From Our Weekly Note and More
On Robotics and "Physical AI"
Comments from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and The Economist article “Robots are suddenly getting cleverer. What’s changed?
Views on Creativity, Entertainment and AI
Comments from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos (NY Times interview) and Dawn Ostroff, board member of Paramount Global and Mattel, in her article “Memo to Hollywood: AI Is a Threat — And an Opportunity”
Softbank, Microsoft, Nvidia and a $1 Billion Autonomous Investment
Comments on Wayve, a UK based startup, and its $1 billion series C funding from Softbank, Microsoft, Nvidia and others to develop artificial intelligence technologies that help autonomous vehicles
On Americans’ Views of Social Media Companies
Last week, Pew Research Center released “Americans’ Views of Technology Companies” with comments on Social Media.
On AI and Gene Editing
Last week, Profluent, a start-up based in Berkeley, CA, announced the release of an AI-created gene editor and its uses its OpenCRISPR uses “AI that learned from massive scale sequence and biological context to generate millions of diverse CRISPR-like proteins
On National Security, Technology and AI
Last week, Rand Corp. released the report “Artificial Intelligence and Critical Infrastructure”
On AI and the U.S. Government
Last week, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued guidance onArtificial Intelligence use
Hopeful Views on Artificial Intelligence
Comments by Yann LeCun (Chief AI Scientist for Facebook AI Research, Professor at New York University focusing on Data Science and Mathematical Sciences) from an interview with Lex Fridman.
On Sports Streaming: ESPN, FOX, Warner/Discovery and a Joint Venture
Comments from ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery about a joint venture to stream sports content in the U.S. including NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, College Sports, UFC, PGA TOUR Golf, Grand Slam Tennis, the FIFA World Cup, Cycling and more
On Social Media, U.S. Congress and Universal Music Group
Comments from Pew Research’s “Americans’ Social Media Use” report, U.S. Congress and United Music Group.
"Time to Take Action" on Climate Change
Comments from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Bill Gates, Pope Francis, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Suzanne P. Clark
On AI's Evolution: Comments from Business Leaders and Policy-Makers
Comments from OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and members of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
On the Conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried
Comments from Mark Cohen, Sam Bankman-Fried's lead defense attorney, Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney’s Office - Southern District Court, and Danielle Sassoon, U.S. Assistant Attorney
On Gene Editing, Machine Learning and AI
Comments from the Rand Corp.’s ” Machine Learning and gene editing at the helm of a societal evolution."