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Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Tech leaders say the pace of AI development needs to slow down, and asked the government to step in. Trump's technology advisor, however, says companies don't need the government's permission to do so. The Trump administration has broadly supported expanding and accelerating AI infrastructure. There's a simple solution for AI companies that feel like their models are developing at a frightening speed: Hit the brakes. That's the advice Michael Kratsios , the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, gave during an interview with Fox News Sunday. "It's very interesting that they talk about these issues, about how scared they are about potentially where the future is, and maybe they want to do a pause," Kratsios said. "Our position is, if you do believe that you're developing a technology that is unsafe ...

Owen Walker / Financial Times : AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are putting pressure on office rents in Singapore as they embark on expansion in response to government overtures   —  Anthropic and OpenAI taking more space in city's already squeezed prime property market  —  AI heavyweights including Anthropic … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/hnjbDfL

Director Aaron Sorkin's new film about Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg premieres next month. Olivia Wong/WireImage Director Aaron Sorkin's coming film about Mark Zuckerberg hits theaters on October 9. Sorkin said Sony hired an outside law firm to fact-check the film ahead of its release. He called Meta a "phenomenally powerful company" that can sue "at the drop of a hat." Sony left no legal stone unturned for its new film about Mark Zuckerberg , lest it face the wrath of Meta's legal team. During an appearance on The New York Times podcast, "The Interview," director Aaron Sorkin said getting the green light to pursue "The Social Reckoning" wasn't a "no-brainer." "You also have this phenomenally powerful company with limitless resources who can sue you at the drop of a hat," Sorkin said. "It's my understanding that Sony did get letters from Meta, and I do not think those letters said, 'We're wish...

María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg : Trump says he will appoint an AI czar and form an “AI Force”, in a Truth Social post that rejects AI safety concerns as a “hoax”   —  President Donald Trump said he would name an artificial intelligence czar as he continued to push tech companies to race ahead with development despite growing fears safety. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Gza29ew

New York Times : Former DraftKings employees detail how it uses ML to target likely losers with promotions, while efforts to flag problem gamblers were shelved or squashed   —  About a year into his job as a data analyst at DraftKings, Jayden Butts received a new assignment. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/PDGTdtA

CoinDesk : Singapore-licensed dtcpay, which offers stablecoin payments across Europe, Hong Kong, Australia, and North America, raised a $25M Series A   —  Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay announced today the formal completion of its $25 million Series A funding round, securing a strategic investment from Japan's financial giant, the SBI Group. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Ql7ghfA

Lauren Feiner / The Verge : Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs an EO to slow down data center approvals, create an AI task force to evaluate workforce displacement, and more   —  Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed an executive order addressing data canters and AI risks. … Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/rIbv04A