Only a quarter of the US even uses X. Also, even leaving aside the morality of it, Dems could take a principled stand against CSAM and announce they are leaving the site because of it and that would be a PR win.
Patriots get the ball to start the half
Claude Code via Anthropic.
What site is that?
Stanford researchers unveil a method for training language models using latent thoughts behind text, boosting data efficiency and performance in constrained settings. By applying synthetic reasoning, the model self-improves iteratively, enabling smarter AI learning. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.18866
Is there a place to track what resolutions were proposed and which ones passed?
My guess has been they’ll let him fire whoever he wants at agencies (except the Fed) and give him his tariffs (they’ll frame it as about exec authority over foreign policy). But, I think they’ll rule against him on all things impoundment. You give him all 3 and there is no need for Congress anymore
America needs to take open models more seriously. Just this summer the early lead in open model adoption of Llama & co has been overtaken by Chinese models.
With The American Truly Open Models (ATOM) Project we're looking to build support and express the urgency of this issue.
I think the main concern is the Trump admin will not spend what is appropriated regardless.
Maybe take off the MAGA part? “Murder Budget” may be cleaner. Either way, a great message. Well done and great idea.
Great reporting
Not coincidentally, he’s been in academia and published research for decades. This is how most CS researchers would speak about AI.
A letter of support for the NIH funding of biomedical research, and the damage wrought by imposing severe caps on indirect costs: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Agz...
The American Mathematical Society has also started a page to coordinate support for professional mathematics, so far focusing on executive orders impacting the National Science Foundation: www.ams.org/government/g...
Good prediction. CPI ran hotter than expected
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
He’s been a fan of his for at least a decade. They funded a Yarvin startup in 2016.
He spent years of his life trying to get the Supreme Court to declare the ACA unconstitutional.
Yes, absolutely
What's happened to X proves the need for Bluesky. The future company is a possible adversary. We make decisions knowing that we won't always be here or won't always be able to control the company's decisions. It's why we've given you the freedom of exit to go elsewhere w your followers and data.
Drawing the analogy between AI skeptics and the "great call from the haters" meme was honestly brilliant.
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