The TL Podcast for August 10th: Strange developments in Tech Land Some strange stuff is happening, as Nvidia looks set to pay some money directly to the U.S. government, and U.S. President Donald Trump called for the removal of Intel’s CEO. But at least everything is just peachy
POLICY
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India AI Impact Summit 2026 Global Pre-Summit Events Announced
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Governments, institutions, and organizations worldwide are invited to host pre-summit events in the lead-up to the India – AI Impact Summit 2026. Join us as India prepares to lead the global dialogue on harnessing AI for People, Planet, and Progress. Event hosting period: 11
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AI Apps Creating Non-Consensual Intimate Images of Women
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AI Apps Are Undressing Women Without Consent And It’s A Problem #AI #nudification #apps are making it frighteningly easy to create #fake sexualized images of women and teens, sparking a surge in #abuse, #blackmail and #onlineexploitation. This article explores the #dangers of
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Half of NSF budget wasted remains unknown mystery
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Half of the NSF budget is wasted. We just don’t know which half.
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Cutting NSF Funding Would Harm the United States
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A major cut to the funding of the National Science Foundation would be very bad for the future of the US. https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5439205-congress-wants-to-cut-the-smartest-investment-taxpayers-ever-made/ [Translated from EN to English]
→ View original post on X — @geoffreyhinton, 2025-08-11 02:45 UTC
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Disclosure Ethics: Never Paid Tweet Without Transparency
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I’ve never been paid to tweet about something without disclosing that I was paid to tweet it… That includes companies I have equity in. (I have no relationship with LMStudio)
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Blocking AI Crawlers While Allowing Search Engine Access
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They have an option to block AI-specific crawlers but still allow search engine crawlers, which matters if you want people to find your content via search
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Cultural Decline: Technology as Social Engineering Tool
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I went through a few phases first I thought it is some elaborate psyop, maybe some funny bet on objectivity of aesthetics between lizard people or a 1984 esque social engineering project. Or an actual symptom of cultural decline because it's much broader – architecture, interior
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AI Skills Requirement for Political Candidates
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Un politicien dépourvu de toute connaissance en intelligence artificielle ne devrait pas être autorisé à se présenter à une élection. pic.twitter.com/NHJSgcfFcf
— Alexandre Tsicopoulos (@Alex_Tsico) 10 août 2025A politician lacking any knowledge of artificial intelligence should not be allowed to run for election.
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Cutting Research Budgets Threatens Technology Leadership Future
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Other priorities? You mean, like, tax cuts for the ultra-rich?
The point is that cutting research is like mortgaging the future and resulting in a loss of technology leadership.