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An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy

Colin Henderson

The president’s swift moves underscore the confidence of an administration with a much firmer grip on the levers of government than during his first term. At every step in his second term, Mr. Trump is demonstrating how unbound he is from prior restraints, dramatically remaking both domestic and foreign policy at a scale that has little parallel.Credit…Eric Lee/The New York Times By Luke Broadwater Reporting from Washington The last time President Trump held office, he tried to make deep cuts to foreign aid, but was blocked by Congress. He is finding little resistance from fellow Republicans this time to his move … Continue reading An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy

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What Does It Mean to Align AI With Human Values?

Colin Henderson

By MELANIE MITCHELL December 13, 2022 Making sure our machines understand the intent behind our instructions is an important problem that requires understanding intelligence itself. December 13, 2022 Introduction Many years ago, I learned to program on an old Symbolics Lisp Machine. The operating system had a built-in command spelled “DWIM,” short for “Do What I Mean.” If I typed a command and got an error, I could type “DWIM,” and the machine would try to figure out what I meant to do. A surprising fraction of the time, it actually worked. The DWIM command was a microcosm of the more … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Align AI With Human Values?

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Meta Plans Major Investment Into AI-Powered Humanoid Robots

Colin Henderson

Company is aiming to be the engine powering humanoid market Ex-Cruise CEO Marc Whitten to run new group in Reality Labs Mark GurmanFebruary 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST Meta Platforms Inc., after pushing into augmented reality and artificial intelligence, has identified its next big bet: AI-powered humanoid robots.  The company is making a significant investment into the category — futuristic robots that can act like humans and assist with physical tasks — and is forming a new team within its Reality Labs hardware division to conduct the work, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Meta plans to … Continue reading Meta Plans Major Investment Into AI-Powered Humanoid Robots

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Sam Altman – Three Observations

Colin Henderson

Three Observations Our mission is to ensure that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity.  Systems that start to point to AGI* are coming into view, and so we think it’s important to understand the moment we are in. AGI is a weakly defined term, but generally speaking we mean it to be a system that can tackle increasingly complex problems, at human level, in many fields. People are tool-builders with an inherent drive to understand and create, which leads to the world getting better for all of us. Each new generation builds upon the discoveries of the generations … Continue reading Sam Altman – Three Observations

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CIO Roundtable: Modernization and cloud migration lessons learned

Colin Henderson

56 views Nov 21, 2024“The Modernization Imperative: Becoming Future-Ready” CIO roundtable highlights Featuring: Charles Lewis, Vice President Information Technology, Canada Life Scott Silk, Chairman & CEO, Astadia: An Amdocs Company Dan Broten, Chief Technology Officer, Equitable Bank Gini Wong, Head of Information Technology, MUFG Canada Andrew Wood, EVP, Technology, CAPREIT Paul Bellack, Executive Advisor, EY Stephen Ellis, Division President, Amdocs ITMG Website: https://theitmediagroup.com Continue reading CIO Roundtable: Modernization and cloud migration lessons learned

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Trump may leverage intel sharing against Canada, former intelligence adviser warns

Colin Henderson

‘It’s a serious threat and we have to think about it,’ Vincent Rigby told an international affairs conference The Canadian Press Kyle Duggan Published Feb 12, 2025  •  2 minute read OTTAWA — A former top intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he fears the U.S. might put intelligence sharing on the table in talks about the state of Canada’s defence spending. Vincent Rigby said he worries about intelligence being used as a negotiating tool as the Donald Trump White house seeks to extract gains from Canada. “We hear so much about defense spending and two per cent, and what … Continue reading Trump may leverage intel sharing against Canada, former intelligence adviser warns

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Why BigBear.ai Stock’s 415% Surge Isn’t Enough To Catch Palantir Yet

Colin Henderson

Peter Cohan2024-12-11 Did you miss out on the rise in Palantir’s stock? If so, perhaps you are among the beneficiaries of the 415% rise in shares of data analytics service provider BigBear.ai – which is touted as the next Palantir. To be sure, really good news has propelled BigBear.ai’s stock. The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted to use the company’s artificial intelligence to “improve geopolitical risk assessments,” according to TipRanks. Can BigBear.ai stock – which has a whopping 22.6% short interest ratio, according to the Wall Street Journal – rise further? Analysts see the stock as too pricey and Palantir appears to … Continue reading Why BigBear.ai Stock’s 415% Surge Isn’t Enough To Catch Palantir Yet