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The United States delivered a formal intervention at a UN Security Council meeting devoted to artificial intelligence and international security. The statement, published through the U.S. Embassy in China, outlined the American position on how AI could affect global stability and the need for international cooperation on its risks. The remarks come as the Security Council increasingly weighs AI's implications for peace and security.

AI companies that have taken on heavy debt to fund data centres and infrastructure are facing higher borrowing costs as bond yields rise. Rising yields increase the expense of refinancing, putting pressure on firms that have relied on cheap credit to finance the AI boom.

David Robinson, OpenAI's lead on safety transparency, has resigned from the company amid what reports describe as internal upheaval. His departure adds to concerns about stability within the AI firm's safety operations, though details on his reasons for leaving have not been made public. Observers are watching closely given OpenAI's prominent role in artificial intelligence development.

The Bank of England has warned that if artificial intelligence fails to deliver the economic growth markets are expecting, government bond markets could face pressure. The caution suggests central bankers are factoring AI-driven optimism into their assessment of financial stability risks, with a shortfall potentially unsettling sovereign debt prices.

Sean Parker is restructuring Stability AI with a new focus on music, according to TechCrunch. The move signals a strategic pivot for the generative AI company, which has previously been known for image-generation models, and raises questions about how it will compete in the fast-growing AI music space.

The European Central Bank has published a piece titled 'Where AI risks meet', looking at how artificial intelligence risks converge with banking and financial stability concerns. The commentary adds to growing scrutiny by European supervisors of banks' use of AI, including questions of model risk, cyber exposure and reliance on a small number of technology providers. Supervisors and industry figures are weighing how fast adoption should proceed.

A new Asia-Pacific journal series, introduced by the Lieber Institute at West Point, argues that military artificial intelligence has moved beyond the research stage and into real-world deployment. The series examines what this shift means for armed forces in the Asia-Pacific region, where adoption of AI technologies is accelerating and raising questions about strategy, ethics, and stability.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest financial stability review warns that Australia remains vulnerable to a potential shock from the global surge in artificial intelligence investment, even though local households are holding up against higher interest rates and falling property prices. The assessment suggests a sharp correction in AI-related markets abroad could spill over into the Australian economy and financial system.

Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder and early Facebook investor, is restructuring Stability AI with music as its central focus, according to a TechCrunch report. The pivot suggests the generative AI company, previously known mainly for image generation tools like Stable Diffusion, is redirecting its strategy toward audio and music-generation technology under Parker's leadership.

Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka says the biggest risk to the global economy is the concentration of artificial intelligence in the hands of a few players. His warning adds to a growing debate among business leaders and policymakers over whether control of advanced AI by a small group of companies could deepen inequality and create systemic economic vulnerabilities worldwide.

The Governor of the Bank of England has called for regulators to be given a 'right to intervene' in artificial intelligence, warning of a growing threat to financial stability and society. He argued that authorities need powers to step in quickly as AI adoption accelerates across the banking sector and the wider economy.

The Bank of England has warned that a rapid build-up of debt linked to artificial intelligence could trigger a sharp correction in financial markets. In its latest assessment of financial stability, the central bank flagged the scale of borrowing and investment flowing into AI as a growing vulnerability, saying valuations could reverse abruptly if expectations are not met.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke before the United Nations Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York during a session dedicated to artificial intelligence. His appearance brought one of the world's most prominent AI executives before the body responsible for international peace and security, as governments weigh how to regulate rapidly advancing AI technology and consider its implications for global stability.

RAND has published an analysis looking at what attacks on military AI systems would mean for strategic stability between major powers. The piece explores how vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence used for defence purposes could change deterrence dynamics and escalation risks. It is drawing attention among defence and security policy observers weighing how fragile AI-dependent military capabilities might be in a crisis.

Taiwan has accumulated roughly US$126 billion in debt as companies borrow heavily to fund the island's artificial intelligence boom, bringing an end to its long era of cheap money. The borrowing surge, driven largely by semiconductor and tech firms racing to expand AI capacity, is raising questions about financial stability and the cost of capital in one of the world's key chip-producing economies.