… The latest technology causing a meltdown in Congress is prediction markets, which currently exist in a regulatory no man’s land: Is trading on a prediction market gambling, or is it something else completely that deserves its own legislation? …
… When I was 23 years old and a Twitter troll, fighting with a congressman who was very popular at the time was punching up. Now I’m 28, an adviser to the president of the United States, and Dan is a backbench Congress member. …
… In an open letter to US lawmakers, tech leaders are pressing Congress to enact rules closing what they say is an alarming biosecurity gap that could help trigger a global pandemic. …
… Alliance for Secure AI CEO Brendan Steinhauser said his group is “pleased to see that the Trump administration is taking the risks of these models seriously,” and both Steinhauser and Carson urged Congress to codify mandatory protections.
… Bobby Prince’s 1993 soundtrack for Doom is one of 25 recordings being inducted into the Library of Congress this year, a lineup that also includes Taylor Swift’s “1989” album and Beyoncé‘s “Single Ladies Put a Ring On It .” ”Despite the limitations of the 1993-era sound card drivers, Prince compose… …
… It could also be access itself — though remote access to cloud services is a known gap in current export control regimes, one that Congress is already trying to close through legislation now moving through the Senate. …
… Afroman’s Defamation Trial Is Going About As Well For The Deputies As Their Original Raid Did Techdirt Congress considers blowing up internet law Lauren Feiner Mar 18 Elizabeth Lopatto Mar 18 This is just to celebrate a hero of the First Amendment, Afroman. …
By the time that the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th congressional district wraps up in June, Anthropic and OpenAI will have spent millions on their battle over the political future of AI: who gets to regulate it, or who will be punished for trying to regulate it. …
… But you’re going to see more and more people embrace it because an entrepreneurial politician sees the opening here.” Sure, the billionaires behind Leading the Future “will try to destroy you, but there’s a limit to that, right? …
… Mia Sato Mar 1 America desperately needs new privacy laws Invasive government and corporate surveillance isn’t inevitable — but Congress needs to act. …