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What I can say for now is that LY, commonly known as WTLIB, is getting some major improvements behind the scenes. These changes will also affect jw.org. It’s been a busy few weeks for me ahead of AM. Hehe. I’ll let y’all spot the changes, not just in LY but across the website too. Some are already starting to show, so you just have to look for them.

September 11, 2001 🏙️💐 What a horrible day! I’ll never forget it. I was at work, and after that day, it felt like a whole series of events had been set in motion. Where were you guys that day?

The installation package is just the application, without any data. The data is being downloaded separately. As of now, the latest library version for English is 2604. Not even the November 2026 study Watchtower is in this package.

No significant changes. Build number increased to 14346.

Is there new data? Does it have the December 2026 Study WT?

If you can, please show screenshots of what it looks like after full installation. Unless it doesn't look significantly than previous version. Thanks

I remember "Colossus: The Forbin Project" it was pretty scary at the time.

@Shawnster apologies my friend. yes. 🙏

New Watchtower Library Update Requires reinstallation

Hard to believe it's been 25 years.

Liquid Glass and the unique iOS design for the iPhone Duo probably mean even more work for our JW Library® developers at WHQ. With a new JW Library update coming soon, We really appreciate all their hard work to keep our apps up to date, running smoothly, and secure.

I think a logical developement could be that Jehovah puts it into the kings' hearts to surrender their power to the UN. And after having conquered a rouge AI, the UN looks at religion ... Hmmm ... It could be closer than we think ❤️ We live in exciting times!

It’s interesting to see that when God made people, he gave them potential limitless intelligence and free agency. They squandered it, but it’ll never get to the point where Jehovah says: “Oh no! I’ve lost control, they’ve gone too far, they’ll permanently destroy everything.” Human though are feeding their inventions with almost the same potential and yet they fear eventual total lack of control over it. How superior God’s ways are!

Indeed! I heard about this via the news and a guest on TV show recently! Thanks for posting

I thought this might make an interesting topic for discussion. Over the last few days there has been quite a lot of coverage in respected mainstream news sources about concerns being raised by researchers actually working at some of the leading AI companies. What particularly caught my attention was a comment from Evan Hubinger, an alignment researcher at Anthropic, who said: “We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade.” Obviously that doesn't mean scientists have calculated that there is literally a 10% probability that AI will wipe out mankind. This is Hubinger's personal assessment of the risk, and probabilities involving something unprecedented like superintelligent AI are clearly extremely difficult to quantify. But I do find it remarkable that people working near the forefront of this technology are openly talking in these terms — and that Reuters, the Financial Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Guardian and CNN are now treating the subject seriously. Some of the recent coverage: Reuters — “More US lawmakers seek new AI rules after Anthropic researchers warn of human extinction” https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-faces-senate-probe-into-hugging-face-incident-axios-reports-2026-09-10/ Reuters reports that the warnings from Anthropic researchers have now prompted calls from US lawmakers for stronger AI safety regulation. The Guardian — “Anthropic researchers say AI could cause human extinction by 2030” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/09/anthropic-researchers-ai-human-extinction This covers the comments from Jacob Coxon, Evan Hubinger and Samuel Marks. Hubinger gives his personal estimate as greater than 10% within the next decade. Washington Post — “Political world erupts as AI researchers warn of ‘extinction’ threat” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-resigns-warning-reckless-race-toward-superintelligence/ The Washington Post reports Hubinger's >10% estimate and discusses the fact that Anthropic has deliberately built a reputation for being one of the more safety-conscious AI companies. Financial Times — “Anthropic researcher quits over AI labs ‘gambling with our lives’” https://www.ft.com/content/20c07191-8da6-440f-b04b-8ea0ebdd9153 The FT reports on researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation from Anthropic and his concern that companies are racing towards increasingly powerful, potentially self-improving AI without having solved the problem of reliably controlling it. Wall Street Journal — “How Would AI Actually Kill Us All? What to Know About the AI Doomsday Debate” https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-would-ai-actually-kill-us-all-what-to-know-about-the-ai-doomsday-debate-034270d1 The WSJ looks at what researchers actually mean when they talk about an existential AI risk — things such as losing control of very capable autonomous systems or AI dramatically increasing people's ability to create biological or other catastrophic weapons. CNN — discussion of the Anthropic warnings https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cg/date/2026-09-09/segment/01 CNN also reports Hubinger's greater-than-10% estimate, while importantly pointing out that any precise percentage should be regarded as a judgment rather than a measured probability. Of course, from a Scriptural point of view, we don't believe that AI — or anything else humans develop — is ultimately going to frustrate Jehovah's purpose for mankind and the earth. Jehovah says that he formed the earth “to be inhabited” (Isaiah 45:18), and Psalm 37:29 says that “the righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it.” So I'm certainly not suggesting that AI is actually going to exterminate humanity. What interests me is the contrast: mankind is developing technology so powerful that some of the people closest to it are now publicly discussing the possibility of losing control of it, to the point that human extinction is appearing in mainstream political and scientific discussion. Only a few years ago that would probably have sounded like science fiction. What do you make of these warnings? Do you think researchers at the forefront of AI are seeing a genuine danger that most people haven't appreciated yet? Or is putting figures such as “10%” on something this uncertain likely to exaggerate a risk that nobody can really calculate?

It was not clear to me you were focused on Witnesses being offended by the word. My impression was you meant the US culture as a whole.

The photo on the front page of New York's Daily News: (via Getty Images) https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/daily-news-front-page-dated-oct-5-headline-the-last-run-of-news-photo/97296062

Last year it was a week before the AM and they announced the Yeartext and the new song.

>The Infinity Stones (formerly known as the Infinity Gems and the Soul Gems) are powerful artifacts that originated from the remnant of the First Firmament, the original universe, found below the Quarry of Creation and inhabited by Celestials,[9] known as the First Celestials.[10] That universe contains countless Infinity Stones, which get sent to other universes by the Celestials.[11] >According to one account, the Infinity Gems came about from the cosmic suicide of Nemesis,[12] although a later account reframed this to be just a dream.[13] https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Infinity_Stones I also think it’s impostant we define our terms. What is meant by "gods"? Technically all superheroes can be considered gods, since they are mighty beings. What is "sorcery"? We know from the Bible that it’s the manipulation of the elements of nature by means of the power of demons. But in fiction what they call sorcery is often not explained by demonic influence, so what differenciates sorcery from super powers in the classical sense?

I was 11 years old. I thought for sure Armageddon would start soon and all those people would be brought back shortly. It kept me from feeling the full impact early on, but it faded quickly when I saw footage of people jumping out of the upper stories to escape the fires. I hope they all wake up in a field of flowers.🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼 Come, Lord Jesus!

yeah, that's why I don't expect it before the 09/25, or even 10/02. I would expect many infos on our brothers and sisters who suffered from many natural disasters + International conventions stuff

Next local needs part is scheduled for week of October 12.

Jeremy @computerwiz mentioned, Dr. Strange "... gets his powers from one of the infinity stones (at least that's what was explained to me). " Does anyone know if the "Infinity Stones" originate from some kind of "god" or gods? Or do the these stones involve any kind of sorcery, spiritism, etc?

@Shawnster just depends on the publisher. fine, "super" is lengthy. but if you're avoided and labeled a bad associate over it. it's offensive enough. that's all im saying.

That's not "super" offensive in the US by any stretch. Hasn't been for decades. Emphasis on "super"