India’s election wasn’t the deepfake doomsday many feared: So far, AI-generated content has been more about trolling than information warfare. ROW

As China’s internet disappears, ‘we lose parts of our collective memory’: The number of Chinese websites is shrinking and posts are being removed and censored, stoking fears about what happens when history is erased. NYT

The goal for China’s chip giant: Cut out the US: Hit by Washington’s export controls, China’s domestic chip industry strives for self-sufficiency. WSJ

ASEAN is laying the foundation to effectively govern AI use: New guide should help member states to develop domestic regulations. Eunice Lim

WSJ: Intel and Apollo in $11 billion joint venture for chip manufacturing plant in Ireland

UAE seeks ‘marriage’ with US over artificial intelligence deals: Gulf state’s AI minister says recent investment deal between Microsoft and G42 is part of strategy to reshape its economy. FT

AI’s power needs means new nuclear power tech can’t fail, US energy official says Bloomberg

AI on the campaign trail: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) wants to assert its control over AI in elections. The FEC sees a conflict ahead with the Federal Communications Commission, which intends to issue its own regulations.

+ The FCC wants to mandate AI disclosures for on-air broadcasts, including AI-generated content in political ads for both issues and candidate advertising.

+ The FEC is currently in its own rulemaking process to determine whether new regulations on AI in political communications should be issued.

Boom or doom: Inside the Silicon Valley influence battle for AI’s future: Billionaire investors of the internet era are now locked in a war of words and influence to determine whether AI’s future will be one of concentrated safety, or of unfettered advancement. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Alex Konrad @ Forbes

How news coverage, often uncritical, helps build up the AI hype: “Research suggests that reporting tends to be led by industry sources, and often takes claims at face value,” our Director Rasmus Nielsen writes. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

What I learned from the UN’s “AI for Good” summit: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman was the star speaker of the summit. Melissa Heikkilä

ChatGPT users: Almost 50% are from the US.

The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) recently began adding AI-generated summaries to many articles published on its website as a way to appeal to younger audiences. 

Roman Yampolskiy, an AI safety researcher, believes that the chance of AGI eventually destroying human civilization is 99.9999%. He spoke with Lex Fridman.

OpenAI insiders warn of a ‘reckless’ race for dominance: A group of current and former employees are calling for sweeping changes to the artificial intelligence industry, including greater transparency and protections for whistle-blowers. NYT

OpenAI employees want protections to speak out on ‘serious risks’ of AI: Current and former staffers of OpenAI and Google DeepMind say “broad confidentiality agreements block us from voicing our concerns.” Bloomberg

AI employees fear they aren’t free to voice their concerns: A group of current and former OpenAI and DeepMind employees want more whistleblower protections and fear retaliation. WSJ

AI employees warn of technology’s dangers, call for sweeping company changes: A letter signed by current and former OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind employees asked firms to provide greater transparency and whistleblower protections. WP

OpenAI insiders’ latest open letter is a warning against AI. Will anyone listen?  Yet another open letter was released warning about the risks of artificial intelligence. But are we seeing diminishing returns with these calls to action? FC

The CEO of Zoom wants AI clones in meetings: The Verge reports Zoom founder Eric Yuan has big ambitions in enterprise software, including letting your AI-powered ‘digital twins’ attend meetings for you.

Touchcast, a startup that caches frequently asked generative artificial intelligence queries to make AI systems more efficient, is raising $100 million from venture backers, including OpenAI investor Microsoft.

Cohere has raised $450 million in funding from returning investors such as Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures, as well as new investors including Cisco and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments, according to a source familiar the matter.

Bloomberg: Shutterstock’s AI-licensing business generated $104 million last year

FC: Musk reportedly orders Nvidia to ship AI chips slated for Tesla to X and xAI

No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making huge strides. New model that predicts global weather can run on a single desktop computer. Ars Tech

AFP: AI could help with bereavement, but technology is fraught with risks, researcher says

AI apocalypse? ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity all went down at the same time TC

Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.

-Marc