DARK SECRETS: 12 | Vintage Vibes

Is he Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump? Protest vote complicates Graham Platner’s victory

Democrats have rolled the dice in Maine as they pursue a post-Trump future. Will it work?

The Guardian - US · Jun 10

Rush to regulate AI divides Democrats in Congress

Recent proposals to regulate artificial intelligence show Democratic paths diverging between cooperation and compromise on the one hand and sweeping regulations on the other. Growing public angst about the new technology and its impact on jobs, communities and the environment has fueled both ends of the spectrum and, even in…

Roll Call · Jun 10

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says executives who brag about their AI cuts might as well 'sign up for the Bernie Sanders manifesto'

Billionaire Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a message for Silicon Valley executives touting AI-driven job cuts: Don’t be surprised if workers turn against you.

Fortune · Jun 9

Bernie Sanders’ AI sovereign wealth fund plan is good. But we think this is better

While we do not outright oppose the taking of AI company stock, or of a US a sovereign wealth fund, there are better ways to achieve the senator’s goals

The Guardian - US · Jun 8

Inside the Democratic resistance on AI

Five influential progressives are shaping a confrontational Democratic message on AI.

Axios · Jun 7

Former AI czar calls Sanders' proposal for government equity a 'stupidity tax' and warns against nationalization as Trump mulls public stakes

"Dario and Sam have begun to walk back their claims of massive job loss, but the damage to public trust is done, and now the chickens are coming home to roost."

Fortune · Jun 6

'I Was Chest-Bumped by Police': Lead Journal Editor Thrown Out of Diabetes Conference for Criticising Trump's Research Cuts

Five scientists were removed from a diabetes conference for distributing an editorial criticising the Trump administration's biomedical science policies, leading to a ban from the event.

International Business Times UK · Jun 6

'AI won't just moderate posts, it will curate reality': Former White House AI czar David Sacks warns against govt control of AI

David Sacks, chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and former White House AI and Crypto Czar, has criticized US Senator Bernie Sanders' proposal to give the public a 50 per cent ownership stake in major American AI companies, warning that government control of artificial intelligence…

The Economic Times · Jun 6

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies — a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers

AAP · Jun 6

MAGA hates AI, but Trump agrees with Bernie it might be time for partial government ownership

"You make them a partnership in this revolution," Trump told reporters Friday. "It would be a beautiful thing."

Fortune · Jun 6