Don’t let Big Brother control AI, Times’ Delaney Hall delusions and other commentary

Don’t let Big Brother control AI, Times’ Delaney Hall delusions and other commentary

Libertarian: Don’t Let Big Brother Control AI Reason’s Elizabeth Nolan Brown contrasts the White House’s “restrained” AI vision with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “frighteningly authoritarian vision in which the federal government gains significant control over private AI companies and the future of output.” “Fusing government priorities with private sector priorities is the whole point of Sanders’…

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Tech Billionaires Have Poured Historic Sums Into California Races. Is It Paying Off?

Tech Billionaires Have Poured Historic Sums Into California Races. Is It Paying Off?

For his part, Kousser, of the University of California San Diego, says that tech donors haven’t necessarily harmed the campaigns of the candidates they’ve contributed to. But they evidently have, he says, “failed to elevate them above their other vulnerabilities as candidates.”  The future of Big Tech in politics Despite the losses of tech-backed candidates…

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A $3 Million Night at the Geffen: MOCA’s Celebrated Gala Returns in Full Force

A  Million Night at the Geffen: MOCA’s Celebrated Gala Returns in Full Force

Keanu Reeves, Alexandra Grant, China Chow and Alex Israel. Jojo Korsh/BFA.com The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual gala is arguably one of L.A.’s most genuinely exciting evenings, and the 2026 edition at The Geffen Contemporary did not disappoint. The $3 million night was hosted by ebullient dancer and multi-hyphenate creative Stephen Galloway and…

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