China has a controversial plan for brain-computer interfaces: China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement. Wired

Can Elon Musk’s Tesla keep straddling the US and China? The EV maker has agreed a deal over driving technology with a leading Chinese internet company just as Washington is on edge about data security. FT

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson: Victoria Shi is modeled on Rosalie Nombre, a singer and former contestant on Ukraine’s version of the reality show The Bachelor. Guardian

AI’s future is being forged by the US and the UAE: The deal between Microsoft and G42 is just one step in the race to realize the technology’s potential — and limit its harm. Yousef Al Otaiba

+ Yousef Al Otaiba is the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the US.

An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war: Artificial intelligence marks one of the biggest advances in military aviation since the introduction of stealth in the early 1990s. “We have to have it,” Secretary Frank Kendall says. Politico

Warren Buffett warns the AI genie is ‘out of the bottle’: The legendary investor predicted that AI scams will be the biggest ‘growth industry of all time’, as Berkshire Hathaway revealed its stake in Apple had fallen. The Times

Warren Buffett fears AI has ‘enormous potential for harm’: The Berkshire Hathaway CEO compares artificial intelligence to the development of nuclear weaponry, even as the company begins to use it in some businesses. WSJ

Reuters: Stanford AI leader Fei-Fei Li building 'spatial intelligence' startup

ElevenLabs is building an army of voice clones: A tiny start-up has made some of the most convincing AI voices. Are its creators ready for the chaos they’re unleashing? The Atlantic

Bloomberg: Elon Musk’s X to summarize news events using Grok AI

Nick Bostrom made the world fear AI. Now he asks: What if it fixes everything? Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem. Wired

Facebook parent company Meta plans $800M data center in Montgomery: WSFA reports Alabama will be the only state in the union with two Meta data centers when the facility is completed.

Bloomberg: Apple’s new iPad Pro turns device into true laptop replacement

Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.

-Marc