NPR News: 09-13-2026 2AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The CEO of the AI company in Thropick says the artificial intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development. He says AI could be capable within six to twelve months of leading a swarm that could take over the entire internet. Dario Amadeus made his comment Saturday and he's not alone. Open AI CEO Sam Altman tells Fortune Magazine that a discussion is urgently needed on how best to keep AI safe. This has clearly been a week where a lot more people are grappling with the issues in front of us. So I'm actually mostly grateful that that's happening. I think that this is a conversation that the world is overdue for. Bahrain says it will not attend a meeting that Iran says will take place in Oman on Monday to discuss the straight-of-form moves. Iran says the regional meeting would include foreign ministers of countries along the coast of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. NPR's Howe deal El Shalchi has more. According to a statement posted online, the Bahrain foreign ministry said it will not

1:02participate in any meeting that Iran is involved in until the two countries have restored diplomatic relations. It said it communicated this to Oman which is meant to host the meeting. Bahrain cited Iran's repeated attacks on its military installations and infrastructure. Iran has responded to U.S. strikes by targeting U.S. assets in Gulf countries. On Friday, the Iranian foreign ministry said eight Persian Gulf countries will attend the meeting to discuss the straight-of-war moves which Iran has blockaded since the war began in February. None of the other Persian Gulf countries so far have commented on the meeting. Hadil al-Shalchi and PR News is done. A vote is underway right now in Sweden, which pits the center-right government against the left-wing block. It's the first general election since Sweden abandoned its policy of military alignment and joined with NATO. It moves prompted by Russia's war with Ukraine. Stephanie Zacherson has more on that story. Prime Minister Ulf Klystichon's center-right coalition's four years in power have been

2:04dominated by a crackdown on crime and immigration, which he is vowed to continue if he remains in post. In a country often viewed internationally as the epitome of the welfare state, frustration over its failures has dominated the election campaign. The voters say they want more investment in health services and schools. Most polls suggest that Sweden's first ever female prime minister, Maitleyanna Andersson, could return to government after four years in opposition. That's reporter Stephanie Zacherson with that report. As searches underway in Indonesia after a pass at a ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact this weekend, the ship was traveling in the Java Sea while heading from East Java to South Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Initial information indicates the vessel's last known position was about 90 miles south of its destination. This is NPR News. President Trump promised this week that gas prices will come down after the midterm elections.

3:07The president also blames the U.S. war with Iran for that increase. NPR's Windsor-Johnston has more. Americans are feeling the effects even if they're not filling up at the pump. Diesel powers the machinery used to grow food and move goods across the country. Jason Kurtz is a farmer in Forest City, Missouri. He says one piece of equipment alone burns through 200 gallons of fuel a day. We have to harvest and we have to run the machines. We have to use the diesel. So bottom line is it cuts into our bottom line. And that cost keeps climbing. The national average for diesel has reached another record high. $6.16 a gallon. According to Tribal A, that's up more than $0.10 since Friday and you're leaving $2.46 from a year ago. Windsor-Johnston NPR News. In college football, after leading much of the game by 20 points, number one Ohio State collapsed in the fourth quarter Saturday night, allowing number four Texas to eke out a 24-23 win in the final seconds.

4:10Number two Georgia easily handled Western Kentucky winning 70-20. Number three noted day in blank rice, 52 to nothing while number five Indiana overpowered Howard 55 to zero. Number six Oregon was upset by unranked Oklahoma State 39 to 31 Washington slip past Utah State in a defensive battle 16 to 14 and Mary Harden Baylor beat Pacific Lutheran 29 to 6. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This is Ira Glass. On this American life, we tell stories about when things change. Right for this guy David, whose entire life took a sharp, unexpected, and very unpleasant term. And it did take me a while to realize it's basically because the monkey pressed the button. That's right, because the monkey pressed the button. Rising stories every week, wherever you get your podcasts.