This @WSJ piece on China/US AI competition highlights research from @StanfordHAI Senior Fellow @AmyZegart and other scholars examining DeepSeek's increasingly self-sufficient pipeline of homegrown AI talent.
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Mistral, French talent to support despite its limitations
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My title starts with 'Mistral, the talent…' because yes, it's our French and even European champion. We must support them, particularly by stopping putting obstacles in their way with absurd regulations. But let's be clear-eyed: Mistral still lags behind
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AI Content Labels Impact on Message Persuasiveness Study
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New policy brief: Does labeling AI content affect its persuasiveness? Scholars evaluate the impact of authorship labels on how people perceive AI-written policy messages. https://
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g-ai-generated-content-may-not-change-its-persuasiveness
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OpenAI’s Model Spec: A Plain English Markdown Document for Alignment
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6/ OpenAI's solution? The Model Spec. A markdown doc:
• Written in plain English
• Versioned
• Open to policy, legal, safety teams
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International Resistance to AI in Education Marked by Open Letter
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International Resistance To AI In Education Marked In Open Letter
#AI #AIio #AIInnovation #ML #DataScience #Futureofwork @demishassabis @Ronald_vanLoon @TamaraMcCleary @geoffreyhinton @goodfellow_ian @jeffdean @erikbryn http://
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EU Companies Risk Falling Further Behind Without GPT-5 Access
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Si les entreprises UE ne peuvent pas utiliser la puissance de GPT-5, c'est encore des mois de retards, sur les années de retards déjà, qu'on va prendre. C'est n’importe quoi
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GPT-5 Launch Timing Critical Before EU AI Act Enforcement
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It's the moment of truth for ChatGPT-5, OpenAI, and Altman! A new AI law (the AI Act) comes into force across the entire EU on August 2. If GPT-5 launches before that date, they'll have a full year to get into compliance with the new rules. But if the release happens after the
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AI and robots threaten manual workers more than white collar jobs
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Les économistes expliquent que l’IA va uniquement remplacer les cols blancs
— Docteur Laurent Alexandre (@dr_l_alexandre) 31 juillet 2025
C’est complètement CON
L’impact des robots sur les travailleurs manuels va être énorme
Comment les reconvertir ? Les politiciens n’ont pas commencé à y réfléchir !
pic.twitter.com/qYAgfYmNrOLes économistes expliquent que l’IA va uniquement remplacer les cols blancs C’est complètement CON L’impact des robots sur les travailleurs manuels va être énorme Comment les reconvertir ? Les politiciens n’ont pas commencé à y réfléchir !
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xAI Commits to EU AI Act Safety Code of Practice
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xAI supports AI safety and will be signing the EU AI Act’s Code of Practice Chapter on Safety and Security. While the AI Act and the Code have a portion that promotes AI safety, its other parts contain requirements that are profoundly detrimental to innovation and its copyright
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AI Hallucinations in Legal Decisions: Judges Using Default Models
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Plus, these judges are likely using free or default models. Even o1-preview significantly reduced hallucinations, let alone more recent or more grounded models. (Though, to be clear, AI should definitely not be used to create legal opinions from sitting judges at this point)