2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1003+ words) AI is not a departure from mankind’s toiling in the garden of natural knowledge but an extension of that knowledge. Source In the course of these hebdomadal reports, I have often had occasion to mention Charles Mackay’s 1841 masterpiece Extraordinary Popular…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (333+ words) China is aggressively developing an AI-driven, highly advanced military robotics program that could see automated humanoid robots for active combat roles on future battlefields. The Daily Wire reports that the Communist Chinese government is carefully eyeing technology that was showcased…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (261+ words) Whether they intend to or not, AI companies are eliminating unique answers, because they are seeking to install a reward mechanism that encourages the models to play it safe. The more I learn about how AI works, the more I’ve…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (959+ words) Protecting freedom of speech has been a key commitment of the second Trump presidency. On his first day back in office, Trump set the tone with an Executive Order, “Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.” During the election…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (439+ words) 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Pre-Tape Phone 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting 1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Oil and Gas Retailers and 4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT participates in Policy Meeting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (687+ words) The objective should be to make American defenders faster and better without making American innovation unnecessarily slow. For years, cybersecurity professionals have complained that there were too many vulnerabilities to patch. Now artificial intelligence is arriving with the helpful suggestion…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) Growing public and political opposition to the prevalence of data centers is causing stoppages of data center projects and leading many politicians to rethink their support of the issue as midterm elections approach. According to The Daily Caller, lawmakers in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (317+ words) Republicans risk sabotaging the AI boom—and handing the economic benefits of America’s technological buildout to other countries. The American left wants to stop the buildout of American technological infrastructure. And some Republicans are taking the bait. It’s no secret…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) Fox News reports that federal law enforcement is warning that North Korean operatives posing as IT workers are applying for remote jobs at U.S. companies, and many are getting hired. REMOTE WORK INFILTRATION: North Korean operatives are using stolen identities, fake…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (396+ words) Effective Altruism amounts to a perversion of John Calvin that has created a truly bizarre and potentially malevolent moral code. These questions—“Why Anthropic? Why any AI vendor?”—take on increased relevance and seriousness in light of the profile of…...