Every day, in our editors meeting, I hear about two types of stories the team is chasing: massive AI funding and massive AI layoffs/buyout. Kinda incredible if you think about it. These are not normal times.

Scoop w/ Kevin McLaughlin & Stephanie Palazzolo: Reflection AI is raising $1B to make the U.S. a leader in open-source AI—offering an alternative to China’s DeepSeek and France’s Mistral theinformation.com/articles/refle…

mRNA technology is miraculous and has so much potential. This is such a massive own goal.

Since last year, the share of Americans ages 18–49 who see AI as an opportunity has jumped by 14% and by 11% among those 50 and older 🚀💡

Americans think AI will positively boost efficiency and shopping convenience but they’re uneasy about its role in hiring and firing decisions 🛍️💼🤔

Vanderbilt's interdisciplinary AI lab Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation is organizing AI Summer School, Aug. 11-14. The program is really good, and registration is free. I'm leading a session on the political economy of AI. If you're in Nashville and interested, come join. Link below.

White collar workers are more optimistic about what AI will mean for them.

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new startup out of stealth that I've been working on with Stanford - they'll be at ILTACON next week truth systems is building the trust layer for AI - a real-time firewall and observability layer that sits between users and AI systems; it's a human-centered approach to AI

One reason I enjoy working in AI governance is the close relationship between thorny epistemic problems and their immediate practical effects. Kati Kish Bar-On's research on AI + mathematical knowledge is a good example of this. Definitely looking forward to seeing this project

Now I can speak: marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…

this is about the water usage of a single medium sized farm.

Thanks for having me on to explore - according to illustrious host Ryan Hauser - " how a policy meant to prevent regulatory chaos may have guaranteed it" The AI moratorium was a good idea, poorly executed. We need a populist vision for shared AI prosperity that cuts across party

Couldn't have asked for two better guests than Lauren Wagner and Matt Mittelsteadt for Machine Culture's first convo on the failed AI moratorium. More to come!

I am culturally obligated to watch this Office sequel about Rust-Belt reporters in Toledo, Ohio. 🌽🐦🏭

We should be much more explicit about the tradeoff here: The Teamsters are demanding that we let thousands of people die in car crashes in order to protect their jobs.