"X" marks the Splat

 

Twitter owner Elon Musk renaming his ailing platform "X."

Whatever.

MOVING ALONG

…AI may well be a bridge to a newly prosperous era of greatly reduced human suffering. But it will take more than a company’s founding charter—especially one that has already proved flexible—to make sure that we all share in its benefits and avoid its risks. It will take a vigorous new politics.

Altman has served notice. He says that he welcomes the constraints and guidance of the state. But that’s immaterial; in a democracy, we don’t need his permission. For all its imperfections, the American system of government gives us a voice in how technology develops, if we can find it. Outside the tech industry, where a generational reallocation of resources toward AI is under way, I don’t think the general public has quite awakened to what’s happening. A global race to the AI future has begun, and it is largely proceeding without oversight or restraint. If people in America want to have some say in what that future will be like, and how quickly it arrives, we would be wise to speak up soon.

This is excellent. Jarring. A 76 minute long-read (w/an audio transcript). Highly recommended. Click the title image above.

ELON ENTERS THE AI RACE (x.AI)

 

ERRATUM

 

I recall swimming in the ocean near Miami decades ago when the water temp was 80F. That felt like bathtub water.

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