Monday, June 12, 2023

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic agreed to open up their AI models to the UK government for research and safety purposes (Laurie Clarke/Politico)

Laurie Clarke / Politico:
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic agreed to open up their AI models to the UK government for research and safety purposes  —  LONDON — Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to open up their AI models to the U.K. government for research and safety purposes …



Bethesda's Starfield gets a 45-minute gameplay trailer

At last year’s Xbox Game Showcase, Bethesda showed off a 15-minute gameplay trailer of its first new IP in 25 years, Starfield. Now at this year’s showcase, Bethesda dives deep into Starfield, releasing a 45-minute long gameplay. Bethesda revealed more information about Starfield, including details about in-game cities, skill trees, upgrades, and space combat. The 45-minute deep dive gives an in-depth look into the space exploration RPG ahead of its September release. https://ift.tt/TA9M12n

Sources: the Dutch government is working on legislation to bar Chinese students from university programs on sensitive tech, including chips and defense (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: the Dutch government is working on legislation to bar Chinese students from university programs on sensitive tech, including chips and defense  —  The Dutch government is working on legislation that will be used to bar Chinese students from university programs on sensitive technologies …



Q&A with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on how existential warnings about AI might help Big Tech entrench its power, the UK's Online Safety Bill, and more (Ian Tucker/The Guardian)

Ian Tucker / The Guardian:
Q&A with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on how existential warnings about AI might help Big Tech entrench its power, the UK's Online Safety Bill, and more  —  The president of the not-for-profit messaging app on how she believes existential warnings about AI allow big tech to entrench their power …



Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times : Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following...