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David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Oct. 2, 2026 Photo: AI expert Gary Marcus. Background image by Quillette. Source: https://quillette.com/2026/10/02/skeptic-vs-doomer-how-scared-should-we-be-of-rogue-ai-2/

Photo: AI expert Gary Marcus. Background image by Quillette. Source: https://quillette.com/2026/10/02/skeptic-vs-doomer-how-scared-should-we-be-of-rogue-ai-2/

David Isenberg’s AI News Briefs of Oct. 2, 2026

EditorialTeam October 2, 2026

Sceptic vs. ‘Doomer’: How Scared Should We Be of Rogue AI? Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews...

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027? Artemis III will carry out a series of objectives in low Earth orbit designed to demonstrate critical systems needed for future lunar landings, beginning with Artemis IV. During the mission, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch four crew members aboard the Orion spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Artemis III will carry out a series of objectives in low Earth orbit designed to demonstrate critical systems needed for future lunar landings, beginning with Artemis IV. During the mission, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch four crew members aboard the Orion spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Phil: Will an Artemis III orbital demonstration mission succeed by the end of 2027?

Phillip Godzin June 22, 2026

Earlier schedule pressures (e.g., Artemis II delays noted in late 2024) led to the mission restructuring, but...