Some discussed using custom agents in advocacy work, while others advocated for meat farming with AI tools. But the real buzz of the event was the flood of funding they hope will soon flow to animal welfare charities, not from individual megadonors, but from AI lab employees.
Some attendees also examined a more controversial idea: AI could develop the capacity to suffer — and that could lead to a moral catastrophe. Read the full story to know why his ideas are gaining momentum and sparking controversy.
-Michelle Kim and Grace Huckins
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1 The White House has unveiled its AI policy blueprint
Trump wants Congress to codify the light-touch framework into law. (politico)
+ He also wants to block state limits on AI. (WP $)
+ There has been a backlash against the technology within MAGA. (foot $)
+ There is a war raging over AI regulation in the US. (MIT Technology Review)
2 Elon Musk has been found liable for misleading Twitter investors
A jury ruled that he defrauded shareholders before the $44 billion takeover. (cnbc)
+ But it acquitted him of some charges of fraud. (npr)
3 The Pentagon is adopting Palantir AI as a core US military system
The move prohibits the long-term use of Palantir’s weapons-targeting technology. (reuters)
+ DoD wants to add sensors and shooters to the war. (bloomberg)
+ Palantir is also getting access to sensitive UK financial regulation data. (Guardian)
+ AI is turning the Iran conflict into theater. (MIT Technology Review)
