Jon M. Chu slams studios for forgiving Silicon Valley’s wicked ways

Jon M. Chu slams studios for forgiving Silicon Valley's wicked ways

Jon M. Chu suspects artificial intelligence may have been born wicked. The hit filmmaker’s Silicon Valley upbringing, which he details in his 2024 memoir “Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen,” made him comfortable […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill opposed by Silicon Valley

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill opposed by Silicon Valley

SAN FRANCISCO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed SB 1047, an artificial intelligence safety bill that would have established requirements for developers of advanced AI models to create protocols aimed at preventing catastrophes. The bill, […]

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A January 21, 1976 photo of a British Airways Concorde as it makes its inaugural flight from Heathrow Airport in London.

Picks of the week Shared BaggageAudible, episodes weeklyWhat more reliable source of authoritative life advice could you want than two stand-up comedians? Self-described “deeply underqualified pair of homosexuals” Catherine Bohart and Larry Dean tackle readers’ […]