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Will ‘Self-Policing’ Be Sufficient for ‘Super Intelligence’?
President Trump rebranded AI and met with tech leaders to sign a “morally binding” agreement to self-regulate a technology that has Americans worried.
Why Are AI Companies Begging Washington to Regulate Them?
When the companies being regulated help write the regulations, regulation can become an advantage rather than a burden.
AI Moral Panic Demands Leadership, Not Pandering
The way out of a baseless moral panic is not to pander to the mob. It is to demonstrate leadership.
Should We Be Afraid of AI?
The fearmongering has much more to do with who controls the industry than anything else.
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AI: Between Two Monsters
Anthropic’s CEO wants the AI industry to slow down for humanity’s sake. His own argument explains why that’s nearly impossible.
Will AI Destroy Humanity?
Science fiction can be prescient, but we are not living in the plot of The Terminator.
Will AI ‘Kill Us All’?
Stark warnings from former employees at a Big Tech AI company feed the growing anxiety among Americans.
Sanders Wants to Criminalize AI
The socialist senator naturally sees the burgeoning AI industry as a convenient excuse to call for greater government control over it.
America Needs More Data Centers, Not Fewer
There is a major difference between demanding responsible development and stopping data-center construction altogether.
Overcoming the Resistance to Data Centers
In a Truth Social post, President Trump correctly says that data centers are key to future prosperity and countering China.
Hawley Probes Flock Cameras
The Missouri Republican senator opened an investigation, sending a letter to Flock Safety with a series of requests for more information about the surveillance cameras.
Meta’s Mixed-Bag Settlement
The company that owns Facebook and Instagram just reached an $18 billion settlement to protect kids, but does it really do that?
A Texas-Sized Data Center Divide
Public opposition to data centers is growing, and even Texas Republicans are adjusting their positions and policies.
Who’s Afraid of Data Centers?
Big Tech companies are scrambling to overcome opposition to data centers, much of which seems engineered by the media and foreign adversaries.
Meta Is in Big Legal Trouble
Four states have banded together to sue Meta over its contribution to addiction and the mental health crisis among minors.
Zuckerberg’s Bet: Open Source AI as a Check on Big Tech Power
Mark Zuckerberg’s new AI manifesto warns against concentrated power and centralized control. It’s a striking argument from the man who built Facebook.
What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI
The American worker’s competitive edge has never come from being shielded from the machine.
AI Cannot Give Writers Something to Say
Every profession has an indispensable first principle. Miss it, and no amount of technique will save you.
Flock Cameras and a Person of Interest
Technology has dual uses. How that comports with individual rights is a question without a definitive answer — so far.