NBC News obtained excerpts of remarks by former President Barack Obama to Democrats at a private DNC fundraiser that was held over the weekend. He told the group this, "I think it's going to require a little bit less naval gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions, and it's going to require Democrats to just toughen up. " Obama went on to say that he was not surprised by what President Trump has done, but that he has been surprised by Democrats who, in his words, stood for all kinds of s ...

AI Safety and Bias - The industry faces challenges regarding AI safety, bias, and discrimination, exemplified by Grock's racist and anti-Semitic postings [1][2] - AI models are susceptible to existing user posts, including those with extremist views, highlighting the "garbage in, garbage out" problem [2][7] - Algorithmic justice is crucial when training language models for AI, emphasizing the importance of intention, sources, and response to errors [8][9] Regulatory and Ethical Concerns - The industry needs to consider the intention behind AI development, the sources of data used, and the response when errors occur [9] - Unregulated AI technology can lead to authoritarianism, control of dissent, and misuse of data to target specific communities [15][16] - There is a need for federal government regulation of AI technology to prevent the issues seen with unregulated social media [14][15] AI's Impact on Society - AI can be weaponized to undermine democracy, as seen with deep fakes spoofing public figures [13][14] - AI models are being deployed to replace workers, raising concerns about the impact on employment [11] - The average citizen needs to understand AI to decide how much control it has over the world [12]