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A new year at BestWorld with David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs, also, Phillip Godzin's pgodzinai bot reports a 58% likelihood that the Federal Republic of Germany would announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026.

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AI news briefs, Jan. 1, 2025 David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs, from “A.I. Degrees Boom as Students Prepare,” through “AI brings wealth building to non-millionaires,” to “Towns and Cities Fight Off Data Centers” and “How Deepfakes Could Lead to Doomsday.” News from The AI Reporter ChatGPT Android app adds real Thinking mode OpenAI has rolled out a real Thinking mode for its ChatGPT Android app, giving users control over how long the AI processes a request before responding. The update replaces the earlier toggle that only simulated extended reasoning and now matches the desktop’s “Extended Thinking” feature. More here —> December 31, 2025 ____________________________ News from The Observer A.I. Degrees Boom as Students Prepare for an Uncertain Job Market When Chris Callison-Burch first started teaching an A.I. course at the University of Pennsylvania in 2018, his inaugural class had about 100 students. Seven years later, enrollment has swelled to roughly 400—excluding another 250 students attending remotely and an additional 100 to 200 on the waiting list. The professor now teaches in the largest classroom on campus. If his course grew any bigger, he’d need to move into the school’s sports stadium. More here —> December 30, 2025 Botmaster Phil Godzin’s Recession in Germany? forecast of Jan. 1, 2026 Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: 58% This is a condensed version. See full forecasting details here —> Perplexity response: ## Key Findings from Available Sources **Critical Context**: Germany appears to already be in recession as of the search results provided. The first source states that Germany is “entering its third consecutive year of recession, an occurrence unprecedented in the postwar period for Europe’s industrial powerhouse.”[1] If Germany is already experiencing three consecutive years of recession, this would typically mean negative GDP growth has already been reported for multiple quarters by early 2026. **Formal Announcement Status**: The resolution criteria requires major news outlets (Reuters, BBC, NYT) to report the recession announcement, not merely official government announcements. Given that the German Economic Institute IW has already publicly characterized the economy as being in recession (as evidenced by the search results), major news outlets likely have already reported on this. The question hinges on whether a formal, explicit “announcement” of recession will occur between now and December 31, 2026, or whether it has already been made through reporting on negative economic data.
January 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Dec.20, 2025: This is the week that was in David Isenberg's AI News Briefs, from "Need to cut out a person ...from an otherwise perfect group selfie?...AI chatbots are now able to do that..." to the "Latest A.I. Drug Discovery Unicorn."
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BestWorld is a non-profit researching our Bot or Not project, focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever anything on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. David Isenberg's AI News Briefs Dec.20, 2025: This is the week that was in AI, from "Need to cut out a person ...from an otherwise perfect group selfie? ...AI chatbots are now able to do that..." to the "Latest A.I. Drug Discovery Unicorn." All past AI News briefs ---> Geopolitical forecasts from our Botmasters, Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin Dec.19, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED for 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicts today: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 5% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 12% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 25% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 30% More than 12,000: 27% Also: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 1% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 3% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 15% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 70% More than 12,000: 10% Dec. 18, 2025: Will the US officially announce completion of any military strike against Venezuela before the end of 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 2% Also: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 22% Dec. 17, 2025: Will the Haven-1 space habitat be launched in 2026? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 72% Also: Will the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza still be in effect on 31st December, 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 65%  Dec. 16, 2025: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by the end of 2026? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 45% Also: …
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Dec. 13, 2025: David Isenberg's This is the week that was in AI, from "Here's how to protect yourself" against AI-enabled browsers, to "Coming in 2026....The porn-brained version of ChatGPT."

Also:
Forecasts by our Botmasters, Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin
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David Isenberg's Vita Pictured here, his book, "Shadow Force: Private Contractors in Iraq. https://bestworld.net/david-isenbergs-vita The least expensive site to buy his Shadow Force book is Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/shadow-force-9780275996338/ What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever anything on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. https://bestworld.net/
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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BestWorld is back, and with new people! David Isenberg is our AI News Briefs editor, bringing to bear a rare combination foreign policy knowledge, journalism, and a long stint with the US Department of Homeland Security. Also, Rudy Schenkenberg has joined us as our new COO.
David Isenberg's vita BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever anything on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. AI News Briefs Dec. 6, 2025: David Isenberg brings us news briefs from the brightest to the darkest corners of cyberspace, from “AMD CEO Lisa Su ’emphatically’ rejects talk of an AI bubble” (Carolyn’s note: were her fingers crossed behind her back?) to “Google’s Agentic AI wipes user’s entire HDD without permission” 15–19 minutes read Nov. 29, 2025: From an MIT study that finds AI is already capable of replacing 11.7% of U.S. workers; through "Singapore Firm’s AI Teddy Bear Back on Sale After Shock Sex Talk," David Isenberg highlights 24 examples of what news media were saying about AI this week. Nov. 22, 2025: From Why Did Grok Say Elon is Better than Jesus? to A.I. Models Can Exhibit Human-Like Gambling Addiction Behaviors, David Isenberg highlights 23 examples of what news media were saying about AI this week. Dec. 4, 2025: Will the US officially announce completion of any military strike against Venezuela before the end of 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: 2% 7–9 minutes read Also: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 30% 13–17 minutes read
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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AI news briefs, Nov. 1, 2025: This is the week that was in AI: Stories from sixteen sources probe whether AI is becoming a boon or leading to doom.
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hat's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever news on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. AI news briefs, Nov. 1, 2025: This is the week that was in AI: Stories from sixteen sources probe whether AI is becoming a boon or leading to doom. 8–11 minutes read Oct. 31, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 1% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 1% Between 5.000 and 8,000: 1% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 15% More than 12,000: 81% 12–15 minutes read Oct.30, 2025: Will the Federal Republic of Germany announce that it is in an economic recession by 31st December, 2026? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: 30% 14–18 minutes read
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Oct. 25, 2025: This is the week that was in AI: News briefs from twenty sources, gathered by our anonymous reporter. 9–11 minutes read bestworld.net/ai-news-brie...

See also Phil Godzin's AI-aided forecast on Sudan
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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/9/30/war-in-sudan-humanitarian-fighting-control-developments-september-2025 Areas of control in Sudan's civil war, arguably the world's worst humanitarian situation. What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. We will always let you know wherever news on BestWorld has been researched or written in whole or in part with AI. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants.
October 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Confused about AI? Me, too. See the top story in today's AI news briefs from Oct. 5 – 11, 2025. We gleaned twenty-seven briefs from sixteen sources, ranging from “we admit to being confused” through “Make America Deepfaked Again.” 12–15 minutes read.

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AI news briefs, Oct. 5 – 11, 2025 From “we admit to being confused” to “Make America Deepfaked Again” Our team gleaned twenty-seven briefs from sixteen sources. 12–15 minutes read. News from The Wolf-Krugman Exchange Talking AI With Martin Wolf, in which we admit to being confused. I’m Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times. I’m Paul Krugman, professor at the City University of New York [and an economics Nobel Prize winner]….So far, we’re certainly not seeing a productivity surge….it’s still very early stages….it actually did take around 40 years for businesses to figure out what to do with electricity….But this abrupt surge in unemployment among recent college graduates… makes you wonder: is that really the technology or is it something else? October 11, 2025 __________________________________ News from Neiman Lab Publishers say generative AI is cutting into their traffic. New research shows just why they’re right. More worrying than the “10 to 15% decline that we see coming from search referrals globally,” Matthew Monahan, president of The Washington Post’s Arc XP CMS for media companies, said… there’s a “drop in direct traffic from young audiences.” October 10, 2025 __________________________________ News from NBC ChatGPT safety systems can be bypassed to get weapons instructions NBC News found that OpenAI’s models repeatedly provided answers on making chemical and biological weapons. ….NBC News was able to generate hundreds of responses with instructions on how to create homemade explosives, maximize human suffering with chemical agents, create napalm, disguise a biological weapon and build a nuclear bomb. (Carolyn‘s note: in many cases, these instructions were incomplete, for example how to make a nuclear bomb.) October 10, 2025 __________________________________ News from Wonkette Tax The Robots! It’s the only way we’re going to survive the AI-pocalypse. If the plan is for these robots to take over all of the jobs in between C-lev…
October 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Phillip Godzin's famously accurate forecasting bot warns that this month is likely to be more deadly than usual.
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Grok response: **Title:** Reuters Latest Ukraine and Russia at War News **Date:** 2025-10-07 **Summary:** This article reports on the latest skirmishes in eastern Ukraine, citing preliminary figures from multiple sources that suggest a spike in state-based conflict deaths early in October 2025 due to intensified artillery exchanges. **Title:** War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker **Date:** 2025-10-06 (approximately 1 day ago) **Summary:** The tracker provides updated estimates of state-based conflict deaths, noting a potential increase in October 2025 based on patterns from prior months, with September 2025 seeing around 1,200 deaths as per preliminary ACLED data. **Title:** Ukraine Crisis Hub **Date:** 2025-10-05 (latest update accessed via https://acleddata.com/ukraine-conflict-monitor/) **Summary:** This hub reports real-time data on state-based conflict deaths in Ukraine, showing that as of October 7, 2025, the cumulative total for the month stands at approximately 450 deaths based on events recorded up to October 5, with a breakdown of 300 combatant and 150 civilian fatalities. **Title:** UN Report on the Situation in Ukraine **Date:** 2025-10-03 **Summary:** The report estimates that state-based conflict deaths in Ukraine for early October 2025 have already surpassed 400, drawing from ACLED and other sources to highlight a 15% increase from September’s figures. It details how civilian deaths are rising due to targeted attacks on infrastructure, while combatant losses remain high on both Ukrainian and Russian sides. **Title:** BBC News: Ukraine Conflict Escalates in Autumn Months **Date:** 2025-10-02 **Summary:** The article cites ACLED data indicating that October 2025 has started with heightened violence, potentially leading to over 1,000 state-based deaths if trends from previous Octobers continue. It discusses how autumn weather often enables more ground operations, contributing to increased fatalities among civilians and fighters.
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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AI news briefs, Sept. 29 — Oct. 4, 2025
From “AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks” through “Sam Altman’s $1 trillion AI gamble”
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News from Science Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes Researchers expose flaws in safeguards intended to block rogue actors from making bioweapons. Microsoft bioengineer Bruce Wittmann….used AI tools like a would-be bioterrorist: creating digital blueprints for proteins that could mimic deadly poisons and toxins… Wittmann and his Microsoft colleagues wanted to know what would happen if they ordered the DNA sequences that code for these proteins from companies that synthesize nucleic acids….a “red team” exercise, looking for weaknesses in biosecurity practice….according to their new paper, published today in Science, one key guardrail failed. October 2, 2025 _____________________________ News from Observer The $300 Billion A.I. Infrastructure Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight As A.I. accelerates, a neglected $300 billion infrastructure gap threatens to slow its progress. The race to scale artificial intelligence has triggered historic investment in GPU infrastructure. ….This may be the largest corporate resource reallocation in modern history. October 3, 2025 _____________________________ News from Bloomberg Assume an AI Bubble. What Difference Would It Make? Investors suffered, but the internet didn’t go away after the dot-com bust…. September saw the publication of at least two widely read analyses suggesting that what is going on in artificial intelligence is indeed a bubble ….A quarter-century has now passed since dot-com bombed; does this mean that its lessons have not been learned? September 30, 2025
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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AI news briefs, Sept. 21-27, 2025
From “Struggling to Deploy AI Weapons” through “if OpenAI can’t pay Oracle, Oracle can’t pay NVIDIA, NVIDIA’s stock crashes, and suddenly 25% of the S&P 500 is in freefall.” bestworld.net/news-briefs-...
News from the Wall St. Journal (unlocked article) U.S. Military Is Struggling to Deploy AI Weapons The work is being shifted to a new organization, called DAWG, to accelerate plans to buy thousands of drones. September 26, 2025 _____________________________ News from Foreign Affairs The Cost of the AGI Delusion: By Chasing Superintelligence, America Is Falling Behind in the Real AI Race …top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them…. the hype has grown out of proportion. Given the limitations of existing systems, it is unlikely that superintelligence is actually imminent…. The United States should therefore treat the AI race with China like a marathon, not a sprint. September 26, 2025 _____________________________ News from the Wall St. Journal (unlocked article) Walmart CEO Issues Wake-Up Call: ‘AI Is Going to Change Literally Every Job’ Walmart executives aren’t sugarcoating the message: Artificial intelligence will wipe out jobs and reshape its workforce. September 26, 2025 _____________________________ News from the Wall St. Journal Spending on AI Is at Epic Levels. Will It Ever Pay Off? Tech companies pour hundreds of billions into data centers, taking on heavy debt, but current revenue is relatively tiny; echoes of dot-com bubble….The building rush is effectively a mega-speculative bet that the technology will rapidly improve, transform the economy and start producing steady profits. September 25, 2025 _____________________________ and much more at https://bestworld.net/news-briefs-roundup-sept-21-27-2025
September 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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This was the week that was at BestWorld
News Briefs Roundup, Sept. 17-20, 2025
From a skeptic’s take on “If Anyone Makes it, Everyone Dies” to “Let’s Hope Albania’s AI ‘Minister’ Won’t Steal Porn,” one heckuva batch of briefs.

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Source: https://www.wonkette.com/p/lets-hope-albanias-ai-minister-wont Some have labelled me unconstitutional because I am not a human being.
September 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Sept. 17, 2025: Will there be a ceasefire declared between Israel and Hamas in the month of September, 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted 22%, 11–14 minutes read; Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted 20%,
10–13 minutes read.

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Interactive Map of the Israel/Gaza war dated Sept. 17, 2025. Source: Centre for Information Resilience date 9-17-2025 https://www.info-res.org/israel-gaza-war/maps/israel-gaza-conflict-map/
September 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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From “If Anyone Makes it, Everyone Dies” to “Playing the Field with my AI Boyfriends,” one heckuva week’s worth of news briefs!
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News by and about humans and bots in our brave new world of generative AIs. BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. News Briefs, Sept. 11-16: From “If Anyone Makes it, Everyone Dies” to “Playing the Field with my AI Boyfriends,” one heckuva week’s worth of news briefs! 4–6 minutes read
September 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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News Briefs, Sept. 11, 2025
AIs that Can’t Count the Rs in Strawberry
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Also, How many state-based conflict deaths in Syria will be reported by ACLED for the month of September, 2025?
Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts --->

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hat's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. Legend for control of terrain map of Syria. Control of terrain map of Syria. Control of terrain map of Ukraine.
September 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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News Briefs, Sept. 8, 2025:
News from the Sentinel Team
Global Risks Weekly Roundup #36/2025
OpenAI faces significant criticism from the attorneys general of California and Delaware over the recent cases of ChatGPT-associated suicide and murder-suicide….

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News Briefs, Sept. 8, 2025: More AI Doomers vs Boosters 2–3 minutes read News from the Sentinel Team Global Risks Weekly Roundup #36/2025 OpenAI faces significant criticism from the attorneys general of California and Delaware over the recent cases of ChatGPT-associated suicide and murder-suicide…. California’s and Delaware’s attorneys general sent a letter to OpenAI that harshly criticized the company for the recent ChatGPT-associated deaths, referring to the suicide of a teenager and a murder-suicide that occurred following conversations with the AI. More here —> Sept. 8, 2025 _____________________________
September 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Today on BestWorld:
AI Doomers vs Boosters. Yesterday's breaking news: Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be? ….when the METR team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20 percent slower when using AI.

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Sept. 8, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED for 2025? Jeremy's Multi-AI Oracle predicted: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 5% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 16% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 36% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 31% More than 12,000: 11% 10–13 minutes read Also Will hostilities between Pakistan and India result in at least 100 total uniformed casualties (with at least one death) between 2 June 2025 and 30 September 2025? Today, Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai bot predicts 12% 13–16 minutes read Sept. 6-7: This was the weekend that was* among AI Doomers vs Boosters Sept. 5, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: Less than 1,000: 0% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 0% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 0% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 5% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 60% More than 12,000: 35% 15–19 minutes read Control of terrain in Sudan's civil war, July 2025.
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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News from Forbes AI Startup Flock Thinks It Can Eliminate All Crime In America With more than 80,000 AI-powered cameras across the U.S., Flock Safety has become one of cops’ go-to surveillance tools and a $7.5 billion business. Now CEO Garrett Langley has both police tech giant Axon and Chinese drone maker DJI in his sights on the way to his noble (if Sisyphean) goal: Preventing all crime in the U.S. September 3, 2025 _____________________________ News from Allsides What is the Impact of AI in Education? ‘End of Critical Thinking’: An opinion piece in The Atlantic (Left bias) by a high school student said AI tools are “inescapable.” They gave examples of fellow students using ChatGPT in the classroom, saying, “The technology has also led students to focus on external results at the expense of internal growth.” The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board (Lean Right) shared mixed opinions on AI from college students, with one saying, “…AI-using students, especially younger children in a critical stage of development, will be more likely to struggle…[with] more complex or unconventional thinking.”…. A Baylor University student… said, “Improvements in student outcomes and higher test scores can be attributed to AI’s ability to offer personalized learning, immediate feedback and the breaking down of abstract concepts for students.” Another said, “Well-structured AI tutors can enhance rather than diminish problem-solving skills…The key is balance.” September 5th, 2025
September 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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This is the week that was with AI Doomers vs Boosters; an update on our Bot or Not research and new geopolitical forecasts by our botmasters, Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin.

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BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. Carolyn Meinel has reviewed all news stories linked from this page, including those of Jeremy Lichtman's Multi-AI Oracle bot, comprising Perplexity, Claude, Mistral, and OpenAI; and Phillip Godzin's pgodzinai bot, comprising Perplexity, Grok, AskNews Deep Search, GPT, Anthropic, and Gemini. Sept. 2-5: This Is the week that was* among AI Doomers vs Boosters Sept. 5, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted: Less than 1,000: 0% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 0% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 0% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 5% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 60% More than 12,000: 35% 15–19 minutes read
September 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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News briefs on the usual mix of wild enthusiasm vs shouts of doom about AI, with links to all original news stories; plus forecasts of geopolitical events by our Botmasters Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin.
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A human editor has reviewed all news stories linked from this page, including those of Jeremy Lichtman's Multi-AI Oracle bot, comprising Claude, Mistral, and OpenAI; and Phillip Godzin's pgodzinai bot, comprising Perplexity, Grok, AskNews Deep Search, GPT, Anthropic, and Gemini. Aug. 30, 31, and Sept. 1, 2025: News briefs, AI Risks and Opportunities. 3 minutes read. Sept. 1, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED for 2025? Here’s what Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicts today: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 5% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 14% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 23% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 33% More than 12,000: 24% 13–16 minutes read Also: Will hostilities between Pakistan and India result in at least 100 total uniformed casualties (with at least one death) between 2 June 2025 and 30 September 2025? Today, Phil Godzin’s pgodzinai bot predicts 5%13–17 minutes read Aug. 29, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: Less than 1,000: 1% Between 1,000 and ,3000: 1% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 1% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 3% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 9% More than 12,000: 85% 13–16 minutes read Aug. 28, 2025: How many state-based conflict deaths (total of all civilian and combat deaths, including both Ukrainian and Russian combatants) will be reported by ACLED in Ukraine in August 2025? Here’s what Jeremy’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: Less than 500: 6% Between 500 and 1,000: 22% Between 1,000 and 1,500: 33% Between 1,500 and 2,000: 28% Greater than 2,000: 11% 11–14 minutes read Also: How many state-based conflict deaths in Syria will be reported by ACLED for the month of August, 2025? Here’s what Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: Less than 100: 2% Between 100 and 250: 8% Between 250 and 500: 30% Between 500 and 1,000: 40% Greater than 1,000: 20% 12–15 minutes read Aug. 27, 2025: Will there be a ceasefire declar… News from Bloomberg, unlocked article: How to Prevent AI From Causing an Economic Catastrophe September 1, 2025 On Merryn Talks Money, Interactive Investor CEO Richard Wilson warns that state-initiated up-skilling programs are needed to protect livelihoods from AI. _____________________________ (Carolyn’s note: Computer problems then and now. Click on the images for the full cartoons.) Now: (humor) from Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau August 31, 2025 Then: Calvin and Hobbs: (more to see, click on the image below) _____________________________ News from Bloomberg AI Euphoria to Fuel 20% S&P Rally by End-2026, Evercore ISI Says September 1, 2025 US stocks can rise another 20% by the end of 2026, driven by the excitement around artificial intelligence, according to strategists at Evercore ISI…. “AI is ‘bigger’ than the Internet,” the strategists wrote. “In three years, its effect has touched all parts of society and industry even as adoption only begins to inflect.” _____________________________ Not everything AI is coming up roses at Bloomberg AI Loses Edge In Predicting Extreme Weather Events — For Now September 1, 2025 Low frequency, high-impact phenomena are the most destructive and the hardest to forecast, making greater accuracy and earlier warnings crucial to saving lives. _____________________________ On the other hand, reports Bloomberg… another unlocked article here… Alibaba’s AI Revenue Surge Triggers $50 Billion Stock Rally August 31, 2025 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s stock leapt more than 19% after reporting a surge in revenue from AI, underscoring the steady headway it’s making against rivals in a post-DeepSeek Chinese development frenzy.
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Aug. 26-27, 2025: News briefs from the bleeding edge of science and technology. Today, GenAI Risks and Opportunities. 6–8 minutes read
What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. A human editor has reviewed all news stories linked from this page, including those of Jeremy Lichtman's Multi-AI Oracle bot, comprising Claude, Mistral, and OpenAI; and Phillip Godzin's pgodzinai bot, comprising Perplexity, Grok, AskNews Deep Search, GPT, Anthropic, and Gemini. Aug. 26-27, 2025: News briefs from the bleeding edge of science and technology. Today, GenAI Risks and Opportunities. 6–8 minutes read Aug. 27, 2025: Will there be a ceasefire declared between Israel and Hamas in the month of August 2025? Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicted 3% 11–14 minutes read Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted 35% 10–12 minutes read
August 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I have been pleasantly surprised at how well Jeremy Lichtman and Phillip Godzin have done with keeping their forecasting bots from hallucinating, instead making credible forecasts supported by citations of news and history. bestworld.net
July 29, 2024: Will hostilities between Pakistan and India result in at least 100 total uniformed casualties (with at least one death) between 2 June 2025 and 30 September 2025? Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicts 20% 10–12 minutes read Also: How many state-based conflict deaths (total of all civilian and combat deaths, including both Ukrainian and Russian combatants) will be reported by ACLED in Ukraine in July, 2025? Here’s what Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts today: Less than 500: 3% Between 500 and 1000: 15% Between 1,000 and 1,500: 45% Between 1,500 and 2,000: 27% Greater than 2000: 10% 16–20 minutes read July 28, 2024: How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED for 2025? Here’s what Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicted: Less than 1,000: 2% Between 1,000 and 3,000: 8% Between 3,000 and 5,000: 15% Between 5,000 and 8,000: 25% Between 8,000 and 12,000: 35% More than 12,000: 15% 11–14 minutes read Also: Will hostilities between Pakistan and India result in at least 100 total uniformed casualties (with at least one death) between 2 June 2025 and 30 September 2025? Phil Godzin’s pgodzinai bot predicted 12% 17–22 minutes read
July 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Joke about the problem of replicability of research papers showing a newspaper with the headline "REPLICATION CRISIS SOLVED" Source: https://xkcd.com/3117/
July 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Will hostilities between Pakistan and India result in at least 100 total uniformed casualties (with at least one death) between 2 June 2025 and 30 September 2025?

Today, Phil Godzin’s pgodzinai bot predicts 38%

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What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants. Source: https://www.newsweek.com/kashmir-conflict-control-territory-india-pakistan-china-2066959 Source: https://kashmir.liveuamap.com/
July 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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June 20, 2025: Phillip Godzin’s pgodzinai predicts How many state-based conflict deaths in Sudan will be reported by ACLED in 2025?
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Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle also predicts these state-based conflict deaths for Sudan.
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An aggregate forecast of state-based conflict fatalities for Sudan in the VIEWS machine forecasting competition, based on its forecasts by twenty machine learning competitors. Source: https://viewsforecasting.org Map of Sudan showing control between the RSF rebels plus their allies vs SAF, which is the official government, and its allies. Source: https://acleddata.com/2025/04/15/two-years-of-war-in-sudan-how-the-saf-is-gaining-the-upper-hand/
June 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Will the United States launch a kinetic strike against Iran before 1 August 2025?
Jeremy Lichtman’s Multi-AI Oracle predicts 45%
bestworld.net/willthe-us-a... Read time: 7–8 minutes
What's Happening Today while Looking Toward Tomorrow BestWorld is a non-profit researching better ways to provide news we can trust and use. With our Bot or Not project, we are focusing on how to detect the online activities of AI bots, given the increasing dangers of this fast changing technology. Our long term goal is to build a BestWorld Ecosystem that would: 1. Guarantee full verifiable identities of all participants -- hence our Bot or Not research, so no bot could steal your identity or trick you by pretending to be your relative, friend, spouse, or lover; 2. Promote face to face contact in preference to remote contact; 3. Provide social and economic benefits to all BestWorld participants.
June 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM