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What to do with AI revelations?
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new ...
There’s new freedom coming with technology
Cell phones made my life easier. So did the internet. Artificial intelligence may enrich it even more. But lots of people are worried. "Stop AI or we're all going to die!" shout protesters. It's possible that AI will decide that we humans are in the way and imprison us or kill us. Not likely, say AI specialists, but possible. Anthropic's CEO just warned that AI is advancing faster than our ability to control it. He and other AI executives say they want to slow it down. He proposes embedding independent "evaluators" inside his company to assess risks. He also wants ...
Prescott, Cowboys roll past Commanders
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes to break Tony Romo's career franchise record, and the Dallas Cowboys beat Washington 37-20 on Sunday after the Commanders' Jayden Daniels went down with another gruesome-looking injury to the left elbow he dislocated last ...
Playing field for entrepreneurs needs leveling
As a former athlete, I learned that competition requires preparation, discipline, and resilience. Those lessons have carried with me throughout my career in business and public service — and they are lessons small-business owners live every day. Across the Mid-Atlantic, entrepreneurs compete for customers, contracts, capital, talent, and new markets. Too often, however, capable small businesses miss opportunities not because they lack a strong product or service, but because they lack access to the right information, relationships, or decision-makers. Since my appointment by the ...
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