Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and extremist candidates running for office in the US midterms.
President Donald Trump hosted tech executives from major AI companies at the White House for a meeting on Tuesday. The event resulted in the signing of a voluntary "morally binding" AI accord, which requires the companies to implement four layers of controls and audits for their models. The president praised Dario Amodei, an executive from Anthropic, for speaking during the summit, stating that whatever Amodei says is acceptable.
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