The Pentagon is right in trying to coerce Anthropic as AI may become a superweapon and nation-states must have a monopoly on the use of force
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Americans express fear and negativity toward AI, often relying on bad arguments like water usage, a stark contrast with Asia's and Europe's relative positivity
Noah Smith / Noahpinion : X: @sarthakgh , @noahpinion , and @noahpinion X: Sar Haribhakti / @sarthakgh : Excellent rant and love letter about AI by @Noahpinion https://www.noahpinion.blog/ ... Noah S...
Michel Devoret, a Google Quantum AI chief scientist, John Martinis, who left Google in 2020, and John Clarke win the Nobel in Physics for quantum computing work
all 3 @UofCalifornia professors. Home to groundbreaking physicists, including 2 immigrants leading the world in innovation and possibility, California is proud to dream big and deliver even bigger. @e...
Elon Musk calls the Senate tax bill “utterly insane” as it raises taxes on nuclear and geothermal energy and battery storage, which are crucial for AI training
Yet Rachel Frazin / The Hill : Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives — and adds a new tax Nellius Irene / Cryptopolitan : Elon Musk called Trump's new tax and spending bill “insane” Bl...
Trump says Elon Musk “went CRAZY” and that canceling his government contracts is “the easiest way to save money”, as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates
Musk has gone to war with Donald Trump. What happens next? Dan Milmo / The Guardian : Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump Wired : Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump ...
Sources: China has quietly exempted from tariffs at least eight classifications of US-made microchips, as it seeks to exempt “irreplaceable” goods
duties paid are eligible for refunds Wency Chen / South China Morning Post : China said to waive retaliatory tariffs on some US chip imports in sign of trade war thaw Meaghan Tobin / New York Times : ...
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
The fight between Ketamine Boy and the MAGAts is definitely a time to root for injuries … David Ingram / NBC News : Elon Musk accused of censoring conservatives on X who disagree with him about immigr...
How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech Right” discover MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry
Can't say I did not see this coming, tbh. — x.com/LauraLoomer/... @thetnholler : In-fighting : “The new MAGA coalition has officially had its first internal debate - over H-1b visas. It started whe...
[Thread] A roundup of recent announcements from researchers, businesses, and academic institutions opposing California's AI safety bill
the real experts — agree the risks are real. We all urge you to pass it into law. Titus Wu / @tituswu100 : Pressure is intensifying on #SB1047, California's controversial #AI safety bill, as lawmaker...
California's AI safety bill will harm developers, open-source development, the public sector, and academia, while failing to address the potential harms of AI
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