The Pour Over Today - AI Progress Concerns, Stoppered Saudi Oil, Inflation Rates, & More

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hey, this is Peter. And this is Joe. Today, we're talking about AI leaders wanting to slow the pace of improvements. Saudi Arabia stoppering its oil pipeline following Iraqi drone attacks. Inflation staying high in August and health care costs going up. And other top headlines from Monday, September 14th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour over. Here's your quote of the day.

Starting point is 00:00:39 to have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it. G.K. Chesterton. Let's get started with some espresso shots. AI leaders want to pump the brakes. Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei published an essay Saturday arguing the industry must, quote, slow the pace of AI improvements, citing potentially, quote, catastrophic damage. He committed to giving auditors employee-lawful, like access to Anthropic and said, quote, we owe it to humanity to try bigger safeguards like coordinating limits on AI with China. OpenAI's Sam Altman is among the thumbs uppers to the

Starting point is 00:01:26 essay. Altman also agreed to in-house auditors and announced OpenAI was delaying its IPO, citing safety concerns. To hammer home the potential risks, Anthropic and Google both reportedly blocked attempts to use AI to build biological weapons. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is skeptical of the recent skepticism, saying labs may be, quote, ratcheting up recent fears to sell a cybersecurity product. As tech leaders express fear of their own products, it can make the waters of life feel extra choppy. In the turmoil, hold on to the anchor that God is not worried.

Starting point is 00:02:13 nothing can disrupt his plans or the secure promise of heaven for followers of Christ. Hebrews 6 says this. Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that through two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Saudi Arabia stoppered its east-west oil pipeline as a, quote, precautionary measure on Friday, following an Iraq-based drone attack.

Starting point is 00:03:03 The 745-mile pipeline spans nearly the width of Saudi Arabia and allows the country's oil to bypass the strait of Hermuz. Its closure comes as Iran-backed Houthi rebels, currently feuding with Saudi-backed Yemen, have been seizing oil shipping checkpoints along Yemen's Red Sea coastline. All this comes amid record high oil prices. Diesel topped $6 a gallon for the first time ever in the U.S. last week.

Starting point is 00:03:31 Iraq confirmed the strike came from its territory, but denied ordering the attack, saying it had fired a military commander and was investigating. President Trump said Iran was, quote, probably responsible for the strike, which Tehran denies, saying it's, quote, not at war with Saudi Arabia. Here's the verse to consider when a conflict escalates in your own home. Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry for help.

Starting point is 00:04:08 Psalm 34, verses 14 and 15. August's inflation report is feeling hot, hot. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumption, Consumer price index, the cost of everyday goods, rose 0.4% month over month and 3.4% year over year. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose a higher than expected 0.3% in August. Economists expect the Fed to raise the AC rates at its meeting this week in an effort to wrangle inflation down to its elusive 2% target. Meanwhile, health insurance costs are expected to jump significantly next year, driven by pricier medical care and expensive prescription drugs.

Starting point is 00:04:58 Think GLP-1s. The roughly 19 million adults insured through the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, can expect premiums to rise 15% on average. However, the White House promised $500 refund checks to 1 million Obamacare enrollees, it says, were overcharged in past years. Even if the economy collapses, God will remain in control. In the midst of uncertainty on earth, set your hope on the abundance we will enjoy with Christ when he comes. 1. Peter 1 3 through 4 says,

Starting point is 00:05:41 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of His great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you. Before we move on, our sense is that the consensus says that you should listen to our U.S. Census TPO Explains podcast episode from Saturday. K.A. and Kathleen are diving shallowly into the topic, but you'll be enjoying it deeply. Check it out. Somewhere in America, a kid is waiting for a way out. Last year alone, the National Cyber Tip Line logged more than 113,500 reports of possible child sex trafficking.

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Starting point is 00:07:00 Give a kid the way out. Go to safehouseproject.org slash TPO or tap the link in the show notes to give now. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. Americans marked 25 years of We Will Never Forget Friday. All four living former presidents attended New York's 9-11 Memorial, where a moment of silence was added for those killed due to the tragedy's toxic dust. The CIA also declassified decades of presidential briefings, including a 1998 memo warning that bin Laden supporters might, quote,

Starting point is 00:07:48 fly an explosive-packed airplane into an American city. The Atlantic has enjoyed a silent hurricane season so far. Saturday set a record for the longest the basin has gone without a hurricane in recorded history, thanks to El Niño slicing storms up before they can strengthen. No storms are expected to swirl for at least a week, despite this normally being peak season, but meteorologists warn a quiet start doesn't guarantee a quiet end. Dolly Parton's legacy is about to fly higher than ever. The Nashville Airport Board of Commissioners voted, not nine to five,

Starting point is 00:08:34 but 6 to 0 Friday to rename the Music City Hub in honor of the Tennessee icon who died last month at age 80. The airport said, quote, This vote represents the first step in a multifaceted process, promising more details, like the official name, were coming. The U.S. Open is U.S. closed. Top-seated Alexander Zevrev denied Ben Shelton's American dream of becoming the first U.S. man to win a grand slam in 23 years. defeating the eighth seed at Arthur Ashe Stadium yesterday. Kazakhstan's Elena Rebuchina claimed the women's title, topping two-time defending champ Arena Sabalanka

Starting point is 00:09:18 and becoming the world number one in the process. An Indonesian passenger ferry capsized in the Java Sea yesterday, killing at least six people, while 108 were rescued and 129 remain missing. The Virgo Transport 8 ship was traveling overnight from Surabaya to Banjar Mashi, when it encountered bad weather and issued a distress call, then lost contact. Authorities said search and rescue teams are combing the area to the fullest extent for survivors.

Starting point is 00:09:54 And that's all the headlines for the day. But here's some good news to take with you. As high as the heavens are up above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far he has removed our transgressions from us. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a five-star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode.

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The Pour Over Today - AI Progress Concerns, Stoppered Saudi Oil, Inflation Rates, & More

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