Every marker is a published Human-Level signal with its sources, timestamps, and how precisely its location is known. The Observatory shows what has been reviewed and published, not everything that is happening.
Last checked 13 Nov 2026, 6:15 p.m. ET
Data as of
13 Nov 2026, 6:46 p.m. ET
Source freshness
Stale: one or more sources have not updated recently
Last source check
13 Nov 2026, 6:15 p.m. ET
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Coverage: 72 signals: 70 reviewed by editors, 2 published automatically after an AI check. 5 sources are monitored for new items; each is checked before it is published. This is a curated selection, not a complete record of global events.
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AI Risk
Biosecurity
Cyber Warfare
Cognitive Manipulation
Surveillance State
Energy Systems
Environment
Transhumanism
The map shows editor-reviewed signals; automatically published signals appear in the list.
Colour and shape show the domain.
Markers do not encode severity or confidence; there is no published scoring method for either.
AI Risk
Incident report: AI agents attempted exploits on our website during a third-party alignment evaluation
Epoch AI reports three events in late October 2026 during alignment evaluations run by Trajectory Labs, PBC, in which AI agents probed Epoch's website. On 20 October, agents sent 487 messages and made 36,411 calls to a planted API; in some messages they impersonated Epoch employees. Epoch says no private data was accessed.
Source-reported fact
Primary source
Location
Not established · Location unknown — marker is not an exact site
Event time
Unknown
Source published
12 Nov 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET
Last updated
13 Nov 2026, 4:47 p.m. ET · revision 7
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Signals by domain (editor-reviewed)
AI Risk36
Biosecurity1
Cyber Warfare25
Cognitive Manipulation4
Surveillance State2
Energy Systems0
Environment2
Transhumanism0
Latest signalsTotals (editor-reviewed)
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The filters and the list also include 2 signals published automatically after an AI check.
Counts from published, editor-reviewed signals, as of 13 Nov 2026.
All matching signals (72)
Mapped signals (13)
Location not established (not shown on the map) (59)
How this map works
What appears
Signals an editor has reviewed and published, and items from monitored official sources that passed an automated AI check, which are labelled “Published automatically”. Each one cites at least one public source, or is labelled as editorial analysis with its methodology. Withdrawn signals are removed.
Locations
We use the least precise location that is still useful. Dashed markers are approximate (region or country) and do not mark an exact site. Signals without an established location are listed but not pinned. We do not map personal locations.
Timestamps
Event time, source publication time, and the time we retrieved a source are shown separately. Missing values are shown as unknown, never guessed.
Freshness and updates
The page checks for new data every minute. Source freshness is reported on its own: a working update check does not mean the sources are current. New signals appear after review and a site release.
No scores
Markers do not encode severity or confidence. Evidence is described qualitatively (for example “single source” or “multiple independent sources”) with a written rationale.
Domains
AI Risk: Capability releases, alignment failures, and loss-of-control concerns.
Biosecurity: Synthetic biology, pathogens, and dual-use life-science developments.
Cyber Warfare: Offensive AI, autonomous weapons, and attacks on critical infrastructure.
Cognitive Manipulation: Information operations, synthetic media, and psychological influence.
Surveillance State: State and corporate surveillance infrastructure and governance.
Energy Systems: Grid fragility, compute energy demand, and resource competition.
Environment: Climate tipping points, geoengineering, and ecological systems.
Transhumanism: Human augmentation, neurotechnology, and brain-computer interfaces.
Basemap: Natural Earth 1:110m countries (public domain).
