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May 29, 2026

X-Risk Weekly — 25 May–29 May 2026

Also: Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic to lead recursive self-improvement research team‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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Week of 25 May

Transformative AI
Trump abruptly cancels AI safety executive order after pressure from Musk, Zuckerberg and Sacks
On 21 May, President Trump cancelled a planned executive order on AI safety just hours before a scheduled signing ceremony, following direct intervention from tech executives including his former AI czar David Sacks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Also in this issue

Transformative AI
Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic to lead recursive self-improvement research team
Geopolitics & Conflict
Pakistan army chief visits Tehran as Islamabad and Qatar pursue ceasefire in US-Israeli conflict with Iran
Fanatical & Malevolent Actors
US reportedly unfreezes billions in Iranian assets as part of peace deal with hardline regime
Geopolitics & Conflict
Iranian missile strikes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz as regional conflict escalates

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