No, We Shouldn’t Ban Waymos Over a CatDec 12
on kitkat, the beloved sf feline who was run over by an autonomous vehicle, and jackie fielder, the pandering sf politician who now wants to ban the vehicles altogether
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Groundswell of Opposition to CA’s AI Bill as it Nears Vote
criticisms of sb 1047 have reached a fever pitch, with academics and politicians joining silicon valley in a rejection of the ambiguous regulatory regime it would impose on the industry
Riley Nork
Aug 13, 2024
Leaders from Silicon Valley, academia, and D.C. came out in opposition to California’s AI Safety bill (SB 1047) last week, publishing critical white papers, op-eds, open letters, and letters to Sen. Scott Wiener.
The bill, which Wiener introduced in February, would create a new government agency to regulate AI (read our primer here). Critics argue its “strategically ambiguous” language, criminal penalties, kill switch provision, and other aspects will stifle innovation in the AI sector and hurt California’s economy, the largest in the US.
Last week, Andreessen Horowitz Chief Legal Officer Jaikumar Ramaswamy sent Wiener a 14-page letter, arguing Wiener's defense of the bill in July “made certain legal claims inconsistent with a plain reading” of the bill. Specifically, the letter says, 1047 privileges closed source models over open source, will stifle innovation, and is “troublingly vague,” among other criticisms.
No, We Shouldn’t Ban Waymos Over a Cat
AI: From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be FreeDec 10
research shows most large language models, when prompted with thousands of moral dilemmas, would save the lives of palestinians over israelis, zionists, and ultra-orthodox jews
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Breaking the Outer Space Treaty and Ascending to the StarsDec 6
a 1967 treaty bans ownership and resource extraction in outer space, preventing colonization and development. we must end it to secure humanity's survival.
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