Tech is urging Congress to formalize the AI Safety Institute: A group of tech giants, industry groups and think tanks are pushing Congress to make a key Commerce Department AI initiative permanent before the end of the year. Amazon, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, IBM and other tech companies implored congressional leaders to formalize the AI Safety Institute in a letter obtained exclusively by Punchbowl News.
+ Signers of the letter include the Consumer Technology Association, BSA, the Federation of American Scientists, and the Center for AI Policy.
Nuclear power could rise again: Building out nuclear power will be critical for the project of combating climate change. WP - Editorial
Can AI be blamed for a teen’s suicide? The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character dot AI before his death. NYT
Meet Hollywood’s AI doomsayer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Actor says AI companies use movies and TV to make money without fairly compensating actors; industry should ‘get ahead of that flood.’ WSJ
AI-powered workers are coming and work may never be the same again: The future of business could be populated by ‘autonomous agents,’ that, once instructed, can carry out tasks by themselves. Katie Prescott
Former OpenAI researcher says the company broke copyright law: Suchir Balaji helped gather and organize the enormous amounts of internet data used to train the startup’s ChatGPT chatbot. NYT
Bloomberg: OpenAI hires former Uber executive as chief compliance officer
+ Scott Schools previously worked in the US Justice Department
+ AI startup faces evolving global regulatory landscape
Perplexity CEO proposes revenue deals for publishers after lawsuit: WSJ reports that Journal parent Dow Jones sued the AI startup this week, alleging copyright infringement.
Claude AI tool can now carry out jobs such as filling forms and booking trips, says creator: Guardian reports Anthropic says model is able to carry out computer tasks – as fears mount such technology will replace workers.
Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century: NS reports a type of mathematical problem that was previously impossible to solve can now be successfully analysed with artificial intelligence.
Andreessen Horowitz backs Infinitus to bring AI to medical calls: Bloomberg reports the startup, valued at over $600 million, is seeking to automate healthcare communication.
Bloomberg: ServiceNow reports strong sales growth, new AI agent strategy
CNBC: BlackRock unveils active fund that aims to track changing AI trade over time
Arm cancels Qualcomm’s chip design license amid legal dispute: FT reports SoftBank-backed company is battling the US semiconductor maker over royalty payments.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
