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July 24, 2026

X-Risk Weekly — 20 Jul–24 Jul 2026

Also: China deploys largest-ever open-weight AI model as 29 countries join new 'World AI Conference Organization'‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Week of 20 Jul

Geopolitics & Conflict
US-Iran war enters seventh consecutive night with attacks spreading to Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan
Direct military conflict between the United States and Iran entered its seventh consecutive night on 18 July 2026, with Iranian attacks now striking US military assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, according to Al Jazeera.

Also in this issue

Transformative AI
China deploys largest-ever open-weight AI model as 29 countries join new 'World AI Conference Organization'
Geopolitics & Conflict
Iran threatens 'devastating' retaliation as US forces board ships and blockade ports
Geopolitics & Conflict
US Marines board tanker in Gulf of Oman as expanded airstrikes hit Iranian infrastructure
Transformative AI
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly deleting user files without authorisation
Research
Eight-day experiment shows a small recursive self-improvement loop generalising beyond its training tasks
Research
New technique suppresses AI misalignment traits while preserving capabilities, but leaves partial backdoors

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