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Senators Want ChatGPT-Level AI to Require a Government License
The US government should create a new body to regulate artificial intelligence—and restrict work on language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4…
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Trump Squeezed America’s Geek Squad. Biden Built It Back Stronger
Mina Hsiang returned to the United States Digital Service, the US government’s rapid digital fix-it squad, on January 26, 2021,…
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The Senate’s AI Future Is Haunted by the Ghost of Privacy Past
In short, the tentacles of US tech firms are everywhere—vaccines, food, cancer research, psilocybin centers, criminal justice reform, homelessness—the list…
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Almost 50 Years Into the Crypto Wars, Encryption’s Opponents Are Still Wrong
When I contemplate the return of the crypto wars—attempts to block citizens’ use of encryption by officials who want unfettered…
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Congress Wants to Take Back Power Over Crypto
The US crypto business is having an identity crisis, which could become an existential one. Are cryptocurrencies commodities, like gold…
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The US Senate Wants to Rein In AI. Good Luck With That
While negotiations started with Young and Schumer, they didn’t end there. Rather, the pair heard input from other congressional committees…
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Frances Haugen Says We Need a ‘Free Mark’ Movement
You believe those laws will come? Will we get the laws we need in the next two years? Very unlikely.…
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UFO Whistleblower, Meet a Conspiracy-Loving Congress
Gillibrand is sponsoring an amendment she hopes to attach to this year’s must-pass National Defense Authorization Act to mandate that…
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A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
While all the major Silicon Valley social media firms—from Instagram to TikTok—say they block children from using their apps, these…
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The Uniquely American Future of US Authoritarianism
Assuming democracy remains intact in the years to come, Levitsky thinks the GOP will have to eventually moderate its stance…
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