… There’s also bipartisan concern over AI chatbot companions’ impact on kids. While Republican politicians have led the push to override state AI laws, there’s still disagreement within both parties Even so, with months left until the election, debates — and outright fights — over AI are heating up. …
… But Altman also recognized the way his industry could fuel highly emotional reactions from the general public. “A lot of the criticism of our industry comes from sincere concern about the incredibly high stakes of this technology,” he wrote. “This is quite valid, and we welcome good-faith criticism… …
… The Times Guild is currently bargaining a new contract, pushing for robust protections against AI, like requirements that a human is behind any AI tool being used, that any journalism utilizing AI is transparently labeled, and that staff are compensated for AI model training deals the company might… …
… There have been attacks on politicians, attacks on Sam Altman’s home, a lot of pressure mounting against data centers, pushing back on AI executives who claim that they’re going to create more jobs, not destroy them. …
… In fact, it was so unsuccessful that when unnamed White House officials recently attempted to pressure certain red states into dropping pending AI legislation, claiming that they were going against Trump’s agenda, four GOP state lawmakers spoke on the record to The Wall Street Journal instead. …
… But Silicon Valley executives are aggressively pushing back against employee organizing and speaking out, including by using AI to identify leakers. And many tech workers already fear for their jobs in an era when AI is set to replace entry-level roles at their own firms. …
… Altman — the case in which Musk sued Sam Altman and OpenAI instead of seeing a therapist about his AI failures — was a bit like watching a toddler have a temper tantrum at his nursery school teacher. Savitt’s questions were “designed to trick me,” Musk said. …
… We should as a country be capable of continuing a debate about the appropriateness of military action abroad while remaining unflinching in our commitment to those we have asked to step into harm’s way. …
… That implies that a year from now, lawyers, accountants, project managers, and marketing people will not have jobs. Their jobs will be automated. Is that still your timeline? No, no, no. Hold on a sec. So I said “tasks” in the quote that you’ve just said. I said tasks. So that does not mean jobs. …
… Video: Optimizer Renaissance butts When I finally made it to the Sistine Chapel, a guard yelled at me as I tried to use my phone camera to zoom in on details. Phones and photos, I learned as he tapped a sign, were banned in the chapel. Fair enough. …