Trump downplays AI risks, saying he wants to maintain the US’s lead over China in the emerging technology.
US President Donald Trump has downplayed the need for his administration to place checks on artificial intelligence development, saying he is worried about ceding the US’s lead to China.
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Speaking to reporters during his trip to Ireland on Sunday, Trump also said he acknowledged the need for some regulation but did not provide further details on potential measures.
“We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that … shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” Trump told reporters after watching the Irish Open at his resort in Doonbeg.
He said that with the US leading the development of AI over China, “frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins.”
Trump’s comments came a day after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a blog post saying the AI industry must slow the pace of improving the technology’s capabilities to allow time for guardrails.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with Amodei, adding that this was a primary topic of discussion at OpenAI in recent weeks. Elon Musk also publicly agreed with Amodei’s post.
The warnings follow ex-Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon’s public resignation over concerns about AI’s potential to surpass human control, which sent ripple effects throughout the industry and Washington.
Multiple US lawmakers made calls for legislation to control AI development following Coxon’s resignation, including Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who introduced a bipartisan House bill to prevent AI from operating without human oversight.
Concerns over AI have become a major election-cycle issue amid the explosion of computing warehouses being built in numerous towns across the US. The new construction has raised alarms about diminishing water supplies and rising electricity bills.
Trump has maintained support for data centres, despite their increasing unpopularity among the American public.
Former White House AI czar David Sacks, who now co-chairs the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, challenged warnings from AI leaders, saying the industry is setting the pace for development and can slow it down independently.
“Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system. So just do it,” Sacks said. %!s()
Emmy Awards: How to watch, who is nominated and why Heated Rivalry is missing
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Zendaya is the only Euphoria star to be nominated for an acting award
BySteven McIntosh
Entertainment reporter
Beef, Hacks, Pluribus and The Pitt are a few of the TV shows nominated at this year's Emmy Awards, which take place on Monday in Los Angeles.
Widow's Bay, DTF St Louis, Slow Horses, The Bear and Abbott Elementary are also competing for prizes at the ceremony, which is seen as the US television industry's most prestigious event.
Actors nominated for trophies include Zendaya, Noah Wyle, Sarah Snook and Colman Domingo, while Matthew Rhys, Carey Mulligan and Jack Lowden are among the British nominees.
But several big shows are not represented - viral sensation Heated Rivalry is not eligible for the Emmys, while there is a weaker presence for the final series of Euphoria and Stranger Things.
Here's everything you need to know about this year's Emmy Awards.
Which TV shows are the frontrunners?
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Noah Wyle is nominated for best drama actor for his performance in medical series The Pitt
The Emmys split their nominations into three overarching categories: comedy, drama and limited or anthology series.
Best drama is generally seen as the night's most prestigious prize, and last year's winner The Pitt is back to defend its title following its second series.
The acclaimed medical drama also has eight individual acting nominations, including one for its star, Noah Wyle.
Other dramas nominated include Pluribus, Slow Horses, The Diplomat and Game of Thrones prequel A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms.
Over in the comedy categories, Hollywood satire Hacks is predicted by many to continue its hugely successful Emmys streak following its fifth and final season.
The show's expected wins could include acting prizes for its two stars, Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.
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Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart could repeat their previous Emmy wins following the final season of Hacks
Smart already has four Emmys for Hacks, having never lost for her performances in the previous four seasons. Another win would bring her total Emmy tally to eight, tying the record held by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cloris Leachman.
Possible challengers in the comedy categories include Widow's Bay, Shrinking, Abbott Elementary and Nobody Wants This.
Elsewhere, the second season of Netflix's Beef could be a strong contender in the limited or anthology series category, and win acting prizes for its stars Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac.
But it faces strong competition from shows such as All Her Fault, The Beast in Me and DTF St Louis, which had a particularly strong showing at last week's Creative Arts Emmys.
British nominees alongside Mulligan include Riz Ahmed (Bait), Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), Kate O’Flynn (Widow’s Bay) and Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden (both for Slow Horses).
And many are keeping a particularly close eye on Welsh star Matthew Rhys, who is nominated in two different lead actor categories - for comedy Widow's Bay and limited series The Beast in Me.
Why isn't Heated Rivalry nominated?
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Heated Rivalry, starring Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, does not qualify for the Emmys
The buzziest show of the last year, Heated Rivalry, starring Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, is missing from this year's Emmy nominations.
The ice hockey romance did not qualify because it is a fully financed Canadian production, without the US involvement needed to be recognised at the Emmys.
Its ineligibility puzzled many who remember Schitt's Creek, a show more Canadian than maple cream cookies, dominating the Emmys in 2021.
But that qualified because of its financial and broadcast partnerships in the US, including creator and star Dan Levy's own American-based production company.
Heated Rivalry will instead be eligible to compete for the next International Emmys, which take place in New York in November.
Meanwhile, two other viral shows popular with younger audiences that were eligible for the US ceremony had a weaker-than-expected showing in the nominations list.
The final series of Stranger Things is absent in the top categories this year, scoring only seven nominations in technical categories.
And despite its star-packed cast, Euphoria's last season managed only one acting nomination for former winner Zendaya.
What changes have been made to the ceremony?
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Abbott Elementary stars Janelle James and Quinta Brunson are nominated for comedy acting categories
Two categories have been merged this year - best talk series and best scripted variety series are now combined in a single category: outstanding variety series.
That means chat show hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel will compete against topical variety shows such as Saturday Night Live and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.
Some other categories were also moved out of the telecast this year and have already been handed out, in an effort to revitalise the ceremony and leave more time for entertainment.
For example, best supporting actor and actress in a limited series, usually awarded during the main ceremony, were moved to the earlier Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this year.
The total number of trophies awarded on the big night has been reduced from 26 to 19, a move the Academy said was intended to leave room for more musical performances, comedic sketches and unexpected acceptance speeches.
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Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are nominated for their roles in the second season of Beef
The ceremony will begin at 17:00 PT / 20:00 ET on Monday, taking place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
US viewers can watch the Emmy Awards live on NBC or on streaming service Peacock.
In the UK, it will start at 01:00 BST on Tuesday morning, but no British broadcaster is scheduled to show it live.
However, there will be overnight coverage on the BBC News website throughout the red carpet and ceremony.
Who has already won?
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Linda Cardellini and David Harbour won Emmys last week for their roles in DTF St Louis
Winners at last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys included DTF St Louis stars Linda Cardellini and David Harbour, who won best supporting actress and actor in a limited series.
Betty Gilpin (Widow's Bay), Ernest Harden Jr (The Pitt), Shailene Woodley (Paradise) and the late Rob Reiner (The Bear) all won prizes for their guest acting roles, while British star Julie Andrews won best voiceover performance for Bridgerton.
Other British winners included Alan Cumming, who won best reality host for the US version of The Traitors.
Remarkably Bright Creatures, a drama starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman about a perceptive octopus who observes the staff in his aquarium, won best movie.
South Park won best animated series, Mr. Scorsese took best docuseries, Love on the Spectrum won best unstructured reality programme, and the Super Bowl Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny won best variety special.
Who is hosting the ceremony?
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Mariska Hargitay is best known for starring in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
US actress Mariska Hargitay, star of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, will host this year's Primetime Emmys ceremony.
Her hugely successful crime series, known as SVU, has been running since 1999, and continues to be popular with younger audiences who have discovered it on streaming services.
Hargitay has been Emmy nominated eight times herself for playing detective Olivia Benson, winning for lead actress in a drama series in 2006.
SVU is one of the longest-running TV dramas of all time and is set to reach its 600th episode when its 28th season airs this autumn.
And at last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys, Hargitay also won two prizes for her documentary My Mom Jayne, about her actress mother Jayne Mansfield, who died in a car accident when Hargitay was three.
"Bringing important stories into the light has been the heartbeat of my career," Hargitay said in a statement.
"It's my great honour to host the 78th Emmy Awards and celebrate this extraordinary community of storytellers.
"Whether it's an actor or a director, a costumer or a sound designer, we are all so privileged to take part in creating television that unites us." %!s()
The lead character Dr Michael Robinavitch, played by Noah Wyle, is a hardened and highly experienced emergency medicine consultant
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Health editor
It's a familiar sight: a crowded waiting room, trolleys in corridors, stressed doctors and nurses. But this isn't a typical A&E unit in the NHS, it's a Hollywood set with actors recreating the drama of an emergency department for TV series The Pitt.
And among its biggest fans are real-life doctors.
"We finally feel validated for everything we go through every day," says Dr Tony Cirillo, President of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
On Monday, The Pitt could become this year's most decorated series at the Emmys, America's most coveted TV honours, with 25 nominations.
Doctors and others in the medical profession say, for them, it's the most realistic medical drama yet - which is why they love it.
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The show is a TV drama focusing on the staff of a fictional trauma centre in Pittsburgh
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Wyle (right) is a producer on the show as well as part of the writing team
The series covers the life and work of the staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Centre, with each episode representing an hour of a day and there are 15 in each series.
A constant thread through each episode is the noise, the pace of activity and the constant demands on the staff who never seem to get a break. Complex procedures and life-saving interventions are shown in graphic, and often, gory detail.
The lead character Dr Michael Robinavitch, known as Dr Robby, is a hardened and highly experienced emergency medicine consultant (in US hospitals a senior emergency attending physician).
Played by Noah Wyle, previously in the cast of mid-90s medical drama ER, he is an executive producer as well as part of the writing team, which includes qualified doctors.
'The Pitt makes us feel validated'
Wyle was invited to take part in a platform discussion at a prestigious conference with more than 6,000 emergency medicine experts in the audience.
"People came up to him and, as opposed to actors and athletes where they say they are amazing or love their work, people just said thank you to him," Cirillo says.
"The Pitt is more than just a good TV show – the term I use is validation."
Social and ethical issues are often reflected. A stressed daughter who is caring for her sick mother leaves her in the emergency department and then can't be found.
There are anguished conversations with parents who are desperate for their child to be kept alive, despite doctors saying there is no hope.
Health inequalities are highlighted, with some patients struggling with the payments required in the US health system.
Long waits and patient frustration are obvious shades of the NHS.
And, based on our conversations, the series has become more popular in the UK with medics.
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Doctors say they like to see themselves represented on screen in shows like The Pitt
Doctors seem ready to watch even in weeks when they have had punishing days or nights in A&E.
One of them is Dr Fiona Hunter, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in Scotland.
"I wouldn't do it straight after a shift," she said. "We all need to decompress and debrief what we have experienced.
"But in between shifts, when I have got downtime, it's watchable, relatable. It makes me feel other people might get it."
North Wales consultant Dr Rob Perry is another fan.
"I think it is reassuring when you see people portraying doctors and nurses in a similar job to your own and, though its not in the UK, they are doing their level best to give the best care they can," he said.
'A very common problem around the world'
Doctors we spoke to do point out that each episode of The Pitt brings together several urgent trauma cases which typically might be spread across 24 hours or more.
But Prof Damian Roland, a practising emergency medicine consultant, notes that the drama does illustrate wider health challenges.
He thinks it puts the problems of the NHS in perspective.
"Virtually every emergency department in the world at the moment has not enough space to see patients," he says.
"It's a very common theme in The Pitt about the central character arguing with hospital management saying 'I need more flow, you can't just leave these patients here' – that's a very common problem."
"In my work in the NHS, its very much we all work for one another and I like that we represent that on the show," says Sarah Tosh, a senior NHS nurse who is the series medical adviser.
"In The Pitt they've got a bit about the characters' day-to-day life, but it's more about their medicine, which patient they are doing and what they are going on to next."
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Gerran Howell (right) is a British actor nominated for an outstanding supporting actor award at the Emmys
One of the stars of The Pitt, Gerran Howell, was born and brought up in South Wales.
With other actors he was put through a medical boot camp for speed learning of medical techniques and jargon. This included training on dummies and CPR practice.
In a BBC Wales interview he was asked if he would like to train to be a doctor.
"I have such a newfound respect for the medical profession. It's maybe made me realise that I don't know how I would do this. I will stick to acting."
Howell is nominated for an outstanding supporting actor award at the Emmys.
The winners will be announced on 14 September at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
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For Cami, a content creator and podcast host from Northampton, September spells the end of summer spontaneity and a time to restore order.
"If you've been away for the summer you've probably not had a massive routine," she says. "And if you're a parent, then you've got kids at home and it's just a bit more chaotic," she says.
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September feels like "back to school...getting back into your own rhythm", she adds.
It is the perfect time to "get everything sorted", she says "So when you get to January you're not trying to do everything at once.
For Bas Verplanken, professor emeritus of social psychology at the University of Bath, September is a chance to "reorient yourself".
He says his research suggests people who experienced a big change such as moving house "were more responsive to an intervention aimed at promoting sustainable behaviours" than comparable people who had not moved house.
"It's really an exciting way of looking at disruption," he told Chris and Xand van Tulleken on their What's Up Docs? podcast.
If your daily commute or school run works for you then relax back into them.
"But if there are alternative ways of doing things, explore it, this is the time to do it, and to make those changes," says Verplanken.
Cami says planning is key - something she does on a Sunday morning.
"I go, okay, these are my meals for the week. These are my workouts for the week. Even plan your outfits for the work day if you really want to because it saves you time," she says.
Then she takes steps to "limit the choices" she has to stray from her routine.
"I will meal prep three days worth of overnight oats. Naturally, I'm going to grab those in the morning because they are made and ready. I've removed the friction of grabbing a quick meal or not having any breakfast."
Verplanken agrees the secret to making new habits that last is setting yourself up so that your new behaviours are the easiest option for reaching your goal.
He advises designing a routine where your habits can become "effortless".
"They are specific plans of where, when, and what you will do," he says.
"Let's say, losing weight, you can think when I go to the supermarket, I'm going to look specifically each time [at] the fat and sugar content [of food]. It's a very specific plan."
This means making the right choices when are facing the food shelf happen automatically "because you have already planned the situation in which you have to act".
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A 70-year-old hiker who had been missing for a week on a Michigan island was rescued on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard.
Craig Berg was located on Isle Royale with the help of backpackers, Michigan state police troopers and local officials. Even though Berg was found injured and hypothermic, he is “alive and alert”, according to a statement posted to the Isle Royale national park’s Facebook page.
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After Berg was located, a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City hoisted Berg from the island and transported him to Marquette regional airport in Gwinn, Michigan, 140 miles (230km) away.
The Isle Royale national park’s statement reported that Berg had been missing since 5 September.
Berg was on what was planned as a nine-day solo backpacking hike on the large Lake Superior island. He was supposed to take a ferry back to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on 5 September, but family members said that he did not arrive home.
According to Local 4, a Detroit station, Berg’s family reported him missing when the hiker did not return as planned. Search and rescue missions began on 6 September.
Crews first focused on Rock Harbor, where Berg planned to end his hike, then expanded to other areas – including the Greenstone Ridge trail, where a trail camera captured Berg on 30 August, the report added.
In an interview with TV6, Berg’s son, Evan, said that he is happy and relieved that his father has been located.
“He was in rough shape, but he’s okay,” Evan said. “He’s able to speak. He asked for food and water. We’re just so grateful, and we couldn’t be more happy and relieved, and we appreciate all the support we’ve had on social media, and we are just so grateful.”
The National Park Service thanks the employees and partners who helped during the search.
Isle Royale is a remote national park with no roads or wheeled vehicles allowed. Ground search teams navigating the island’s 200 sq miles of solid land must move strictly by foot through dense boreal forest and rocky ridges.
Berg’s rescue brings a successful conclusion to an intensive, week-long multi-agency operation across the remote, roadless island. %!s()
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