New federal research institute will study dangers of artificial intelligence – National Post

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OTTAWA — The federal government is opening a research centre that will study the dangers posed by artificial intelligence technology.
Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne announced the launch of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute in Montreal on Tuesday. He said the centre will be important for building public trust in artificial intelligence technology.
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New federal research institute will study dangers of artificial intelligence – National Post

Jordan Klepper Isn't Wild About the 'First Buddy,' Elon Musk – The New York Times

“Trump’s been getting something that Elon’s 11 children will never receive: his full attention,” Klepper said on “The Daily Show.”
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Donald Trump keeps making news with his appointments, choosing Kristi Noem, the governor famous for shooting her dog, to run the Department of Homeland Security. Elon […]
Jordan Klepper Isn't Wild About the 'First Buddy,' Elon Musk – The New York Times

Data Creep: The Geography of Artificial Intelligence | Architectural Record

Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in November 2022, the tech industry has bet big on artificial intelligence. In 2023 alone, U.S. investment in AI totaled $67 billion, with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Salesforce leading the charge in expenditure. For daily internet users, the integration of generative-AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini into our digital lives has been inescapable, as have been headlines about the technology’s paradigm-shifting potential. However, the […]
Data Creep: The Geography of Artificial Intelligence | Architectural Record

Elon Musk Was Not a Fine Man to Chloe Fineman – Vulture

Elon Musk (boo!) was dragged on TikTok (yay!) and then tweeted something annoying about it (of course). Chloe Fineman of Saturday Night Live said that Musk made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021. “I’m gonna come out and say, at long last, that I’m the cast member that he made cry, and he’s the host that made someone cry,” she revealed in a since-deleted TikTok on November 11, referencing a comment Bowen Yang made on Watch What Happens Live that the worst SNL host was a man who […]
Elon Musk Was Not a Fine Man to Chloe Fineman – Vulture

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency' – WDSU

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President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.
The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy will work from outside the government to offer the White House “advice and […]
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency' – WDSU

Trump Says Elon Musk Will Run Department of Government Efficiency – Business Insider

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are set to lead a Department of Government Efficiency under President-elect Donald Trump.
“Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle the Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies – Essential to the ‘Save America’ Movement,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.
As a new department, the Department of Government Efficiency’s […]
Trump Says Elon Musk Will Run Department of Government Efficiency – Business Insider

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Making Chloe Fineman Cry: 'SNL' Sketches Were 'So F-cking Unfunny'

Elon Musk‘s hosting stint on Saturday Night Live in 2021 wasn’t all that memorable, at least not for anyone other than the group of comedians and writers who had to work with him on it. Chloe Fineman shared earlier this week that her primary memory from the appearance was when he made herself and a number of other cast members “burst into tears” during table reads a few days before they were set to go live. In response to Fineman’s claim, Musk made no effort of […]
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Making Chloe Fineman Cry: 'SNL' Sketches Were 'So F-cking Unfunny'

Donald Trump Taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Nonexistent Department of … – WIRED

President-elect Donald Trump announced tonight that he would be appointing billionaire Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) upon taking office in 2025. The acronym DOGE appears to be a reference to the digital currency dogecoin, of which Musk is a fan.
“These two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful […]
Donald Trump Taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Nonexistent Department of … – WIRED

College of Engineering opens new Artificial Intelligence Center – The California Aggie

The center will work on projects that include revolutionizing energy systems, climate resilience, transforming mobility and engineering for all
The UC Davis College of Engineering has opened a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center that will focus on 10 key areas, from the foundations of AI to transformative applications that align with the college’s strategic research vision. These include: revolutionizing energy systems, strengthening climate resilience, transforming mobility, advancing […]
College of Engineering opens new Artificial Intelligence Center – The California Aggie

Trump picks Musk to advise on how to 'dismantle' bureaucracy – BBC

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) for his incoming administration.
He announced that Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech investor, will work with the SpaceX and Tesla founder on the project – whose acronym refers to Musk's favourite cryptocurrency Dogecoin – to “dismantle” bureaucracy.
The pair will provide external advice to the White House on how to “drive large scale structural reform”, said […]
Trump picks Musk to advise on how to 'dismantle' bureaucracy – BBC