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UN panel calls for guardrails on AI as current safeguards are 'unraveling'

The United Nations-backed Independent International Scientific Panel on AI on Monday urged world leaders and tech companies to implement new safeguards on artificial intelligence, with the concern that existing safeguards are "unraveling." U.N. Secretary General Antonio Gueterres welcomed the report and encouraged "external experts, including from frontier AI labs and AI safety institutes, to…

UN panel calls for guardrails on AI as current safeguards are 'unraveling'

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MCP Debate: Token Tax, Context Bloat, and What Devs Can Do

TL;DR: A post on maharship.com argues MCP was designed for 2024-era models and now causes context bloat and a token tax, sparking a ~165-point Hacker News thread with 100+ comments and pushback on X.

  • MCP introduced in 2024 leads to context bloat and token tax on modern models.
  • Debate on maharship.com sparks heated discussion with over 165 points and 100+ comments.

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