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What are the most important risks and precursors of global catastrophic risks each week? We parse millions of news pieces a week to find out.Sentinel is a foresight team and emergency response team seeking to anticipate & react to large-scale catastrophes, particularly those of a speculative nature. Learn more at https://sentinel-team.org

Sentinel Minutes is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 83 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  ″ Chinese company delays release of AI model weights, hackers use autonomous agents to compromise Taiwanese agencies, Trump cuts US participation in military exercises with South Korea || Global Risk” by Nuño Sempere, Vidur Kapur, belikewater, Tolga Bilge

  Aug 17, 202621 min

  Executive summary Technology and AI: A Chinese open-source AI company is delaying the release of model weights for the first time, citing cyber risks. Anthropic won’t release what it calls “Model 2”. Bernie Sanders says the US Senate could force US companies to pause AI development. Will the US Senate succeed in pausing AI development in the US before 2029, absent a treaty with China? Our forecasters think there's a 5.2% (2% to 10%) chance, which rises to 19% (12% to 30%) conditional on a treaty. Will a Google DeepMind model be among the top 3 models at the end of 2026, according to Epoch's capability index? Forecasters believe there's a 9.6% (5% to 15%) probability. Geopolitics: Trump ordered US participation in joint military exercises with South Korea to be cut. Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw. Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory. What is the largest number of deaths (civilian and/or military) that Russia will inflict in a NATO country in a single incident before August 15, 2027? Our forecasters’ 90% confidence interval is 0 to 20, with the [...] --- Outline: (00:23) Executive summary (02:40) Technology and artificial intelligence (07:48) Geopolitics (07:51) Middle East (08:46) United States (09:13) Europe (12:02) Latin America (12:14) Asia (14:11) Oceania (14:21) Africa (16:13) Economy (16:53) Biorisk (17:59) Climate and Nature --- First published: August 17th, 2026 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/chinese-company-delays-release-of --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.

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  ″ OpenAI incident involved multi-agent cooperation, US-Iran deal still out of reach, Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza plan || Global Risks Weekly Roundup #32/2026″ by Nuño Sempere, Vidur Kapur, belikewater, Tolga Bilge

  Aug 10, 202614 min

  Executive summary Technology and AI: OpenAI provided more details about the attack on Hugging Face, revealing that AI agents cooperated and covertly built a message board. Their new Astra model will potentially be the first to be classed as “critical” for cybersecurity capabilities, meaning it has not yet been released to the public. Will OpenAI release its Astra model to the US general public before 2027? Our forecasters think there's a 84% (70% to 90%) chance. Will more than 10% of the population of at least one EU country be unable to access banking services for at least 72 hours before August 2027? The team thinks there's a 21% (10% to 40%) probability. Will it be publicly announced by an AI company based in the US or China that one of their systems successfully evaded a shutdown attempt (by the owners, to apply to all instances), before 2027? Forecasters believe there's a 2.4% (0.5% to 10%) chance. Before 2030, will it be publicly announced by an AI company that multiple agents cooperated to carry out unsanctioned activities on, or in a period including, August 11th 2026? Forecasters think there's a 24% [...] --- Outline: (00:22) Executive summary (02:36) Technology and artificial intelligence (08:53) Geopolitics (08:56) Middle East (10:24) Europe (11:13) United States (11:52) Biorisk (12:47) Climate and nature --- First published: August 10th, 2026 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/openai-incident-involved-multi-agent --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.

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  ″ Iran War widens, OpenAI and Anthropic find evidence of more cyber breaches, frontier AI staff sign open letter || Global Risks Weekly Roundup #31/2026″ by Nuño Sempere, Vidur Kapur, belikewater, Tolga Bilge

  Aug 3, 202621 min

  Executive summary Geopolitics: The Iran War widened, with a port in Egypt being hit, Tehran threatening Cyprus and Bulgaria, and Ukraine striking an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. Hamas said it would give up its heavy weapons if Israel withdraws from Gaza, but Israel said it would not withdraw until Hamas gives up the weapons. Will Iran or its proxies (Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis) strike the territory of Bulgaria or Romania before October 1, 2026 with a ballistic missile, drone, or covert attack that is credibly attributed? Our forecasters think there's a 9% (5% to 15%) chance. Will Benjamin Netanyahu be selected by the President of Israel and successfully form a government after the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 2026? Our forecasters give this a 47% (30% to 65%) probability. Technology and AI: OpenAI and Anthropic said they found more evidence of their models having been involved in attempted or actual cyber breaches. More than 1 thousand employees of frontier AI labs signed an open letter calling on the US government to support an international effort to develop the technical and governance tools to “pace” the frontier of automated AI development. In the US [...] --- Outline: (00:22) Executive summary (02:27) Geopolitics (02:30) Middle East (05:29) Europe (06:39) Asia (07:04) United States (09:13) North Africa (10:26) Technology and artificial intelligence (13:48) Biorisk (14:52) Economy (19:15) Climate and nature --- First published: August 3rd, 2026 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/iran-war-widens-openai-and-anthropic --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.

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  ″ OpenAI model breaches containment, Houthis and Saudis clash, US and Iran pause attacks for over two days || Global Risks Weekly Roundup #30/2026″ by Nuño Sempere

  Jul 27, 202618 min

  Executive summary Technology and AI: A combination of OpenAI models was revealed to be behind the recent cybersecurity breach at Hugging Face (). A bipartisan bill named the AI Kill Switch Act was introduced to the US House of Representatives. Will the AI Kill Switch Act pass the US House of Representatives before January 3, 2027? Our forecasters think there's an 18% (12% to 27%) chance. By December 31, 2027, will OpenAI or any of its directors, officers, or employees be arrested, charged, penalized, or subjected to formal regulatory or criminal enforcement action for conduct related to the Hugging Face attack? Our forecasters believe there's a 2.6% (1% to 9%) probability. Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis carried out strikes on each other, while the US and Iran paused fighting for over two days, with Oman attempting to mediate a fresh ceasefire deal. Will the United States and Iran announce a new ceasefire by the end of August? Our forecasters think there's a 60% (40% to 70%) chance. Biorisk: The number of confirmed deaths in the Ebola outbreak reached 1,407, up from 930 last week. How many confirmed deaths will there [...] --- Outline: (00:18) Executive summary (02:11) Technology and artificial intelligence (05:29) Geopolitics (05:32) Middle East (07:11) Europe (09:18) Latin America (09:48) Asia (10:15) Africa (10:25) United States (12:50) Biorisk (14:53) Economy (16:58) Climate and nature --- First published: July 27th, 2026 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/openai-model-breaches-containment --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.

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  ″ Iran War persists with more US troops killed, Chinese startup releases Kimi K3, Ebola continues to spread || Global Risks Weekly Roundup #29/2026″ by Nuño Sempere, Vidur Kapur, belikewater, Tolga Bilge

  Jul 20, 202621 min

  Executive summary Geopolitics: The US continued its nightly strikes on Iranian territory, while Iran retaliated against Gulf states and against US bases in Jordan and Iraq, killing at least three US servicemembers. Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis ended a four-year truce, and the Houthis announced a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, which could disrupt shipping in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Will the US place 1,000 or more boots on the ground in Iran before September 2026? Our forecasters think there's a 19% (10% to 45%) chance. Will a new temporary or permanent ceasefire agreement be reached and put into effect between Iran and the US before September 2026? The team believes there's a 53% (21% to 70%) probability. Will the price of Brent crude oil reach $100 per barrel before 2027? Our forecasters believe there's a 68% (60% to 80%) chance. Will the Houthis attempt to seize or sink at least one ship before September 2026? Forecasters think there's a 69% (51% to 77%) chance. Technology and AI: Chinese startup Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3, an open-weight model that approaches frontier models produced by OpenAI and Anthropic in its capabilities. [...] --- Outline: (00:22) Executive summary (02:23) Geopolitics (02:26) Middle East (04:34) Europe (07:35) Asia (09:13) United States (12:05) Technology and artificial intelligence (15:01) Biorisk (18:05) Economy (18:39) Climate and nature --- First published: July 20th, 2026 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/iran-war-persists-with-more-us-troops --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.

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