New: Germany just approved new reforms to make its tech industry more attractive. The laws, which were approved in Bundestag moments ago, improve Germany's rules on employee stock options – a big pain point for several startups in the country. More here: https://
cnbc.com/2023/11/17/ger
many-approves-financial-reforms-to-boost-its-tech-industry.html
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Germany approves tech reforms to boost startup competitiveness
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Mistral Open-Source Models vs EU AI Act Regulation
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Stop it, Max. Nobody believes you anymore. Mistral is a Paris-based French company that produces *open-source* foundation models that *compete* with ChatGPT.
They do not want "ChatGPT exempt from the EU AI Act"
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Cybersecurity Strategies for Building Digital Trust and Awareness
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Increased awareness of cyber incidents is crucial for creating effective cybersecurity strategies and building digital trust. Here are some tailored strategies to guide your efforts. Source @Deloitte Link https://
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Understanding vs. Deployment: The Knowledge Requirement Debate
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Weird doomer argument: "society should not deploy because *I* don't fully understand it, and I believe no one else does, either."
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Human Capital Critical for AI Executive Order Implementation
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Human capital will be critical to implementing the new AI executive order. HAI’s Dan Ho and @kingjen share their analysis of the order via Scientific American. @sciam
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Paper-Based Medical Records: Engineering Pragmatism Over Digital Complexity
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It’s all handwritten on the pre-printed booklet except for the parts that are stamped. The engineer in me greatly appreciates “Hmm at the scale of the nation electronic medical records are impossible let’s just make the paper good.”
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AI Job Displacement and Universal Basic Income Solutions
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#AI is coming for jobs. Could universal basic income be the solution?
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EU AI Act: Balancing Risk Mitigation and Open Competition
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Great piece by @arthurmensch on EU AI Act:
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Mistral’s EU AI Act Position: Regulate Products Not Technology
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Mistral's official stance on the EU AI Act.
TL;DR: regulate products, don't regulate technology.
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AI Regulation: Protecting Open Source Development at WEF
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I spoke at WEF and APEC this week about AI regulation. My message: Governments should not outlaw open source software or pass regulations that stifle open source development. More details, including the complex forces at play, in The Batch below: