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  • The White House Starts to Address AI Risks with New Initiatives

    The White House Starts to Address AI Risks with New Initiatives

    The White House unveiled a series of new initiatives on Thursday that represent a first step in combatting the risks associated with artificial intelligence. On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss the initiatives in a meeting with top executives at Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic — an AI startup.


  • Cruise and Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Are Terrorising Transit Operators

    Cruise and Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Are Terrorising Transit Operators

    In San Francisco, tech “disruption” is often framed as good. It’s the goal of “move fast, break things” start-ups and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs: innovation, paradigm shifts, etc…. But, so far, it’s in the original sense of the word that self-driving taxi companies Cruise and Waymo are disrupting San Francisco’s streets.