(1) the ongoing crystallization of attitudes and policy towards AI, at least on the Republican side of US politics (not sure what the Democrats are doing), even in an unusually hectic and turbulent period
(2) the rise of individual researchers in importance to the point that they can command $100 million salaries (one might want to keep track, not just of AI companies, but of AI researchers who are on this level)
(3) being able to monitor Chain of Thought as critical for AI safety
Keeping track of AI in China is still important. Googling “china ai substack” turns up the good resources I know about…
For me, the standout items in this update are
(1) the ongoing crystallization of attitudes and policy towards AI, at least on the Republican side of US politics (not sure what the Democrats are doing), even in an unusually hectic and turbulent period
(2) the rise of individual researchers in importance to the point that they can command $100 million salaries (one might want to keep track, not just of AI companies, but of AI researchers who are on this level)
(3) being able to monitor Chain of Thought as critical for AI safety
Keeping track of AI in China is still important. Googling “china ai substack” turns up the good resources I know about…