Bill Gates says regulate AI, because it’s powerful enough to cause a billion deaths.NBC News released this clip from a Meet the Press interview with Gates that will air on Sunday, where he said, “No one thinks self-regulation is enough” around AI. Saying that AI is “certainly powerful enough to drive events that, you know, cause a billion deaths,” he suggested, “You need law enforcement and the politicians to get into the discussion…The Verge13d agoWhole story →JusticeCultureai regulation debate
Flock’s CEO isn’t testifying at today’s Senate hearing, but the room is still packed.There’s still a standby line to get into the Senate Judiciary crime and counterterrorism subcommittee’s hearing about “Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network.” Chair Josh Hawley (R-MO) invited the CEOs of Flock and its peers, Axon, Motorola Solutions, and Verkada, but said they declined. [Image:…The Verge15d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeJosh Hawleysenate judiciary hearing
NHTSA opens probe into Comma’s driver assist devices.Remember George Hotz, the iPhone-hacker-turned-driver-assist-developer? His company Comma.ai is under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after three people died and 11 people were injured while using the company’s hands-free driver assist products. The investigation is focused on vehicles crashing into other vehicles that…The Verge15d agoWhole story →BuildJusticenhtsa probe into comma ai
New York governor to 3D-printed gun leader: ‘tell Cody I will get ahead of him’In an episode of The Verge’s Decoder, governor Kathy Hochul responded to Cody Wilson’s “Hochulization” tool meant to skirt New York’s ban on 3D-printed guns.The Verge1mo agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyKathy Hochul3d printed gun regulation
