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Sad state of democracy where we pass laws and then don’t enforce them. Not a strong position.
January 17, 2025 at 8:52:09 AM EST * - permalink -President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office, a U.S. official says.
- https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-executive-order-1e95d9836bf6f8c0c245ed1c3234d968
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The New York Times with a little more detail on what's behind the OpenAI drama:
November 21, 2023 at 9:54:07 PM EST * - permalink -Sam Altman attacked a member over a research paper that discussed the company, while directors disagreed about who should fill board vacancies open for months.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/technology/openai-altman-board-fight.html
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella suggests that Sam Altman might return to OpenAI - TechCrunch
November 20, 2023 at 8:45:11 PM EST * - permalink -Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella suggested in TV interviews that Sam Altman might return to OpenAI in some capacity.
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/20/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-suggests-that-sam-altman-might-return-to-openai/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9iYXpxdXguY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGUMY-zJbFKUySDB6dRAJPVfA7E1CZcJEwXhpMKtJaHC0mZKCbJjaQafKjEpSGx0zK3iBnXeCCfyFQxgAgRBioXC4GFeEHbLjVjVybpaaFD2BoCA59noZvw8BWQ0uQRjmFVHbFVZQVNsvr0QL776a9_W4at9BGrg89kE6tRRlnCQ
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Talks to Bring Sam Altman Back to OpenAI Stretch Through Weekend - The New York Times
November 19, 2023 at 11:41:52 PM EST * - permalink -Disagreements over the board’s makeup appear to have muddled negotiations. Mr. Altman was forced out as chief executive by the company’s board on Friday.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/technology/sam-altman-openai-board.html
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TechCrunch speculates on the reasons behind Sam Altman's firing from OpenAI:
November 17, 2023 at 8:08:16 PM EST * - permalink -In perhaps the most unexpected tech news of the year, billionaire and AI evangelist Sam Altman has been ejected from his CEO role at OpenAI by the
- https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/17/wtf-is-going-on-at-openai-sam-altman-fired/
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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology - The New York Times
March 4, 2023 at 10:28:19 PM EST * - permalink -Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/03/technology/artificial-intelligence-regulation-congress.html