The startup Writer builds AI tools that produce content in the voice of a specific person or brand. They imagine their tools helping a smaller # of humans writers to more efficiently and cost-effectively produce the work of many. buff.ly/43nBFaW

The new EU/US Data Privacy Framework allows EU citizens to object when they believe their personal info has been collected improperly by US intelligence agencies - resolving an ongoing struggle btn US national security concerns & European privacy rights. buff.ly/3JQPiZo

What is generative AI's impact on worker productivity? A case study from Stanford Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests access to AI assistance increased productivity by 14%, with the biggest impact on less experienced workers. stanford.io/3DrbG7W

A UN group set a goal for net-zero emissions for global shipping by ~2050, which is ambitious for an industry that's tough to decarbonize - but it may yet be accomplished. Slowing down ships and using biofuels are some potential routes. buff.ly/3Q0FIac

“Having access to the experimental results that platforms themselves use to understand their products is a simple, powerful step toward effective transparency.” - @NateLubin & Ravi Iyer for Lawfare lawfaremedia.org/article/how-te…

Last week, Meta unveiled LLaMa 2, its first LLM available to anyone to use for free. It's part of Meta's new suite of AI models, giving people options for closed-source or open-source approaches for their projects. technologyreview.com/2023/07/18/107…

Silicon Valley start-up Cerebras revealed its newest supercomputer last week, built with specialized chips designed to power AI products. More AI supercomputers might be on the horizon: buff.ly/44PXVeU

OpenAI marshaled a global pipeline of human labor for 2+ years to enable ChatGPT & GPT-4 to exist. Workers who dealt with the worst parts are still suffering PTSD more than a year later. My story with Deepa Seetharaman out today on the front page of The Wall Street Journal. wsj.com/articles/chatg…

2 spyware companies were added to a federal blacklist preventing US companies from engaging in certain trade activities with them, part of an effort to address the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware: buff.ly/3Oua2ZF

Former OpenAI founders built Anthropic to create a safe AI company. Their experiments involve asking a powerful LLM they've created to deceive them, in order to figure out how to prevent this behavior. buff.ly/43JzizL

For enterprises deploying AI responsibly and efficiently, enterprises use best practices like ModelOps to ensure these deployments continuously meet regulatory requirements. Check out this podcast to learn more about AI governance essentials here: buff.ly/3DkFK5k

In April, China published a draft regulation on generative AI. It has a mix of sensible restrictions on AI risks + signals its typically aggressive intervention in tech. More here: buff.ly/3KAV3Lp

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