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Monday, March 23 (Today)
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Bay Area animal welfare advocates and AI researchers are exploring how AGI could reduce animal suffering, with AI lab employees expected to funnel major funding to animal welfare charities.
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The White House released an AI policy blueprint pushing Congress to codify a light-touch federal framework while blocking state-level AI regulation.
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The Pentagon is adopting Palantir AI as its core military system for weapons-targeting, and OpenAI is rolling out ads to all free US ChatGPT users to offset surging compute costs.
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Iran's refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has caused fuel station closures across Laos and Cambodia, four-day workweeks in the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and a $400M fuel cost surge for American Airlines.
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US gas prices have risen ~$1/gallon to nearly $4 since the war began, while jet fuel has spiked from $85–90 to as high as $200 per barrel.
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CBS News eliminated its 99-year-old radio division and cut ~6% of staff under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as parent company Paramount pursues acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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