The Download: saving seals with artificial snow, and AI’s effects on politics


by MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review— This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. These artificial snowdrifts protect seal pups from climate change For millennia, during Finland’s blistering winters, wind drove snow into meters-high snowbanks along Lake Saimaa’s shoreline, offering prime real estate from which seals carved…

MIT Technology Review—The Download: Sam Altman on AI’s killer function, and the problem with ethanol. This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Sam Altman says helpful agents are poised to become AI’s killer function Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has a vision for how AI tools will become enmeshed in our daily lives.  During a…

LifeSiteNews—Florida’s Heartbeat Law expected to save thousands of lives after going into effect May 1. Liberty Council chairman Mat Staver predicted that ‘Florida will become a sanctuary for life.’

www.ragan.com—AI for communicators: What’s new and what’s next. New risks and regulations lead the news. This week’s update is a tug-of-war between new technological advancements that bring stunning opportunities and regulation that seeks to give shape to this radical new technology and hamper bad actors from running amok with this power. Read on to find out what communicators need to be aware of […]