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Dump o' interesting links from Zakaria's newsletter:

[...] as debate rages over the present and future of AI, here are some essays, op-eds and tidbits we’ve found useful in understanding this rapidly unfolding technology.

ChatGPT Unleashed an AI Race, Now Regulators Are Struggling to Hold On
Yifan Yu, Nikkei Asia, June 14

The AI Power Paradox
Ian Bremmer and Mustafa Suleyman, Foreign Affairs, Aug. 16

AI Is Winning the AI Race
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar and Matt Sheehan, Foreign Policy, June 19

This Is How AI Will Transform the Way Science Gets Done
Eric Schmidt, MIT Technology Review, July 5

AI Has Entered the Situation Room
Stanley McChrystal and Anshu Roy, Foreign Policy, June 19

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You Can’t Trust the AI Hype
Ash Milton, Palladium, Aug. 3

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AI Language Models Are Rife With Different Political Biases
Melissa Heikkilä, MIT Technology Review, Aug. 7

Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈,’
Kevin Roose, The New York Times, Feb. 16

How Schools Can Survive (and Maybe Even Thrive) With A.I. This Fall
Kevin Roose, The New York Times, Aug. 24

Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals
Amanda Hoover, Wired, Aug. 17

How an Iowa School District Used ChatGPT to Ban Books
Angela Watercutter, Wired, Aug. 18

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Is AI a Danger to Humanity or Our Salvation?
Harry Lambert, The New Statesman, June 21

The Risks of AI Are Real but Manageable
Bill Gates, GatesNotes, July 11

There’s Too Much Money Going to AI Doomers
Parmy Olson, Bloomberg, Aug. 16

How to Worry Wisely About Artificial Intelligence
The Economist, April 20

China Is Flirting With AI Catastrophe
Bill Drexel and Hannah Kelley, Foreign Affairs, May 30

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Could a Large Language Model Be Conscious?
David J. Chalmers, Boston Review, Aug. 9

Artificial General Intelligence Is Possible and Deadly
Wolf Tivy, Palladium, Aug. 10