Day: May 20, 2024

A group of casino workers in Atlantic City, N.J., has asked a judge to ban smoking in casinos. Opponents of a ban warn the change could lead to steep economic declines.

New York’s Central Park has a special recycling bin specially designed for cardboard pizza boxes. The new bin — with a V-necked opening — makes it easy to slide in the box.

No survivors have been found at the site of the helicopter crash that carried Iran’s president, the country’s foreign minister and other officials, Iranian state media reports.

A small newspaper in the Midwest is the setting for a new version of the hit TV show The Office. We asked the editor of a tiny newsroom in rural Iowa about what the show should focus on.

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In foundational accounts of AI risk, the prospect of AI self-improvement looms large. The idea is simple. For any capable, goal-seeking system, the system’s goal will be more readily achieved if the system first makes itself even more capable. Having become somewhat more capable, the system will be able to improve itself again. And so on, possibly generating a rapid explosion of AI capabilities, resulting in systems that humans cannot hope to control.

Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and Senior Editor at Lawfare, spoke with Peter Salib, who is less worried about this danger than many. Salib is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center and co-Director of the Center for Law & AI Risk. He just published a new white paper in Lawfare‘s ongoing Digital Social Contract paper series arguing that the same reason that it’s difficult for humans to align AI systems is why AI systems themselves will hesitate to self-improve.

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Less than six months remain until the 2024 Election and who will be sitting in the Oval Office is not the only choice facing voters. Many prominent Democrat senators are set to retire at the end of their terms, leading Republicans to believe they could flip the balance of power in that chamber of Congress. Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) joins the Rundown to discuss Republican strategy heading into the election, what races he’ll be focusing on in the Senate, and what issues will be on the minds of voters in November.

It seems that almost everyone is on a journey to become a healthier version of themselves. However, hectic lifestyles, inflation, and a lack of understanding of what’s good can make sticking to a healthy regimen hard. Stanford-trained physician and co-founder of Levels, Dr. Casey Means, believes that the key to a healthy lifestyle is understanding your body and metabolism. She joins to talk about her new book, Good Energy: The Surprising Connection between Metabolism and Limitless Health, and how the American healthcare system is failing its patients.

Plus, commentary from FOX News Legal Analyst Gregg Jarrett.

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