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How Silicon Valley sold Washington an AI race
“Who and what agendas does rivalry serve?”
May 8
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YI-Ling Liu
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An Oregon congresswoman distanced herself from Leading the Future — then backtracked
After the AI super PAC endorsed her and two other Democrats, Rep. Val Hoyle went back and forth on whether she was happy with their support
May 13
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Veronica Irwin
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Palantir’s controversy is the product
Palantir’s fiery rhetoric helps mystify its mostly mundane tech — propping up its share price and preserving its national security contracts
May 6
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James Ball
24
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Government control of AI has begun
Transformer Weekly: Cruz’s latest messaging bill, Google employee outrage, and Elon goes to court
May 1
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Shakeel Hashim
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Veronica Irwin
, and
Celia Ford
20
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Google’s Pentagon deal blindsided its own AI researchers
Some employees are speaking out over the agreement allowing “all lawful use” of Google’s AI technologies
Apr 30
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Celia Ford
18
1
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The power and politics of transformative AI.
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An Oregon congresswoman distanced herself from Leading the Future — then backtracked
After the AI super PAC endorsed her and two other Democrats, Rep. Val Hoyle went back and forth on whether she was happy with their support
May 13
•
Veronica Irwin
10
1
How Silicon Valley sold Washington an AI race
“Who and what agendas does rivalry serve?”
May 8
•
YI-Ling Liu
42
5
9
Government control of AI has begun
Transformer Weekly: Cruz’s latest messaging bill, Google employee outrage, and Elon goes to court
May 1
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Shakeel Hashim
,
Veronica Irwin
, and
Celia Ford
20
2
2
Lawmakers are using AI to write laws. What could go wrong?
Lawmakers and companies are quietly using AI to draft legislation. Experts warn the risks are underappreciated
Apr 9
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Industry
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Palantir’s controversy is the product
Palantir’s fiery rhetoric helps mystify its mostly mundane tech — propping up its share price and preserving its national security contracts
May 6
•
James Ball
24
1
5
Google’s Pentagon deal blindsided its own AI researchers
Some employees are speaking out over the agreement allowing “all lawful use” of Google’s AI technologies
Apr 30
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Celia Ford
18
1
1
The many contradictions of Jensen Huang
Transformer Weekly: Debate after Altman attacks, lots more money for AI PACs and AISI’s role in UK AI investment
Apr 17
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Shakeel Hashim
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Celia Ford
, and
Veronica Irwin
15
2
How the Iran war might affect the AI industry
Semiconductor shortages and reduced AI investment are more possible by the day
Apr 2
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Shakeel Hashim
8
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Capabilities + Risks
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GPT-5.5 and the broken state of government evals
Transformer Weekly: DeepSeek V4, a new CAISI director, and Liccardo holds out on Obernolte
Apr 24
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Shakeel Hashim
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Celia Ford
, and
Veronica Irwin
12
Claude Mythos knows when it's breaking the rules — and tries to hide it
Anthropic’s new model is its “best-aligned” yet. But when it does misbehave, things get weird
Apr 8
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Celia Ford
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20
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Can we ever trust AI to watch over itself?
“Who the fuck knows how to align superhuman AI?”
Apr 1
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Celia Ford
22
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No, alignment isn’t solved
Progress on ensuring models are in step with humans has calmed nerves. But some of the biggest problems are far from solved, and many more lie just over…
Mar 18
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Lynette Bye
22
2
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Society
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The AI safety movement needs normies
A broader base may be the only way for the AI safety field to get what it wants
Apr 27
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Celia Ford
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25
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The key detail everyone’s getting wrong about AI and the economy
Opinion: Konrad Körding and Ioana Marinescu from the University of Pennsylvania argue artificial intelligence will likely have a limited impact on jobs…
Mar 25
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‘Scream if you want to move slower!’ A nascent AI protest coalition comes together in London
A diversity of motivations present both a challenge, and an opportunity, for those protesting AI
Mar 9
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Alys Key
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AI power users can't stop grinding
AI was meant to give us more time off, but instead many are finding it compels them to take on more and more work
Feb 18
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Celia Ford
25
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Opinion
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Less liability could solve the AI chatbot suicide problem
Opinion: Jess Miers and Ray Yeh argue holding AI companies liable for how they deal with mental health could backfire: escalating distress, shutting…
Apr 16
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The key detail everyone’s getting wrong about AI and the economy
Opinion: Konrad Körding and Ioana Marinescu from the University of Pennsylvania argue artificial intelligence will likely have a limited impact on jobs…
Mar 25
12
5
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Why we need a moratorium on superintelligence research
Opinion: As the AI community gathers in India, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath argues that the UK must spearhead a pause on the development of the world’s most…
Feb 17
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A false choice risks undermining action on autonomous weapons
Opinion: Alexander Blanchard of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute argues that nations must embrace nuance if they’re to effectively…
Jan 27
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Weekly Briefing
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Government control of AI has begun
Transformer Weekly: Cruz’s latest messaging bill, Google employee outrage, and Elon goes to court
May 1
•
Shakeel Hashim
,
Veronica Irwin
, and
Celia Ford
20
2
2
GPT-5.5 and the broken state of government evals
Transformer Weekly: DeepSeek V4, a new CAISI director, and Liccardo holds out on Obernolte
Apr 24
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Shakeel Hashim
,
Celia Ford
, and
Veronica Irwin
12
The many contradictions of Jensen Huang
Transformer Weekly: Debate after Altman attacks, lots more money for AI PACs and AISI’s role in UK AI investment
Apr 17
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Shakeel Hashim
,
Celia Ford
, and
Veronica Irwin
15
2
The Pentagon is already suffering the consequences of banning Anthropic
Transformer Weekly: The battle for Gottheimer, OpenAI’s ‘New Deal’, and Meta’s new model
Apr 10
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