Lawmakers are using AI to write laws. What could go wrong? Lawmakers and companies are quietly using AI to draft legislation. Experts warn the risks are underappreciated

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In 2023, California congressman Ted Lieu introduced what he called the first piece of federal legislation written by AI, using ChatGPT to generate a resolution expressing support for Congress’s focus on AI.
Now AI is becoming prevalent in writing laws — so what's the risk in using it?

“Who the fuck knows how to align superhuman AI?”
We might be too presumptuous when we think human intelligence can handle AI superintelligence.

So here's a radically counter-intuitive idea for you: the case for automating alignment research.

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"Despite individual CEOs expressing concern about the risks posed by their technology, none seem willing to slow down unless everyone else does, too."

AI alignment researchers want to automate themselves. Here's why that could be a pretty big problem.

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“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed" — William Gibson.

Psst...have a click around on our homepage to keep around with the bizarrely futuristic stories that make up this present moment: the weird, weird era of AI.

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Whether you want to know all the Mean Girls goss on Altman and Amodei's beef, or how ChatGPT has taken Oppenheimer's old job, or about the surprising popularity of insipid-sounding AI-generated dating shows, we've got it *all* for you in our newsletter:

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AI labs are getting more and more into the habit of letting AI train itself, and even contribute to AI safety work.
And since the science shows that LLMs can't really be trusted yet, that *might* just lead us into some very dark places...

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After our terrifying break of a single week, we're delighted to inform you that the Transformer weekly newsletter is back! And yet again, it has all the AI news you could possibly desire all in one very readable place! Incredible stuff.

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The latest Transformer weekly newsletter is here to keep you on top of all the big AI moves — and there've been a lot of big, big moves lately.

You can quickly catch up with the rest of what's going on right here:
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It's the cutting edge of the cutting edge, the final frontier of the jagged frontier: with our weekly newsletter, you can stay on top of ongoing research about advancing AI capabilities. So why not have a curious little browse around, or even subscribe?

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Illinois, which has classically been considered the political bellweather state of America, has aptly become the bellweather state for AI regulation — which means a lot of money and a lot of friction are starting to appear in the area.

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In our latest opinion piece, Konrad Körding and Ioana Marinescu argue that AI will likely have a more limited impact on jobs than people think, due to the physical reality of physical work — and point out what policy makers should do in light of this.

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So it seems not everyone's happy about Jensen Huang's relationship with Trump...

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If you want to understand NVIDIA, you should understand its unusually close relationship with the White House.

Not everyone’s happy about Jensen Huang’s direct line to Trump

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The White House is trying to make AI a partisan issue again.

And their priorities are quite revealing — the threat of wide-scale loss of jobs is absent, and the framework pushes for “commercially reasonable" child safety requirements.

Read more here:

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A wave of legislation targeting chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude has emerged in six states since the start of the year — but there are vital gaps in these bills which show they might not be up to task when it comes to protecting children.

Our chances of solving the AI alignment problem are heavily dependent on there being a political will to solve it — so if there's no political drive for AI regulation, we could be in a lot of trouble indeed.

No, the AI alignment problem isn't solved.

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How an AI industry-backed lobbying group has spent half a million dollars on buying a grassroots movement.

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Bring up "recursive self-improvement" in Washington, and people are likely to laugh.
Bring it up in San Fransico, and the mood quickly turns somber.

The big story our latest newsletter: AI's already more responsible for developing AI than you think.

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“The instability of that single week in February was a preview of what it feels like when the increasing ability of AI starts to interact with markets, jobs, and governments all at once.”

In our newsletter, the future's starting to freak people out.

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Just how much money is in play here, and where exactly is it all going to wind up?

You can find out here:
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In the 14th Century, Mansa Musa would give away so much gold on his travels that it'd devalue the metal and cause economic crisis in the region.

Nowadays, Anthropic employees have pledged to give away billions (and billions) to EA-aligned nonprofits. So what's going to happen?

Along with all the other pretty dramatic AI news lately, the big story you might be missing is just how much money is being spent lobbying both for and against AI regulation.
Both sides claim the lead in AI’s high-stakes midterm race:

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"We come from different organizations, different backgrounds. We have different concerns: safety, ethics, labor, democracy, art, human dignity.

We’ve all arrived at the same conclusion: slow down."

So what gives with this new wave of anti-AI protests?

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And while you're here, and if you're interested on AI-related campaign financing and pro-AI Super Pacs — why not have a click around on the new (and very snazzy) AI Campaign Finance Tracker we've built? All the pivotal races, all in one convenient place.
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The big AI story has been around Anthropic, the Pentagon and the White House, but our Big Story this week is focusing on the big, big money moving around AI and campaign financing. Stay on top of all of it here:
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In an election cycle where AI and its money are set to play a huge role, the tool is designed to quickly show you who's spending and where.

It collates data on super PAC fundraising and race-by-race spending, as well as political giving from major AI companies + their employees.

Introducing the Transformer AI Campaign Finance Tracker — the ultimate tool for monitoring AI's influence on elections.

You've probably got.a lot of questions about autonomous weapons, and you likely have a lot of anxieties about them too.
We've got a lot of answers, though we probably can't help with those anxieties.

What you need to know about autonomous weapons:

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