Communities across America are successfully fighting data centers in their backyards. Nobody wants to live next to noisy computer warehouses, and local governments are listening.
Digital dollars have quietly grown into a monetary force larger than most countries' foreign exchange reserves. The stablecoin market now represents a significant piece of global financial infrastructure.
The Vatican dropped a major AI ethics document this morning titled "Magnifica Humanitas." Willison calls it some of the clearest writing on AI ethics integration he's seen.
AI is moving from software into the physical world through automation in construction and electronics design. The conversation explores how code and simulation can model real-world systems at scale.
Five teen girls at Pennsylvania's Radnor Township High School were targeted with AI-generated child sexual abuse material. The case has become a national reference point for how schools and police handle deepfake crimes against children.
Built a gamified habit tracker app with AI that became one of his best productivity tools. It's fully personalized and shows how AI can create deeply personal utility beyond the standard chatbot paradigm.
OpenAI filed its S-1 for a possible fall IPO after filing on May 22, though Sam Altman reportedly distinguishes between filing and actually going public. The timing suggests the company is positioning for market conditions rather than immediate need.
Notes the limitation that many hard math problems we have lying around are Erdős problems. While impressive for AI systems to solve, these problems don't necessarily translate to broader mathematical reasoning capabilities we need for real-world applications.