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AI safety takes center stage
Hey Smarties! We recorded today’s episode before the news of Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction came out. We’ll continue to monitor the story.
This week, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on the safety of artificial intelligence, and world leaders (plus Elon Musk) met to discuss the risks of the rapidly developing technology for the first time. We’ll get into what future AI regulation could look like as governments agree to cooperate. And, we’ll hear from Target’s CEO on trends in consumer spending. Plus, Sen. Tuberville’s block on military promotions is reaching a boiling point. Now, his own party is turning on him.
Here’s everything we talked about:
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- “How much AI regulation can come from the president?” from Marketplace
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- “UK, US, EU and China sign declaration of AI’s ‘catastrophic’ danger” from The Guardian
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- “Sam Bankman-Fried Is Convicted of Fraud in FTX Collapse” from The Wall Street Journal
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- “Playbook: Tommy Tuberville vs. everybody” from Politico
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Governments dip into AI regulation
Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial is set to wrap up today, eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level for more than two years, and Odey Asset Management is to close after allegations of sexual assault and harassment against its founder. Plus, global political leaders and tech executives will gather in the UK next week to discuss risks of artificial intelligence.
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He said, they said: Sam Bankman-Fried jury weighs duelling accounts of FTX’s downfall
Eurozone inflation falls more than expected to 2.9%
Odey Asset Management to close after sexual assault allegations against founder
How Sunak’s Bletchley Park summit aims to shape global AI safety
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand
FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried gave a preview of his defence against fraud charges, the US is worried that Iran and its proxies will escalate attacks on American forces in the Middle East, and the FT’s Josh Franklin explains what Morgan Stanley’s leadership change means for the company.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Sam Bankman-Fried previews ‘advice of counsel’ defence in FTX fraud trial
Morgan Stanley makes its choice: how Ted Pick won the succession race
US moves to deter Iran ahead of Israel’s invasion of Gaza
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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The Trial of Crypto’s Golden Boy: Caroline Ellison
The Trial of Crypto’s Golden Boy: Jury Selection
Does Sam Bankman-Fried's Fraud Trial Spell the End of Crypto?
Now the former face of crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, who ran the FTX exchange, is going on trial. He's accused of orchestrating one of the largest frauds in history.
As his case gets underway it's as if the whole crypto industry is on trial.
NPR's David Gura speaks with Bloomberg reporter Zeke Faux who wrote the book "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall," and Sheelah Kolhatkar, a staff writer for The New Yorker who has a new article out on Bankman-Fried and his parents.
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