“Legal or financial executives may also be more willing to entrust Microsoft with their corporate data rather than a younger startup because it can store that information in compliance with different laws around the world” https://
theinformation.com/articles/opena
is-corporate-sales-come-under-pressure-as-ai-customers-eye-cheaper-options
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Microsoft’s compliance advantage threatens OpenAI’s enterprise sales
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California Non-Compete Agreements Unenforceable Policy
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California basically doesn't have enforceable non-competes.
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US Government Halts Intel Sharing on Foreign Misinformation to Social Networks
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With a year until the 2024 election, the U.S. government has reportedly stopped sharing intel w/ social networks related to foreign misinformation efforts. The reason? Legal pressure from the GOP. Important scoop from @Cat_Zakrzewski and @NaomiNixWrites
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washingtonpost.com/technology/202
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Financial Institution Compliance Risk: SDN Designation Legal Consequences
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When a financial institution says “In our defense, our ex-client was not a Specially Designated National at the time of his offboarding”, that ex-client is about to have a very bad time.
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Stanford Tech Ethics Policy Fellowship Deadline Tomorrow
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Deadline approaching: Tomorrow is the last day to apply for priority placements for next year's Tech Ethics & Policy Fellowships! This fully-funded program offers training and hands-on experience in D.C. to work on AI policy. Learn more: https://
hai.stanford.edu/policy/tech-et
hics-policy-summer-fellowships
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AI Intelligence Gathering: Benefits and Security Vulnerabilities Explained
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What are the benefits and vulnerabilities of applying AI to intelligence gathering? Newly appointed @stanfordhai associate director @amyzegart shares her insights:
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Institutional Stability Critical for Fundamental Research Success
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As I've stated before, fundamental research thrives on institutional stability.
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AI Image Models Encode Dangerous Demographic Stereotypes
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New policy brief: Millions of images are generated each day using text-to-image AI systems. Our latest brief examines how major image generation models encode a wide range of dangerous biases about demographic groups. Read or download here: https://
hai.stanford.edu/policy-brief-d
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Medical Device Regulation: Research vs Product Requirements
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Philanthropic Actions Producing Opposite Intended Effects
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As I wrote in my tweet, I don't question his intentions. He is trying to do good. But the effect of his misdirected actions and philanthropy have the exact opposite effects of the ones he intends.