Govt Affairs at CTA. Techno-Optimist. Citizen of DC and Red Sox Nation. All opinions = my own

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Michael Petricone retweeted
WHAAAAAAAAT?! 😆 "The European Commission has rolled out an alternative to Microsoft Teams — but officials using it aren't impressed, with one describing the tool as 'absolute sh*t.'” politico.eu/article/eu-micro…
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Important leadership from @Potus. Bringing leading AI companies together around real safety commitments, independent audits and accountability shows we don’t have to choose between innovation and responsibility. Move fast > Test hard > Build trust > Keep America leading 🇺🇸 🚀
Only President Trump could convene all the leaders of the top companies developing chips, data centers and frontier models for Super Intelligence. This new Industrial Revolution has already created a million new jobs and is spurring a bigger infrastructure build-out than the railroads, canals and grid combined. I was honored to witness history as the leaders of the frontier lab companies signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, accepting responsibility for the safe development of their products and imposing new internal controls and external audits. This is far better than waiting years for some international agreement that would probably never happen. President Trump continues to ensure that U.S. remains the technology leader while putting Americans first.
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Michael Petricone retweeted
I've been tracking what Democrats are saying about data centers. The Ban 'Em crowd gets a lot of attention. But most Dems have been coalescing around a "build them right" approach: No subsidies or NDAs; community benefits; BYO energy. A map:
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Michael Petricone retweeted
1501: Pope Alexander VI criticizes Gutenberg’s printing press safety “The art of printing can be of great service in so far as it furthers the circulation of useful & tested books; but it can bring about serious evils l..it will, therefore, be necessary to maintain full control”
Pope Leo criticises Nvidia’s Jensen Huang over AI safety ft.trib.al/azwdiGc
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Michael Petricone retweeted
"Don't think for a second just because you're an alarmist that you're doing a social good," - Jensen Huang.
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Michael Petricone retweeted
.@CTATech's AI Day in SF is two days away! As AI reshapes the workforce, who better to turn to than @LinkedIn's Head of Workforce & Climate Policy Partnerships, Efrem Bycer? Looking forward to a great conversation on what AI means for the future of work. cta.tech/events/fall-forum/
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This is what responsible AI development looks like. OpenAI saw potential issues in testing and stopped the release. No government mandate. No new bureaucracy. The system worked.
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Good thing none of these folks send email, stream movies, use GPS, bank online, store photos in the cloud, access telehealth, use a smart doorbell etc 🤔
Replying to @Phil_Lewis_
Several protesters just interrupted the pro-data center party, flipped everyone off while yelling “thank you for using all of our water!”
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This is leadership.
Today, with over 100 industry partners, we introduced the NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform, bringing together OpenShell and Sentry. Artificial intelligence is extraordinary technology that will advance discovery, productivity, security, health, and prosperity for generations to come. But its full promise can only be realized when people have confidence that AI is being built to be safe and deployed with wisdom and responsibility. This is bigger than a single product. It's the beginning of an open ecosystem to build the trust layer for safe agent systems. Together, we are building the foundation of the AI economy. Trust and innovation are not in conflict. Safety is how trust is earned. We must build not only the most capable AI, but the most trusted AI, so that this extraordinary technology can realize its enormous promise for the world. nvda.ws/4hcoq7m
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Michael Petricone retweeted
the guy who came out of nowhere and started going on a worldwide media tour was an op?!?
JUST IN: Investigation reveals former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon reportedly worked with a “doomer PR firm” while launching his viral campaign warning of AI’s existential risks.
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Self-driving is one of the great transportation and public health advances of our time. Thrilled to have Waymo co-CEO @TechTekedra keynoting CES! 🚗
Today begins our journey to serve the people of Singapore. 🇸🇬 One of the most dynamic, forward-thinking cities in the world — and we're bringing the Waymo Driver here, with riders on the road starting in 2028. We couldn't be more excited to build the future of mobility with Singapore.
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Age of Miracles
Claude has discovered a previously unknown enzyme system hidden in the DNA of bacteriophages. Beside the enzyme’s gene sits a long array of repeating DNA—a structure that looks somewhat similar to CRISPR. We don’t yet understand what this system does, but only a handful of known systems share its features, and all of them are able to cut, copy, and paste DNA. Historically, the discovery of such programmable systems has helped revolutionize medicine. CRISPR, for instance, is now the foundation of genetic medicines. But it will take much more work to learn what this system does, and whether it can be put to similar use. Read more: anthropic.com/news/claude-di…
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Got a demo of the iPhone Duo. Super impressive!
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Michael Petricone retweeted
Its a bit under the radar, but @GovernorVA and @GovSherrillNJ are quietly steering Democrats' data center policies back to a sane place: No moratoria Let communities decide No NDAs or subsidies Prioritize local construction jobs open.substack.com/pub/blueho…
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AI doomers say if we build AI we might die. But they have it backwards: 165,000+ people already die every day. Cancer, heart disease, illnesses, car crashes. AI is helping us solve these. Slowing progress doesn't keep us safer, it guarantees more preventable deaths.
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