Pioneers on creating artificial intelligence are now saying the risk of AI is on par with a pandemic or nuclear war. They have signed a joint statement urging that mitigating this risk needs to be a global priority. Meanwhile, the budget deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy just passed the U.S. House of Representatives. And it appears that more Republicans have decided to support it. In other news, close to 300 COVID research papers have been retracted. Some are framing this as an erasing of history. It raises serious questions on “COVID misinformation” standards, and the credibility of the censorship establishment. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience.