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President Trump is pushing back on warnings from AI safety experts, dismissing concerns about the technology's risks as negativity about things he says won't happen. It's a significant signal from the White House — one that suggests the administration intends to keep its foot firmly on the accelerator, even as researchers urge caution.
On a related note, the debate over who should control powerful AI systems is gaining traction in technical circles. A new essay making the rounds argues that open-weight models — AI systems whose underlying parameters are publicly available — are essential for accountability, and that we simply cannot take frontier labs at their word when it comes to safety and transparency. It's a trust problem as much as a technical one.
And on a more urgent, practical note — if your laptop trackpad has started to feel loose or is visibly shifting out of place, stop using it right now. That movement is often caused by a swelling battery underneath, and a swollen battery is a fire risk. It's the kind of quiet hardware failure that can escalate quickly, and it deserves immediate attention.
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