How AlphaFold2 and the rise of generative AI kickstarted a new AI drug discovery boom after a spate of startups from the mid-2010s failed to live up to the hype
In the mid-2010s, a spate of start-ups hoping to transform the laborious process of finding new drugs launched with big promises.
Sources: in a meeting with UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle, Sam Altman proposed giving ChatGPT Plus to everyone in the UK, a deal that would have cost £2B
“we'll give your entire country chatgpt plus for £2bn. please???” — also, fuck you peter kyle for even taking this meeting. Mateusz Fafinski / @calthalas : Two billion for count...
OpenAI and the UK government announce a partnership to explore AI use in justice, defense, security, and edtech, and possibly expand OpenAI's London office
Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on AI security research …
Sources: the US DHS, in partnership with DOGE, has built the first-ever searchable national citizenship data system, pulling from SSA and immigration databases
The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system.
A deep dive into Apple's iPhone manufacturing process, which uses ~2,700 parts from 187 suppliers in 28 countries; just 30 suppliers have no presence in China
The administration wants the iPhone to be manufactured in America. The components that power it show why that is highly impractical
The “AI is fake and sucks” people who take phony comfort in their AI skepticism need to accept that AI is more real and dangerous than they currently admit
It's fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it's real and dangerous — I. Bluesky: @matrig.net , @rickywlmsbong , @rjcc , @avell...
The UK is piloting the use of ChatGPT and open-source AI models to analyze responses to public consultations and write draft answers to parliamentary questions
Initiative is part of Rishi Sunak's drive to boost Whitehall productivity through technology — UK ministers are piloting …
The UK's parliament passes the Online Safety Bill, in the works since 2019, paving the way for Royal Assent and the bill becoming law in the coming days
Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services …
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to host an AI summit in the fall with “like-minded” nations, saying the UK would be “well-placed” to convene discussions
Welcome to Onfido's Policy Corner, your regular briefing on key global policy updates … Alex McFarland / Unite.AI : UK to Lead Global Discussions on AI Safety with First Major Summ...
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to host an AI summit in the fall, saying the UK would be “well-placed” to convene discussions; attendees are unclear
Rishi Sunak's spokesperson denied G7 members were trying to set up an alliance against China and Russia.
Sam Altman has “many concerns” about the EU's AI Act coming in 2024 and says that OpenAI “will try to comply, but if we can't comply we will cease operating”
claiming that by crafting a clear framework, Europe is holding up the rollout of generative #AI. To the contrary! With the “AI Pact” I proposed, we aim to assist companies in their...
OpenAI launches a program to award 10 grants of $100K to develop proof-of-concepts for a “democratic process” to set rules for AI “within the bounds” of the law
OpenAI says it's launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting …
Sam Altman says he has “many concerns” about the EU's proposed AI Act and OpenAI “will try to comply, but if we can't comply we will cease operating”
ChatGPT chief Sam Altman voices ‘many concerns’ over bloc's planned legislation
A poll of 4,415 US adults finds that 61% believe AI could threaten civilization and 66%+ are concerned about negative effects; 70% of Trump voters are concerned
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The UK government plans to require that migrants convicted of a crime scan their faces up to five times per day on a smartwatch; locations will be tracked 24/7
Home Office and MoJ plans will require migrants convicted of crimes to take photos up to five times a day
Sources: TikTok Shop in the UK is in turmoil after losing at least half its staff, or 20 people, since its launch in October, many citing a toxic workplace
Chinese-owned social media group launches investigation into ‘toxic’ working practices at London offices
After Jack Dorsey promoted an auction on the site Valuables for an NFT of his very first tweet, the bids for “just setting up my twttr” reach $2.5M
After Jack Dorsey promoted an auction on the site Valuables for an NFT of his very first tweet, the bids for “just setting up my twttr” reach $2.5M
Apparently you can actually sell your tweets as NFT — Jack Dorsey, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Twitter …
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says GDPR shows that “regulation can get it wrong” and “we are still a small part of the overall information ecosystem”
For Google, the Techlash arrived with a vengeance last week. After years of mounting angst about the power of Big Tech … Tweets: @rikefranke , @financialtimes , @rachelcoldicutt ,...
Filing: Alphabet's AI unit DeepMind lost £460.9M last year, down 2% on 2018, and Alphabet wrote off a further £1.1B in debt
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :