I've scoured the internet to find you the funniest/important/scary/fascinating technology stories of today.
1. Donald Trump is ready to ban government laws on artificial intelligence
The US President is considering signing an executive order giving the federal government unilateral authority to regulate AI. (Edge)
+ This would give the Justice Department the power to sue dissenting states. (W.P. $)
+ Critics say the project undermines confidence in the US's ability to keep AI safe. (Wired $)
+ It's not just America: the EU has also failed to curb AI. (FT $)
2. The CDC makes false claims about a link between vaccines and autism.
Despite having previously spent decades fighting misinformation linking them. (W.P. $)
+ The National Institutes of Health also echoes RFK Jr.'s message. (Atlantic $)
3. China is betting on driverless vehicles
This is bad news for millions of delivery drivers. (FT $)
+ It also fully supports its home electric vehicle industry. (Rest of the world)
5 major music labels have signed an agreement with an artificial intelligence streaming service
Klay users will be able to remake songs like Universal using artificial intelligence. (Bloomberg $)
+ What will happen next is anyone's guess. (Billboard $)
+ Artificial intelligence will also come to music. (MIT Technology Review)
5. How quantum sensors could change GPS navigation
Modern GPS is vulnerable to spoofing and interference. But what happens next? (WSJ $)
+ In the race for alternatives to GPS. (MIT Technology Review)
6. There is a split within the chatbot community
Some users claim their love interests are real – to the concern of others. (New York Mag $)
+ It's surprisingly easy to form a relationship with an AI chatbot. (MIT Technology Review)
7. There is still hope for a functional cure for HIV
Even despite a sharp reduction in funding. (Famous magazine)
+ The revolutionary drug lenacapavir is being introduced in parts of Africa. (NPR)
+ This annual vaccination can protect against HIV infection. (MIT Technology Review)
8. Is it possible to reverse years of AI brain rot?
A new wave of memes is fighting the good fight. (Wired $)
+ How to fix the Internet. (MIT Technology Review)
9. Tourists fell in love with the AI-created Christmas market near Buckingham Palace 🎄
If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. (Guardian)
+ It is unclear who is behind the photos that have gone viral on Instagram. (BBC)
