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Jack Dorsey Is Wrong, Pro-Worker AI Is Possible: Claudia Sahm

The fear that artificial intelligence will lead to mass layoffs is spreading. Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of the financial technology firm Block, laid off nearly half of its workforce last week. Citing AI’s labor-saving capabilities, he predicted other companies would soon follow suit: “Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes.”

Claude AI Helped Bomb Iran. But How Exactly?: Parmy Olson

The same artificial-intelligence model that can help you draft a marketing email or a quick dinner recipe has also been used to attack Iran. US Central Command used Anthropic’s Claude AI for “intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios” during the strikes on the country, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Altman Tells Staff OpenAI Has No Say Over Pentagon Decisions

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman told employees that the company doesn’t get to make the call about what the Defense Department does with its artificial intelligence software and suggested the desire to do so may have been part of tensions between the Pentagon and rival Anthropic PBC.

Anthropic Nears $20 Billion Revenue Run Rate Amid Pentagon Feud

Anthropic PBC is on track to generate annual revenue of almost $20 billion, a projection based on current performance, more than doubling its run rate from late last year — a sign of the AI company’s rapid growth in the lead-up to its recent clash with the Pentagon.

AI Liability Risks Mute Impact of Trump’s State-Law Targeting

The Trump adminstration’s aim to sue over state AI regulations it deems unconstitutional will likely have minimal corporate impact.

Meta Is Betting on Power Trading to Support Its AI Expansion

Meta Platforms Inc. is venturing into the complex world of electricity trading, betting it can accelerate the construction of new US power plants that are vital to its artificial intelligence ambitions.

Big Tech’s Debt Binge Raises Risk in Race to Create an AI World

Equity investors are growing increasingly concerned about the amount of leverage that Big Tech is taking on to build out its artificial intelligence infrastructure as the industry faces rising fears of a bubble.

Deepfakes Are Hard to Punish—A Federal Criminal Law Can Fix That

Deepfakes proliferating online can ruin reputations, and the current patchwork of legal recourse is insufficient to protect victims. A federal criminal law can fix that.

EU’s AI, Privacy Rules Revamp Leaves Companies Wanting Clarity

The European Union offered companies pared-down AI, cyber, and privacy rules. Instead, the regulatory relief threatens to complicate compliance.

ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Hits! Can Copyright Law Stop Them?

Could America's intellectual property laws spell doom for the burgeoning field of generative AI? This video explores the brewing battle over copyright and artificial intelligence.

A Big Law Music Dealmaker Explores Future of the Business

Government Accounting Chair Eyes AI, Tech Integration

From Errors to Efficiency: Can AI Transform the Practice of Law?

A Professor Says AI Can Help Solve Contract Disputes

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