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So the future of the world will be determined by how optimistic these people are about their control over it!
The chronology of the day follows:
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White House Accord on Super Intelligence
Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities
In order to build a positive future for the American people and the world, we believe every company is responsible for developing its own technology safely and in a way that builds trust with customers and the public.
This starts with every company that is training and deploying frontier models having robust internal processes and controls to ensure that their technology behaves as intended and that any issues are promptly identified and resolved. Therefore, in addition to any other precautions, we believe cach company should implement the following four layers of controls and audits:
Together, these steps will give each company, its customers, and the public confidence that the technology is operating as intended.
The participating companies will meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems.
Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations. Regardless of whether this is required of companies, we believe that implementing these controls and audits is critical to ensuring a safe future for everyone, and each of our companies are committed to doing this.
who attended the meeting?
Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Palantir’s Alex Carp, among others, were in attendance at the meeting. The accord was signed by Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg, Huang, Amodei, Pichai and OpenAI president Greg Brockman.
The best thing I did this summer was to read both of her books. Those two volumes–which I think should be read in order–are very clear about how America works when the most free people decide to act.
My Tweet a few minutes ago:
If you’re socialized in #MSM #journalism, like I’ve been for 40 years, last night’s extraordinary @POTUS #DonaldTrump presser was an almost romantic moment–a president under attack, #journalists running from an aborted “nerd prom” to the @WhiteHouse, shaken and a little stirred.
Well, the romance didn’t last long 🙂
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondents%27_dinner_shooting
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Here was a hit of the night:
#WeekendUpdate bonus:
One review:
And another bonus, from the #SaturdayNightNetwork podcast:
FROM AI:
Amnesty International defines human rights as fundamental freedoms and protections inherent to every person, based on dignity, equality, and respect, regardless of background. These rights, outlined in documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), are universal, inalienable, and indivisible, including civil/political rights (life, expression, fair trial) and economic/social/cultural rights (health, education, housing, work).
Key Characteristics:
Core Examples (from the UDHR):
In essence, human rights ensure fair treatment and the ability to make choices about one’s life, forming the basis for a just and dignified existence for all people, protected by international law.