AI Reading for Monday, May 5
Reports: US losing edge in AI talent pool - Semafor
Hmmh…. AEI genius says to make Musk our national robot champion - Washington Post
Industrial policy esp in the form of picking winners is a loser; Musk has approximately zero demonstrated capability beyond shady remote controlled robots carrying drinks so just cross out Musk and replace with Boston Dynamics; mass-produced humanoid robots are probably a longer way off than people think.
The US should be paranoid about China manufacturing as much as the US, Japan and Germany combined, and having a huge lead in EVs and robots, and having more AI researchers as Trump deports the ones that are here…but crikey, Musk is not the solution.
The brain worms are strong. Once they start doing the Nazi salute, you punt them back to South Africa, you don’t worship them like a god.
Meta’s chat remembers everything about you, disclosure and opt-out are extremely questionable - Washington Post
surely it won’t start pushing links into the chat based on the user’s emotional state
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies - Rolling Stone
UK law firm gets regulatory approval to generate legal letters with AI for ï¿¡2 - FT
A.I. Hallucinations Are Getting Worse, Even as New Systems Become More Powerful - NY Times
Opposition to data centers and tax breaks springs up - Futurism
The convergence of AI and robotics couldn’t have come at a better time for China, as it faces an aging population and declining work force. - South China Morning Post
AI-authored self-help books on Amazon peddle dangerous nonsense - the Guardian
Maker of AI ‘vibe coding’ app Cursor hits $9bn valuation - FT
AI is changing what developers do - Business Insider
Valid structured output is important for AI workflows and Pydantic can help - Hacker Noon
When to use each OpenAI model. Need an AI to figure out which model to use these days. - OpenAI
ChatGPT as a DIY crisis counselor - Reddit
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