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AI-generated Biden robocall urges Democrats not to vote
An AI-generated robocall impersonating President Joe Biden has urged Democratic Party members not to vote in the upcoming primary on Tuesday. Kathy Sullivan – a prominent New Hampshire Democrat and former state party chair – is calling for the prosecution of those responsible, describing the incident as “an attack on democracy.” The call began with…
S&P’s Stablecoin Report Is a Vote of Confidence for Crypto
That said, of the eight stablecoins S&P reviewed, several received lackluster scores. Most notably Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin by market cap and most used crypto asset in terms of trading volume, was given the fourth-lowest score in range from 1 to 5. Meanwhile MakerDAO’s dai (DAI), popular across decentralized finance (DeFi), and the Justin…
OpenAI Cofounder Reid Hoffman Gives Sam Altman a Vote of Confidence
Hoffman and others said that there’s no need to pause development of AI. He called that drastic measure, for which some AI researchers have petitioned, foolish and destructive. Hoffman identified himself as a rational “accelerationist”—someone who knows to slow down when driving around a corner but that, presumably, is happy to speed up when the…
Roo-ver: Australia’s first moon rover has name chosen in public vote
An early impression of how Roo-ver might look Australian Space Agency It hasn’t been built yet and it won’t be hopping like its namesake, the kangaroo, but Australia’s first moon rover has officially been dubbed Roo-ver. More than 8000 suggestions were submitted in a nationwide competition and 20,000 people voted from a shortlist of four…