Gavin Newsom vetoed sweeping AI safety bill, siding with Silicon Valley. California’s battle took on outsize dimensions because the bill would have set a de facto national standard for the technology. (www.politico.com)

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[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 29 points 4 months ago

I don’t know that I’d really call being denied access to AI a “punishment,” if people in my region were blocked from using AI I would call that a “blessing”

[-] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 7 points 4 months ago

it's probably so the megacorps with a stiffy for AI throw a hissy fit that they can't "fix" the "skilled labor shortage" with AI

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

the people with more power, capital, and influence are more likely to be pro-cutting edge technology because they also don't care about potential ramifications on society