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Economy
OpenAI opens the door for military uses but maintains AI weapons ban
Enlarge (credit: OpenAI / Getty Images / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday, ChatGPT developer OpenAI revealed that it is collaborating with…
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Economy
As 2024 election looms, OpenAI says it is taking steps to prevent AI abuse
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Benj Edwards) On Monday, ChatGPT maker OpenAI detailed its plans to prevent the misuse of…
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Investing
US Protectionism and Chinese Shipyards Keep Aging Ships Sailing
Colin Grabow The George II is a case study in Jones Act dysfunction. Delivered in December 1980 by a now‐defunct Louisiana shipyard,…
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Economy
New UEFI vulnerabilities send firmware devs across an entire ecosystem scrambling
Enlarge (credit: Nadezhda Kozhedub) UEFI firmware from five of the leading suppliers contains vulnerabilities that allow attackers with a toehold…
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Investing
What the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) Illustrates About Innovation and Competition
Jennifer Huddleston Last week, I spoke on a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) about the intersection of tech and competition…
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Investing
How California’s New Provider Taxes Exploit Medicaid Financing Loopholes
Marc Joffe and Krit Chanwong California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024–2025 budget includes a provision to raise taxes on the state’s…
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Investing
Higher Education in Libertarian Land
Jeffrey Miron US higher education has been much in the news lately, and not in a good way. The growing polarization…
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Economy
AI poisoning could turn open models into destructive “sleeper agents,” says Anthropic
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards | Getty Images) Imagine downloading an open source AI language model, and all seems well at…
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Economy
Famous xkcd comic comes full circle with AI bird-identifying binoculars
Enlarge / The Swarovski Optik Visio binoculars, with an excerpt of a 2014 xkcd comic strip called “Tasks” in the…
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Investing
The US Military Role in the Red Sea – Now Turning Offensive – Is a Bad Deal
Eugene Gholz Last night’s US/British strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen escalated operations to protect shipping in the Red…
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