Silicon Valley’s rule? It’s not cool to be cautious. As OpenAI removes guardrails and VCs criticize companies like Anthropic for supporting AI safety regulations, it’s becoming clearer who the industry thinks should shape AI development. On this episode of Equity, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Max Zeff discuss how the line between innovation and responsibility...
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Senate Republicans deepfaked Chuck Schumer, and X hasn’t taken it down
The video was posted Friday on the Senate Republicans’ X account. According to X’s policies, the platform prohibits “deceptively shar[ing] synthetic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm.” Harmful content includes media that could “mislead people” or “cause significant confusion on public issues.”
Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program
The loan guarantee will backstop $1.6 billion for AEP, one of the nation’s largest utilities, as it seeks to modernize a portion of its transmissions lines.
Your AI tools run on fracked gas and bulldozed Texas land
If you’re wondering why AI companies are pursuing this path, they’ll tell you it’s not just about electricity — it’s about beating China.
Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates
The White House’s David Sacks and OpenAI’s Jason Kwon caused a stir online this week for their comments about groups promoting AI safety.
SK Telecom’s AI unit offers staff voluntary retirement program just weeks after launch
All staff employed by SK Telecom’s new AI division are being offered a voluntary retirement program as part of a broader effort to bring together its various AI-related divisions, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.
OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Martin Luther King Jr.
OpenAI is pausing AI video generations of Martin Luther King at the request of the late civil rights activists’ estate.
VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop on Roblox
50 fashion brands are launching their shoppable worlds for VLGE’s World Fashion Week, founder Evelyn Mora says.
Meta previews new parental controls for its AI experiences
Meta on Friday previewed its upcoming parental control features for teens’ conversations with AI characters on its platforms. The features, which will be rolled out next year, include the ability to block certain characters and monitor conversation topics. Starting in the coming months, parents will be able to turn off chats with AI characters entirely...
Reddit expands its AI-powered search to five new languages
Reddit announced Thursday that it is expanding its AI-powered search experience to five new languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. With this expansion, the feature is now available in countries like Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, and Italy. Users who have set one of these languages as their default, instead of English, can now...