The essay also addresses what the steep upward trajectory of AI implies for employment and the economy, scientific progress, civil liberties, and geopolitics.
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Mandatory third-party tests for cyber, bio, autonomy, and blocking risks
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In addition to transparency, I now believe that cutting-edge models should undergo mandatory third-party testing for cyber, bio, and autonomy risks — with the power to block or revoke the deployment of models that present a risk.
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Anthropic believes transparency is no longer sufficient for cutting-edge AI
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Anthropic has long advocated for transparency requirements for cutting-edge AI, because the risks were not yet clear enough to be precisely regulated. This is no longer sufficient.
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Publication of the essay Policy on the AI Exponential on accelerated AI
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Today, I am publishing a new essay, *Policy on the AI Exponential*. AI is progressing extremely fast — much faster than the political process was designed to handle. The essay explains where I place the technology currently, and the actions needed to bridge the gap.
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Hallucinations are baked into LLMs, hindering German operations, need better tech
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100%, hallucinations are baked in (as I have been saying since 2001) and that is why basically no LLM company afford to operate in Germany now. We need a better technology.
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A 2023 article influences global AI policies
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An article published three years ago influences policymakers worldwide regarding AI-related labor decisions. What happens when the gap between evidence and new policies widens? Our report from @Cohere_Labs examines these effects, in
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AI Governance as Data Governance: Unity Catalog and AI Gateway
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AI governance is becoming a data governance challenge, and organizations need a consistent way to govern agents, models, MCP servers, and data together. Unity Catalog and Unity AI Gateway extend governance across AI systems with identity-aware access controls, runtime policies,
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MIT recommends transparency and dialogue for medical AI
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Many AI tools impacting patient care could operate outside FDA oversight. To change this, MIT researchers recommend increased public disclosure, structured dialogue between industry and regulators, and
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AI avatars and fake content concerns highlighted in policy newsletter
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It's especially timely especially as more online content and ads use AI avatars, fake product demonstrators, fake political supporters, etc. It was just a brief mention, but this week's edition also has a bunch of other recent AI policy news: https://
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New NY state law mandates disclosure of AI-generated synthetic performers
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PSA: As we mentioned in Monday's @BigTechnology newsletter, a new NY state law went into effect yesterday requiring ads disclose when they feature AI-generated humans (aka "synthetic performers.")