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Pacing problem: can AI fears overcome US-China race dynamics and force a slowdown? #🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖 https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3368503/pacing-problem-can-ai-fears-overcome-us-china-race-dynamics-and-force-slowdown?utm_source=cm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GME-O-enlz-uv&UUID=810ab81034dec15e3bb0ff25f2547918&utm_content=20260924_Tech_FW&CMCampaignID=fd1b81d5937f37eea8167227c012eb34

US schools are limiting AI and other classroom technology as parents increasingly favor low-tech education. Anti #Edtech Innovation or #Digital Wellness 📱🧘 ? #For Teachers By Teachers #ScholER #Artificial Intelligence https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/23/ai-us-schools-students

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OpenAI announced on Wednesday that Paul Christiano, a senior technical advisor at the U.S. Commerce Department’s AI center, would be joining the board of the OpenAI Foundation, the charity that has a 26% stake in the company. Christiano will also be a non-voting observer on the board of OpenAI’s for-profit company. #REAL Truth Christiano previously worked at OpenAI as a member of its technical staff until 2021, when he created the nonprofit Alignment Research Center. He joined the Biden administration’s AI Safety Institute in April 2024 as the head of safety. The institute was renamed the Center for AI Standards and Innovation under President Trump amid a restructuring, and Christiano remained as a senior technical advisor. According to his LinkedIn profile, Christiano returned to the Alignment Research Center as executive director in July, though he still lists his White House advisor position as current. OpenAI said that Christiano will join the safety and security committee of the foundation’s board, which provides governance across all of OpenAI. “AI capabilities have advanced very rapidly in the last year and alignment remains a difficult technical problem,” he said in a statement. Other board members include BNY CEO Robin Vince, Carnegie Mellon professor Zico Kolter, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. https://openai.com/index/paul-christiano-joins-openai-foundation-board/?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124

We've seen chess and Go fall to AI, and now pure math and protein design are on the line. At what point do we stop calling these AI systems "tools" and start treating them as legitimate competitors in research?

Andrew Tate and other online influencers telling young men that reading is "for losers" while they rack up 9 hours of screen time a day is wild. How do we shift the cultural perception so reading isn't seen as uncool or "feminized" for young guys? #Digital Wellness 📱🧘 #The Book Club 📚 https://medium.com/the-no%C3%B6sphere/when-boys-stop-reading-something-else-fills-the-void-9f9eb8afaf22

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This same strategy has been used by the British empire when it existed. Famously the Brits sold opium to China for Silver to destroy their economy. #Topic of War As the USA has turned in on itself they have lost support from their traditional allies and democratic countries. Instead of a traditional military invasion of Taiwan, China could execute a coast guard quarantine to inspect incoming ships. This non-lethal tactic would disrupt energy supplies and strain Taiwan's economy while creating confusion in global military responses, ultimately coercing a yield through gradual erosion. #Taipei Tech Forum https://medium.com/discourse/chinas-plan-to-conquer-the-united-states-and-the-west-in-3-simple-steps-861e621f51d6