A new UN-backed commission will bring top tech executives and heads of state to the same table to forge global rules for AI , per an announcement shared exclusively with Axios. Why it matters: As global AI regulation grows more splintered , this initiative is an attempt to connect the executives building advanced AI with a group of global politicians. Driving the news: The United Nations and its International Telecommunication Union are convening the AI for Good Global Commission, which will hold its first meeting on July 8 in Geneva, Switzerland. - Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will co-chair the commission. - Other members include ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Estonian President Alar Karis,…
Brad Smith , vice chair and president of Microsoft, slammed tech moguls for hypocritical, grandiose warnings that are alienating Americans at a time of huge workforce opportunity. - "Nobody knows for sure, but let's not panic," Smith, who has been with Microsoft for 33 years , said from the tech giant's headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Why it matters: Smith is among the tech leaders who think dire predictions about AI's threat to entry-level white-collar jobs are souring young Americans on a miraculous technology. Smith writes in a new paper about AI's effect on jobs that AI getting booed at this spring's commencements should be a "powerful wake-up call for the tech sector." - "Hopefully, leaders across our industry will listen…
On tonight’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Rep. Tim Burchett, R‑Tenn., joins the show to discuss tensions between the United States and Iran, along with the disappearance of missing American scientists. As concerns mount about Iran’s nuclear capabilities, combat veteran Bryan Stern, founder of Grey Bull Rescue, outlines how U.S. forces might remove partially enriched uranium from behind enemy lines. Also featured is Brad Smith, the third person to receive a Neuralink brain implant, who describes how the technology has transformed his life and allowed him to be more present with his family following an ALS diagnosis. The episode also examines a sharp rise in teen gambling in the U.S. Saul Malek, a gambling harm‑prevention speaker,…
Brad Smith, the third man to ever receive a Neuralink brain chip, joins NewsNation to discuss how it has transformed his life, allowing him to be a present part of his family. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
Brad Smith, the third man to ever receive a Neuralink brain chip, joins NewsNation to discuss how it has transformed his life, allowing him to be a present part of his family. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.
