Inside the US Government’s Unpublished Report on AI Safety

Inside the US Government’s Unpublished Report on AI Safety
At a computer security conference in Arlington, Virginia, last October, a few dozen AI researchers took part in a first-of-its-kind ...
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Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs

Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs
For companies importing goods from Southeast Asia, like Luxor, the timing of Trump’s announcement was particularly unhelpful, coinciding with Eid, ...
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Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias

Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias
On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible ...
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Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation

Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation
On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled its new artificial intelligence action plan geared at keeping US efforts competitive with China. ...
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‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

‘They’re Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
During visits in recent months, Emelie says her husband, who was detained at Stewart until he was deported last month, ...
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A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner

A Helicopter, Halibut, and ‘Y.M.C.A’: Inside Donald Trump’s Memecoin Dinner
As US president Donald Trump left the stage at his golf club near Washington, DC, on Thursday night, he pointed ...
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The Trump Memecoin Dinner Winners Are Getting Rid of Their Coins

The Trump Memecoin Dinner Winners Are Getting Rid of Their Coins
Next week, a coterie of crypto investors will share an extravagant dinner with US president Donald Trump at his golf ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Being Sued Under the Privacy Act: What to Know
After months of congressional wrangling that saw the elimination of Ervin’s proposed independent privacy oversight board, President Gerald Ford signed ...
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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
The National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers in a Zoom call on Tuesday morning as part of the Trump ...
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Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists

Revenge of the Covid Conspiracy Theorists
A week after the inauguration, US senator Rand Paul of Kentucky issued a flurry of congressional subpoenas to 14 agencies, ...
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