It is a bit odd that this all happened right after XI visited SF. Probably just a coincidence, but crazy how much this helps China.
POLICY
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Industry leaders gather to resolve major tech disputes
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Enough’s enough, let’s just get the boys together to sort this out https://
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/karaswisher/status/1727071629556293935
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US Healthcare System Criticized in International Comparison
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To everyone who lives in a civilized country and thinks their health insurance system sucks: Be thankful you don't live in the United States.
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EA Ethics and Corporate Decision-Making: Means Justify Ends
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Note: Helen Toner is most definitely EA, just like Sam Bankman-Freed. A core tenet of EA is that the ends can justify the means as long as you intend well for humanity. So if she thinks she needs to destroy the company, she'll be willing to do whatever to make that happen.
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OpenAI Board Member’s Anthropic Paper Sparks Leadership Controversy
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BREAKING: Helen, an OpenAI board member, recently wrote a paper critical of OpenAI and praising Anthropic. It sounds like Helen and even people from Anthropic might have colluded to oust Sam. And Helen was okay with the company being destroyed. If true, then the Doomer vs
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Crypto litigation strategy: embracing the pig wrestling metaphor
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There’s a famous saying about not attempting to wrestle pigs, because you’ll get dirty and the pig will enjoy it. If I am ever sued over crypto nonsense, I am the pig.
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FTC Gains Subpoena-Like Powers to Investigate AI Systems
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The @FTC voted to let the agency use a legal tool similar to a subpoena when it’s investigating AI systems. The action — called a civil investigative demand (CID) — will help the FTC “obtain documents, information and testimony.” https://
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ws/press-releases/2023/11/ftc-authorizes-compulsory-process-ai-related-products-services
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Microsoft Acquisition Legal Implications Non-Compete Concerns
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If the MSFT thing ends up going thru, then record of stuff like this might be legally challenging. Although CA doesn't have non-competes, this is something well beyond that.
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Responsible, Safe and Reliable AI Implementation Challenges
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Further, this has to be done responsibly, safely and reliably. This could be our biggest challenge.
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Government discretion and social control mechanisms implications
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One way to read “I wasn’t charged with X!” is “The government knows to its satisfaction that I did not X.” Another way to view it is “The government perceived option value in being able to imprison or otherwise consequence me essentially at will if I violate current agreement.”