“Gaza hunger, US GDP growth driven by AI capex, US fires labor statistics commissioner | Global Risks Weekly Roundup #31/2025” by Nuño Sempere
Description
Executive summary
Key items this week are:
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Economy and trade: Trump announced new tariffs. US GDP growth is driven by AI capex spending while labor slumps. In response to an unfavorable labor report, Trump fired the commissioner of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Geopolitics: UK, France and Canada announced their intention to recognize a Palestinian state. Hunger is widespread in Gaza and might meet the technical definition of famine later this year, which could serve as a Schelling point for change.
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Biorisks: Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever and Chikungunya are spreading. A paper on an AI pipeline for AI-aided discovery of antivirals provides hope for a favorable defense/offense balance change for AI.
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AI: Mark Zuckerberg wrote about personal superintelligence [...]
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Outline:
(00:17 ) Executive summary
(03:05 ) Economy
(06:47 ) Geopolitics
(06:50 ) Middle East
(12:46 ) United States
(15:24 ) Asia-Pacific
(17:31 ) Europe
(19:43 ) Africa
(20:13 ) Biorisk
(21:00 ) Artificial Intelligence
(21:03 ) Meta and Mark
(23:36 ) Climate and Nature
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First published:
August 4th, 2025
Source:
https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/gaza-hunger-us-gdp-growth-driven
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