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Matt Sledge

New York

Political Reporter at The Intercept

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  • 5 days ago | theintercept.com | Matt Sledge

    As COVID raged across northern California in March 2020, a pair of farm industry groups were worried about a different threat: animal rights activists. Citing an FBI memo warning that activists trespassing on factory farms could spread a viral bird disease, the groups wrote a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom to argue that their longtime antagonists were more than a nuisance. They were potentially terrorists threatening the entire food chain.

  • 1 week ago | znetwork.org | Matt Sledge

    Not long ago, artificial intelligence executives were asking Congress for more regulation. The House of Representatives budget bill passed last week demonstrates how quickly the industry has changed course. Inside the House bill is a moratorium on the sort of state-level AI regulations that have addressed political “deepfakes” and using AI to deny medical claims. At the same time the House bill cuts Medicare, it would funnel more money to tech companies to develop kamikaze drones.

  • 1 week ago | theintercept.com | Matt Sledge

    Not long ago, artificial intelligence executives were asking Congress for more regulation. The House of Representatives budget bill passed last week demonstrates how quickly the industry has changed course. Inside the House bill is a moratorium on the sort of state-level AI regulations that have addressed political “deepfakes” and using AI to deny medical claims. At the same time the House bill cuts Medicare, it would funnel more money to tech companies to develop kamikaze drones.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Matt Sledge

    Absolutely formidable: Google’s chief economist on the impact of AI"Remember, I am sitting in the chocolate factory. So I see a little bit further what we've got coming down the lane, and it is absolutely formidable." …

  • 2 weeks ago | theintercept.com | Matt Sledge

    When President Donald Trump welcomes top holders of his meme coin to dinner Thursday night, he will be joined by the likes of “Ogle,” a pseudonymous hacker who told one outlet he will wear a bandana around his face to avoid being “doxxed.”It’s a sign of the mystery surrounding the meme coin dinner, despite calls for transparency and concern about foreign investors buying access to the president.

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