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On California and the Future of AI Governance
Paul Dravis Paul Dravis

On California and the Future of AI Governance

Comments from "The California Report on Frontier AI Policy”, commissioned by Governor Newsom and authored by experts from Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Carnegie Endowment with input from 100+ contributors.

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On AI and Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"
Paul Dravis Paul Dravis

On AI and Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

On the proposed U.S. "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and a provision that would restrict U.S. states from regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems  for 10 years.

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On Pope Francis and a Transition
Paul Dravis Paul Dravis

On Pope Francis and a Transition

In the wake of  Pope Francis' passing, his words - which urge for service, ethical leadership, caring for humanity and the Earth and managing technology - offer guidance for choosing his successor.

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On Market Volatility
Paul Dravis Paul Dravis

On Market Volatility

With the potential for market volatility increasing, we present: 1) chart of VIX index from January 2000 to present, 2) drivers of market volatility, 3) current volatility factors, 4) measuring volatility and 5) interpreting VIX levels.

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On AI Advances in Scientific Research
Paul Dravis Paul Dravis

On AI Advances in Scientific Research

Comments on Evo 2, an AI-driven "genomic foundation model" based on work from Arc Institute, NVIDIA, Stanford University,UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco and AI co-scientist from Google in collaboration with Imperial College and Stanford University.

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As "DeepSeek" Enters the AI Market
Paul Dravis Paul Dravis

As "DeepSeek" Enters the AI Market

Comments from Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Meta, Eric Schmidt, former CEO and chair of Google, Nvidia and President Trump.

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