NotableA.I. regulation should treat code as free speech. “Whether you take Anthropic’s side here or the White House’s, the events of the last several weeks are clearly a poor, disorganized way to approach governance of these models.” — Paul Ford, an essayist and technologist The world must wake up to the horror in Sudan. “The world needs to make a bigger effort to halt the killing and mass displacement in Sudan, and the threat to El Obeid should inspire urgent action.” — The editorial board Lessons from the “History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” “If everything that rises must fall, how can we fall better, so that future generations will regard our own achievements as an inheritance rather than as a warning?” — Charles King, a professor at Georgetown Spotlight
Who Will Win the Midterms?With the midterm elections about four months off, Times Opinion asked six polling and politics experts to look into their crystal balls and guess who would win control of the House and the Senate if the elections were held today. ICYMIIt’s time to go to war on ticks. “Humans are in retreat from this bloodthirsty enemy. We have pre-emptively surrendered to billions of tiny creatures actively hunting us in our own backyards, choosing resignation over resistance.” — Jonathan Mingle, a journalist who covers climate change, energy and air pollution Watch (or Listen)
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