The Who's Who of AI

“"Major US banks are detecting ​unauthorized third-party AI ‌agents operating inside customer accounts, ​with some agents ​attempting to take ⁠actions that appear ​to be independent ​of user instructions, Axios reported on Thursday, ​citing people ​familiar …”

“Two federal judges found Google to be an illegal monopolist, but neither broke up the company. Tech Policy Press editor Justin Hendrix talks with Barry Lynn of the Open Markets Institute and Princeton CITP’s Mihir Kshirsagar about what the remedies mean for…”

“As authoritarianism continues its advance across the planet, global internet freedom declined for the 16th consecutive year, according to Freedom House’s new Freedom on the Net report. Justin Hendrix and Ramsha Jahangir of Tech Policy Press break down the f…”

“Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to …”

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“November 6! Join us online or live in NYC to talk about how AI civics can build democratic power over tech, with @megyoung0.bsky.social, @khari.bsky.social, Sareeta Amrute, Hannah Sassaman of @peoplestechproject.bsky.social, & @justinhendrix.bsky.social. ww…”

“"Candidates and political action groups, mostly tied to Republicans, have rushed to adopt the technology, spending more than $137 million to promote such ads this year, the researchers found."”

“The use of AI in political ads is not evenly distributed: “More than 80 percent of the ads were produced by Republican campaigns or Republican-aligned political action committees” #midterms #AI #ads $137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms www.…”

“"The spread, or extra premium that investors demand to put their money into risky A.I. debt investments, has shot up more than 50 percent over the past six months, according to Barclays, the investment bank."”

“"Cracks are appearing in America’s debt-laden $10tn AI infrastructure boom as project delays, public backlash and shaky investor confidence bring a reckoning for the data centre build-out underpinning the US economy."”

“Nathalie Maréchal traces how ideas such as transhumanism, longtermism, and effective altruism converge into what she calls "the AI cult,” and why she thinks policymakers and the public can't afford to ignore it.”

““A handful of executives and officials are making high-stakes decisions” about AI “in backroom meetings and without any form of political accountability,” writes Mackenzie Austin, tech counsel in the AI for Democracy Action Lab at Protect Democracy. The win…”

“"South Korean data-center startup Elice’s shares slid in their trading debut on the Kosdaq market, signaling investor caution toward artificial-intelligence stocks."”

“Two federal judges found Google to be an illegal monopolist, but neither broke up the company. I spoke with Barry Lynn of the Open Markets Institute and Princeton CITP’s Mihir Kshirsagar about what the remedies mean for competition in the AI era, and what's…”

“Tim Bernard and I broke down 13 new complaints against OpenAI from last week: eight from state attorneys general and five from private plaintiffs, including a proposed class action over children’s data.”