Congress questions Microsoft boss after a ‘cascade’ of security errors: Microsoft President Brad Smith faced the the House Homeland Security Committee amid sharp criticism the company’s practices put government clients at risk. WP
US lawmakers take On Uber, Lyft rider surveillance in new bill: Bloomberg reports the proposed legislation from Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Democratic Senator Peter Welch of Vermont would require companies to give customers the option of being paired with a new driver if they don’t want to ride with a driver using a recording device.
Lack of federal R&D support challenges AI innovation, White House official warns: OSTP’s Arati Prabhakar said funding for national labs and other federal institutions needs to be better for the government to meet its AI goals. FedScoop
OpenAI expands lobbying team to influence regulation: FT reports the ChatGPT maker beefs up global affairs unit as politicians push for new laws that could constrain powerful AI models.
+ OpenAI now has 35 in-house lobbyists, and will have 50 by the end of the year.
OpenAI adds Trump-appointed former NSA director to its board: WP reports Paul M. Nakasone joins OpenAI’s board following a dramatic shakeup, as a tough regulatory environment pushes tech companies to board members with military expertise.
There is broad skepticism about the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life: According to Pew, more than half of voters (55%) say this is bad for society, while 21% see this as a good thing (24% say it is neither good nor bad). There are only modest differences in these views between Trump supporters (59% say this is bad for society) and Biden supporters (51%).
Campaigns can now see what you watch on TV. It’s changing everything. Smart TVs that track what people watch and how they watch it give political campaigns a new trove of data to exploit, with little transparency on how it’s happening. NOTUS
Anthropic calls for AI red teaming to be standardized Fortune
A price war breaks out among China’s AI-model builders: It may stymie innovation. Economist
Bloomberg: Adobe jumps after results signal it’s part of AI boom
Bloomberg: Apple to ‘pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT through distribution, not cash
Microsoft’s Nadella is building an AI empire. OpenAI was just the first step. After landing the deal that launched his company to the front of the artificial-intelligence race, the tech chief is spreading his bets. Will it be enough? WSJ
How AI may become the new offshoring: Companies must find a way to make the most of the new technology. John Thornhill
How Amazon blew Alexa’s shot to dominate AI, according to more than a dozen employees who worked on it Fortune
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
