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China’s new AI safety body brings together leading experts — but faces obstacles to turning ambition into influence.
AI Deterrence Is Our Best Option
A response to critiques of Mutually Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM).
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An overview of the core arguments in Yudkowsky and Soares’s new book.
AI Agents Are Eroding the Foundations of Cybersecurity
In this age of intelligent threats, cybersecurity professionals stand as the last line of defense. Their decisions shape how humanity contends with autonomous systems.
Precaution Shouldn't Keep Open-Source AI Behind the Frontier
Invoking speculative risks to keep our most capable models behind paywalls could create a new form of digital feudalism.
The Hidden AI Frontier
Many cutting-edge AI systems are confined to private labs. This hidden frontier represents America’s greatest technological advantage — and a serious, overlooked vulnerability.
Uncontained AGI Would Replace Humanity
The moment AGI is widely released — whether by design or by breach — any guardrails would be as good as gone.
Superintelligence Deterrence Has an Observability Problem
Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM) hinges on nations observing one another's progress toward superintelligence — but reliable observation is harder than MAIM's authors acknowledge.
Open Protocols Can Prevent AI Monopolies
With model performance converging, user data is the new advantage — and Big Tech is sealing it off.
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- Copilot Expands: Voice-activated assistant now edits, manages files.
- Core OS Integration: AI features move beyond standalone apps.
- Security Focus: New privacy safeguards after Recall backlash.
- Wider Access: Features available on all Windows 11 PCs.
- In-house Data Collection: Startups gather unique, high-quality training data themselves.
- Quality Over Quantity: Carefully curated data outperforms large, generic datasets.
- Synthetic Data Reliance: Synthetic data amplifies the need for strong original datasets.
- Competitive Advantage: Proprietary data serves as a key business moat.
- Expanded Law Enforcement Access: Flock, Ring footage now shareable with police.
- AI-Powered Search Capabilities: Flock enables natural language video searches.
- Privacy and Bias Concerns: Tech may worsen racial bias, privacy risks.
- Security Track Record Issues: Ring previously penalized for video misuse.
- Reducing China Dependence: Microsoft, AWS, Google move production outside China
- AI Data Center Impact: Sourcing for AI infrastructure shifting to new regions
- Geopolitical Tensions Drive Change: US-China trade conflict accelerates supply chain moves
- Transition Challenges Remain: Rapid relocation difficult due to complex components