also something Satya Nadella, Microsoft said he welcomed. Elon Musk said Amade was right, but in other posts he specified the oversight he wants to see is peer review by competitors. Google's Demas Hasibis said Amade's essay points towards the right path forward, but said the details still need to be worked through. Jude Jaffe Block, NPR News. Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft are among NPR's financial supporters. As the November midterms draw closer, campaigning is heating up around the country. In Georgia, Democratic Senator John Ossoff stumped for that state's Democratic governor nominee Sunday, attacking President Trump before a crowd of about 1,400 supporters. He promised to lower prices

on day one, and he also promised peace. Instead, the draft-dodging commander-in-chief builds a monument to himself while plunging us deeper into a war. He doesn't know how to end or how to win. Nearby, Republican officials were at a medical facility touting new federal health care spending. President Trump says he expects a trade deal with Canada very soon, but as Dan Carpencheck reports, Ottawa says there are no plans to resume talks. Speaking to journalists on his trip to Ireland Saturday, Trump was optimistic about a trade deal with Canada getting done. You'll probably see a deal with Canada fairly soon.

His comment came less than a week since Ottawa's retaliatory measures went into effect after he slapped more tariffs on Canada three weeks ago. He then added new tariffs to take effect Tuesday and even bans on Canadian dairy and alcohol to kick in at the end of September. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney huddled with his cabinet on Friday

planning out Ottawa's next move, but there's been no mention yet of more countermeasures. His Minister of Canada-U.S. Trade, Dominic LeBlanc, said although he's been in touch with the American side, there are no plans to resume formal talks. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress must approve President Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend. Trump announced the checks last week saying he would pay every American if Republicans maintain control of the House and Senate in November's midterm elections. The

proposed payment faces a number of questions, including whether it's even legal. You're listening to NPR News. Archaeologists in Britain are in a race against time trying to finish digging at an ancient site threatened by global warming. Vicki Barker reports from London. Flagfen sits in a Bronze Age landscape in eastern England that includes the remains of a mysterious timber causeway and platform made 3,500 years ago, one of the few of its kind ever found. But the ancient peat bog in which the causeway sits is drying out in an ever-hotter Britain, and recent test digs have confirmed that the timber and other ancient organic remains are deteriorating at an alarming rate.

Now, local heritage organizations have been given a million-dollar grant so archaeologists can accelerate their work excavating and preserving the site and just possibly unpicking just why those ancient Britons built it. For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London. Sailing Deanna's return to the stage in 2022. she was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. It's a rare disease that affected her throat, but she launched a comeback to her this weekend in France. The 58-year-old singer has not played a full concert since March of 2020. Practical magic cast a spell on moviegoers this weekend, the Warner

Brothers sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman earned $30 million in its debut weekend. It pushed the long-reaning Spider-Man brand new day at number two after six consecutive weeks on top. Spidey brought in another $8.4 million, making its international total. total almost $2.5 billion, and Odyssey was in third with $7.4 million in ticket sales. I'm Dale Wilman and PR News.