Source: the Pentagon is discussing plans to set up secure environments for AI companies to train military-specific versions of their models on classified data
James O'Donnell /MIT Technology Review:
A look at potential issues as US judges follow lawyers in testing generative AI; some want to expedite legal research, summarize cases, and draft routine orders
The propensity for AI systems to make mistakes and for humans to miss those mistakes has been on full display in the US legal system as of late. Bluesky: @hypervisible . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to...
How the Pentagon uses AI tools from Vannevar Labs, which got a DOD deal worth up to $99M, to scan open-source intelligence, write intelligence reports, and more
In a test run, a unit of Marines in the Pacific used generative AI not just to collect intelligence but to interpret it. Routine intel work is only the start.” www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/11/ 1....
Filing: OpenAI spent $1.76M on lobbying in 2024, up from 2023's $260K, including for the AI Advancement and Reliability Act and the Future of AI Innovation Act
with more than $10 million spent in 2024 David Meyer / Fortune : Elon Musk fumes as Trump's Stargate AI announcement elevates arch-rival Sam Altman LinkedIn: James O'Donnell : I dug into OpenAI's late...
AI-powered robot maker Covariant debuts RFM-1, an AI model the company says can process physics, may limit the need for bespoke robotics programming, and more
Copied! — Watch Covariant's demos to view an overview of RFM-1's language and physics capabilities. Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : Covariant develops video-generating AI model for powering warehou...
Discord staff, moderators, and researchers say its rules and culture let a racist and antisemitic community flourish, after the April classified documents leak
Washington Post : X: @shaneharris X: Shane Harris / @shaneharris : Next up in our series: ‘Problematic pockets’: How Discord became a home for extremists. We explore the digital platform where Jack T...