๐ Impact of AI Regulation, Bankman-Fried Guilty, Bioterrorism Fears Unfold
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AI Experts Are Worried About Regulation. Here's Why. The regulation of artificial intelligence is once again sparking heated discussion among regulators, lawmakers and industry insiders. The future of AI could be at stake depending on the debateโs outcome. On Monday, the Biden administration issued an executive order on artificial intelligence, invoking the Defense Production Act. It requires companies to report and send test results to the government when developing more powerful versions of AI systems. By Tae Kim via Barron's
๐: I interviewed Bill Gurley @bgurley and asked him about Bidenโs AI executive order and the risk of regulatory capture by the incumbents. He did not disappoint and pulled no punches. - tae kim (@firstadopter)
Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven counts. Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering. The defendant is โcharged with a wide-ranging scheme to misappropriate billions of dollars of customer funds deposited with FTX and mislead investors and lenders to FTX and to Alameda Research,โ a release from the U.S. attorneyโs office at the Southern District of New York stated. By Jacquelyn Melinek via TechCrunch
๐: A jury finds Sam Bankman-Fried guilty on all seven federal counts of fraud and conspiracy for defrauding FTX customers - Techmeme (@Techmeme)
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Propaganda or Science: Open Source AI and Bioterrorism Risk. I examined all the biorisk-relevant citations from a policy paper arguing that we should ban powerful open source LLMs. None of them provide good evidence for the paper's conclusion. The best of the set is evidence from statements from Anthropic -- which rest upon data that no one outside of Anthropic can even see, and on Anthropic's interpretation of that data. 1a3orn
๐: The extent of astroturfing and BS-"science"-papers to attempt to undermine the open source AI movement and influence gullible politicians is quite shocking, but unsurprising. - Mario Klingemann (@quasimondo)
Venture Capital Cools on Supply-Chain Tech Startups. Venture-capital firms that once provided supply-chain technology startups with hefty backing at gaudy valuations have been tightening their pursestrings this year, pushing some of the businesses to slash costs, cut staff and look for other ways to survive in a weak freight market. By Liz Young via Wall Street Journal
๐: Venture firms are cooling their investments in once-hot supply-chain startups - Liz Young (@bylizyoung)
On Social Media, People Face Pressure to Speak Out About the War. Deb Perelman, the best-selling cookbook author and creator of Smitten Kitchen, tends to focus her social media posts on her work, like pasta or chocolate chip cookie recipes. But days after Hamas attacked Israel, she called the violence โrepugnantโ on Instagram and expressed dread for โdeath and destruction now ahead on both sides.โ By Emma Goldberg via The New York Times
๐: spoke with @debperelman of Smitten Kitchen and a bunch of other people with @emmabgo about the pressure to post about the war on social media right now - Sapna Maheshwari (@sapna)
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