The Trump administration suddenly wants to review AI models before they ship. Anthropic just inked a massive compute deal with Elon Musk, who then posted that he "reserves the right" to pull the plug if he decides their AI is "harming humanity” (he’s one to know!). 

On the latest FAFO Friday, Kwaku and I get into why the Trump administration appears to be about to reintroduce the same (weak) AI oversight that Biden implemented. Is this really about safety or a way to gain leverage over Big AI? 

Plus, robots! The founder of Roomba is back with a new, fuzzy, home companion robot and his approach (not humanoid! build robots with EQ!) is very aligned with this week's interview with roboticist/dancer Catie Cuan. 

Links

• White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released (NYTimes)
• How Anthropic’s Mythos Threw the White House AI Strategy Into Chaos (WSJ)
• Anthropic Gets in Bed With SpaceX as the AI Race Turns Weird (WIRED)
• The Roomba Guy’s Second Act: A Robot You’ll Want to Snuggle (WSJ)
• Robots Don't Have to Be Creepy. Meet the Dancer Reimagining Them. | Catie Cuan (Founder & CEO, ART Lab) (FAFO)

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