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Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree

Uncanny Valley

Inside Elon Musk’s Midterm Spending Spree

This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss where Elon Musk’s PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse’s logo.

Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger

Model Behavior

She Designed Meta’s New AI Logo. Then Came the Hate

Zoë Schiffer

Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’

Founder Mode

Tristan Harris’ Tech Nonprofit Is Laying Off Most Staff and Going ‘Founder-Led’

Paresh Dave

These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out

AI Lab

These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out

Will Knight

Your Next Great Read Might Be Certified ‘Organic’

All Natural

Your Next Great Read Might Be Certified ‘Organic’

Joel Khalili

OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again

Closed System

OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again

Isabella Ward

Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China

Large Language Model

Mistral Says Its New AI Model ‘Le Chonk’ Is the Best Open-Weight Offering Outside of China

Joel Khalili

Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI

The Big Interview

Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI

Katie Drummond

These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open

Open Sesame

These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open

Will Knight

Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This

Model Behavior

Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This

Brian Barrett

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

Uncanny Valley

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger

Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear

It’s Showtime

Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear

Maddy Varner

The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here

AI Lab

The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here

Reece Rogers

OpenAI Delays Release of Latest Model Over Safety Concerns

Emergency Brake

OpenAI Delays Release of Latest Model Over Safety Concerns

Isabella Ward

AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It

Clanking In

AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It

Kate Taylor

The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills

Git Gud

The Next Evolution of AI Is Learning From Your Dodgy Gaming Skills

Joel Khalili

Nvidia’s Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

Safety First

Nvidia’s Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

Lauren Goode and Lily Hay Newman

Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk

Blacklist

Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk

Paresh Dave