A week after a human researcher’s doomsday warnings shook the AI world, CEO Dario Amodei outlined plans to “keep pace with the front lines” of AI development. The proposal, which relies on coordination between independent safety assessors and AI labs in democracies, has already received some support from the industry and stiff opposition from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.
In this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Kolosek, Anthony Herr, and Sean O’Kane dig into whether companies can agree on what slowdown means and who should police it. Plus, a coup in the boardroom at WordPress parent company Automattic and some of the biggest deals of the week.
Listen to the full episode to hear more about what’s next.
The golden parachute deal Matt Mullenweg made during his 33-hour ban from Automatic, and why the drama gave him even more control over the technology that powers much of the web. Whether May Mobility’s SPAC could deliver more than $300 million in potential funding, and why becoming a “public robotaxi company” comes with big caveats.
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