Until the pertussis vaccine, pertussis was the #1 killer of children worldwide. Trump says he'll cut all federal funds to any school that insists we vaccinate children against pertussis, diphtheria, mumps, measles, and polio. That is, basically, mass murder.

Crucial fact about the parties

Maduro did not "win" the election in #Venezuela. He declared himself the winner. There's a difference. There is no evidence that he won this election, and the exit poll showed decisively that he did not.

Last Friday, we wrapped up another successful year of Stanford #AI4ALL! Over 30 high school students spent three weeks learning from top AI experts, connecting with like-minded peers, and engaging in hands-on research. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Stanford HAI senior fellow Michele Elam explains how AI systems can dehumanize individuals by reducing them to a list of physical characteristics—with political and economic implications once those systems are deployed. Read the story: stanford.io/3WoI0BL

Based on the Wikipedia edit history rule, it looks like Harris's VP pick might be Shapiro (more than 50 edits in the last 24 hours, compared to zero/single digits for Kelly and Walz)

I agree with Shannon Vallor’s POV here.

Our annual congressional boot camp on AI is now well underway! For three days, 26 congressional staffers will learn from and engage with multidisciplinary AI experts in academia, as well as leaders from civil society and industry, to understand the impact of AI on society.

random little fun fact: kamala harris and tim walz are both 60 this year, which means it's their chinese zodiac year and they're both dragons. we got a double dragon ticket here, v lucky 🐉🐉

I’m deeply concerned about California’s SB-1047, Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act. While well intended, this bill will not solve what it is meant to and will deeply harm #AI academia, little tech and the open-source community.

#AI is a civilizational technology that will have profound implications to everyone. "AI policy must encourage innovation, set appropriate restrictions, and mitigate the implications of those restrictions. Policy that doesn't will at best fall short of its goals, and at worst

“We need a more balanced discussion around AI in Congress. AI affects people now; it is not just security risks in the future,” says Stanford HAI faculty affiliate Sanmi Koyejo. stanford.io/3LWH3M6

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They wrote a nice little bio on my work.

What are the good and bad sides of AI-modified media? Stanford HAI faculty affiliate Maneesh Agrawala shares his perspectives on using AI tools: stanford.io/4cttvlY

How did outlandishly fringe AI doomsday cults gain so much unwarranted political influence?

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This is worth reading.

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oh yeah Time magazine? imma make my own list, and it's just me on it.