The November 4 edition of Olhar Digital News highlighted four developments in technology, science and politics: concerns about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, the US midterm elections, warming in the Pacific associated with El Niño, and the reentry of NASA’s Swift space telescope.
Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of artificial intelligence, said humanity might have been better off without developing the technology. He also warned that advanced AI systems could cause large-scale incidents in the near future.
The program reported that Democrats won control of Congress in the 2026 US midterm elections, dealing a defeat to President Donald Trump and candidates backed by technology-sector business leaders. The result reflected voter dissatisfaction with the cost of living and proposals to expand AI data centers, according to the report.
Measurements from Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology showed that El Niño continued to intensify in October. Sea-surface temperatures in the central Pacific were 2.4°C above the historical average, while waters farther east, toward South America, were 3.5°C above normal for the period.
NASA’s Swift space telescope reentered Earth’s atmosphere uncontrolled on November 4, ending more than two decades in space. The reentry came three months after a private company’s attempt to rescue the observatory failed.
Sources: Olhar Digital.